22 h. ago EU targets Iranian prison and justice officials over arrests of its citizens

The European Union has imposed sanctions on seven Iranian prison and justice officials over what the it says is a politically motivated campaign by the Islamic Republic to detain its citizens

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41 h. ago Ban inmates from cooking after Hashem Abedi assault, says prison union

Chair of prison workers body says copycat incidents must be prevented after attack by convicted terroristThe union representing prison officers has said inmates should be banned from cooking in jail, with staff fearing copycat incidents after the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber attacked three officers at HMP Frankland.Hashem Abedi, a convicted terrorist who was jailed for life after helping his suicide bomber brother Salman Abedi carry out the Manchester Arena attack in 2017, is alleged to have set upon staff with hot cooking oil and improvised blades. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Prison officers 'stabbed by Hashem Abedi' now stable, union says

Updates have been issued on Sunday

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48 h. ago Prison officers ‘stabbed by Manchester bomb plotter’ now stable, says union

The Prison Officers’ Association said Hashem Abedi threw hot oil over three officers on Saturday before stabbing them with ‘home-made weapons’.

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6 d. ago Prison officer union demands end to pressure cooker conditions in Scottish jails

"Damning indictment" on Scottish Government after report reveals poor conditions in crumbling, Victorian-age Barlinnie Prison

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6 d. ago SNP Government slated over 'failure' to build £1bn replacement for Barlinnie jail sooner

The union representing prison officers hit out after a damning report found the Victorian-era Barlinnie nick is 30 per cent overcrowded.

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