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Deadly prison riots engulf Mozambique – as 33 killed, 15 injured and over 1500 escape

December 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Hundreds of inmates have escaped a prison riot in Mozambique’s capital which has left 33 people dead and 15 injured. About 1,534 people managed to flee the jail in Maputo on Wednesday, but 150 of […]

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Ecuador jail violence: Fight at Bellavista kills 13

July 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

A fight between rival gangs in a prison in Ecuador has left at least 13 inmates dead and two injured, officials say. The deadly fight broke out just two months after 44 inmates were killed […]

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Ecuador prison riot: New fighting at Guayaquil jail kills 68

November 14, 2021 World Justice News 0

At least 68 prisoners have been killed in new fighting at an Ecuadorean prison where more than a hundred inmates died in clashes between rival gangs in September, officials say. The riot at the Litoral […]

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Venezuela prison riot leaves more than 40 dead

May 2, 2020 World Justice News 0

More than 40 people were reportedly killed after rioting broke out at a prison in Venezuela. Inmates at Los Llanos jail, near western Guanare city, were angry at a lack of food and water, according […]

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Russia: Prison ablaze in Angarsk Siberia after inmates riot

April 10, 2020 World Justice News 0

A fire has engulfed large parts of a prison in Russia’s Siberia region following a riot by inmates who accused guards of mistreating them. The area around the high-security Penal Colony No 15 in Angarsk […]

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Over 60 Deaths In Brazil Prison Riot

January 2, 2017 World Justice News 0

A riot in an overcrowded prison in northern Brazil has left at least 60 inmates dead, many of them decapitated, officials say. The unrest in Manaus, in Amazonas state, started on Sunday after a fight […]

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