The Arab Parliament calls on international human rights organizations to pressure Israel to immediately release Palestinian prisoners.

Iranian Foreign Ministry confirms the country has reached an agreement on release of blocked funds.

A source confirms IRNA’s report that a large tranche of Iran’s blocked funds will soon be released.

A report suggests Iran could release UK prisoner within days if London pays off its long overdue debt.

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has been released from prison in Saudi Arabia after serving a 10-year sentence for criticizing the kingdom’s extremist Wahhabi ideology.

Protests have been held in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture against the government's controversial plan to release contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.

A number of UN agencies call on Israeli authorities to immediately release chronically ill Palestinian teenager Amal Nakhleh, who suffers from a rare neuromuscular disorder and has been held without charge for a year.

An Israeli court rejects an appeal for the immediate release of a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for nearly 120 days.

Bahraini people rally again near the capital Manama, demanding "immediate" release of hundreds of prisoners of conscience.

Israel’s top court rejects an appeal for the immediate release of a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for more than 120 days.