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Buenos Aires, Apr 24 (EFE).- A group of inmates at an Argentine prison rioted on Friday demanding urgent health measures and some people be released due to fears of the spread of COVID-19, official sources told Efe. (Camera: BETO CARATOZZOLO).SHOT LIST: INMATES OF THE VILLA DEVOTO PRISON RIOT TO DEMAND MEASURES THAT ALLOW THEM TO FIGHT THE CORONAVIRUS, IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.
A German court sentences a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including AFP journalist Deyda Hydara. Bai Lowe,48, has been convicted of crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder for his role as a driver for the hit squad known as the "Junglers". IMAGES
At least 31 inmates died in a prison in Guayaquil, as fresh violence spread to the streets of the border province of Esmeraldas, in northwestern Ecuador. Vehicles were burned, soldiers deployed on the streets, and shops are closed. The government also said that inmates are holding 15 guards and two staffers hostage in a local jail in Esmeraldas. IMAGES
Relatives of people who died in a women's prison in Honduras following a fire and clashes between rival gangs despair as the bodies of their loved ones are brought to an autopsy centre in the capital Tegucigalpa. IMAGES
Honduran soldiers and police guard the Women's Centre for Social Adaptation (CEFAS) prison while relatives of inmates wait outside, after clashes between rival gangs left at least 41 people dead 25 kilometres from the capital Tegucigalpa. IMAGES