French court jails 18 members of English Channel people-smuggling network | News
The longest sentence of 15 years is given to Iraqi national Mirkhan Rasoul, who was accused of leading the network.A French court has found 18…
Russia jails French researcher Laurent Vinatier for three years | Courts News
Vinatier, who works for a Swiss conflict mediation group, was detained as ties between France and Russia deteriorated.A Russian court has sentenced French researcher Laurent…
Russian court jails US citizen for nearly seven years on ‘mercenary’ charge | Russia-Ukraine war News
Stephen Hubbard, 72, was detained in eastern Ukraine in April 2022 and accused of fighting for Ukraine.A Russian court has jailed a United States citizen…
Estonia offers to hold UK prisoners as our jails are full with record number of lags
ESTONIA has offered to hold UK prisoners with our jails full to bursting.The number of lags banged up in England and Wales this week hit…
Russia jails journalist for spreading ‘fake news’ about army in Ukraine war | Freedom of the Press News
Sergei Mikhailov was arrested in 2022 after publishing reports about civilian deaths in Bucha and Mariupol.A court in Russia has sentenced journalist Sergei Mikhailov to…
UK court jails man for stirring ‘racial hatred’ amid anti-immigrant riots | Protests News
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says country remains on ‘high alert’ following violent far-right protests.A judge in Leeds has sentenced a man to months in jail…
Guinea court jails ex-military leader Camara for crimes against humanity | Crimes Against Humanity News
Landmark verdict on 2009 massacre ‘sounds toll against impunity’, but military rulers continue to repress opposition and media.A court in Guinea has sentenced former military…
Moscow jails Russian-America journalist Alsu Kurmasheva for over six years | Freedom of the Press News
The journalist is accused of not registering as a ‘foreign agent’ and for spreading ‘false information’ about the Russian army.A Russian court has sentenced Alsu…
Russia jails US journalist Evan Gershkovich for 16 years on spying charges | Russia-Ukraine war News
The Wall Street Journal condemns ‘disgraceful, sham conviction’ and says ‘journalism is not a crime’.A Russian court has sentenced American journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16…
Kazakhstan jails former minister for 24 years over wife’s torture, murder
Kazakhstan’s top court has sentenced a former economy minister to 24 years in prison for torturing and murdering his wife, following a widely watched trial…
Vietnam jails soft drinks tycoon for eight years in $40m fraud case | Corruption
Tran Qui Thanh was found guilty of scamming investors over loans issued in 2019 and 2020. Vietnam’s top soft drinks tycoon was jailed for eight years…
San Francisco jails lock down after alleged assaults on staff
Two San Francisco County jails were locked down over the weekend because of increasing assaults of deputies and other staff by inmates at the facilities,…
Romanian ex-prisoners fight to save memory of former communist jails | In Pictures News
Niculina Moica felt the weight of history as she pushed open the rusty iron gate to the former communist prison of Jilava, where she was…
Hong Kong jails 12 for storming legislature in 2019 | Hong Kong Protests News
Defendants jailed for terms between four and seven years after being found guilty of rioting after forcing their way into the chamber. A Hong Kong…
Russian court jails prominent nationalist Igor Girkin, involved in MH17 shooting, for four years over ‘extremism’
Prominent Russian nationalist Igor Girkin was convicted by a Moscow court on Thursday of inciting extremism and jailed for four years.Key points:Girkin has previously insulted…
Russia jails nationalist critic Igor Girkin for four years over ‘extremism’ | Russia-Ukraine war News
Igor Girkin has accused President Vladimir Putin and the army top brass of not pursuing the Ukraine war effectively enough. A court in Russia has…
Vietnam jails ex-health minister for 18 yrs over COVID test kits scandal
January 12, 2024January 16, 2024 A court in Vietnam on Friday sentenced former Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long to 18 years in prison after finding…
‘Threatened with rape’: Lama Khater recalls horrors while in Israeli jails | Israel War on Gaza
Hebron, occupied West Bank – Lama Khater sits quietly, ready to talk but seemingly exhausted. The mother of five’s face is pale and her lips…
State regulators find mold, broken toilets, missing fire safety records in L.A. County jails
When state regulators showed up to inspect Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles in September they found broken toilets, moldy towels, rodent droppings and…
Palestinians celebrate release of prisoners from Israeli jails | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israeli authorities released 30 Palestinian prisoners on Friday, hours after Hamas freed additional captives under an agreement to extend their temporary truce in Gaza by…