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Inmates start fire at Iran prison, shots heard
Order has been restored at a prison in southwest Iran, the state news agency IRNA reported on Friday, after prisoners reportedly started a fire to ... Middle East -
Lawyer, activist calling for Thai monarch reforms jailed for 4 years for royal insult
An activist and lawyer made famous for his open calls for reform of Thailand’s powerful monarchy was on Tuesday sentenced to four years in prison for ... World News -
Unfulfilled promises: 20 years after Abu Ghraib, survivors seek justice, compensation
Twenty years after invading Iraq, the United States is failing the survivors of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison by not offering any path to compensation, ... Middle East -
Wife of actor Danny Masterson files for divorce after rape conviction
Actress Bijou Phillips filed for divorce from Danny Masterson less than two weeks after the former “That ‘70s Show” star was sentenced to at least 30 ... Entertainment -
Thailand’s king reduces ex-Prime Minister Thaksin’s 8-year prison term to one year
Thailand’s king on Friday reduced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s eight-year prison term to a single year following the divisive ... World News -
Ecuador inmates holding 57 guards, police hostage: Minister
Prisoners at a penitentiary in the Ecuadoran city of Cuenca are holding hostage 50 guards and seven police officers, Interior Minister Juan Zapata ... World News -
Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin moved from prison to hospital one day after exile return
Thailand’s former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was moved from prison to a police hospital on Wednesday, officials said, a day after he was jailed on his ... World News -
Thailand’s fugitive ex-PM Thaksin returns to eight years in jail after exile in 2006
Thailand’s fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday set foot on Thai soil for the first time since 2008, returning from self-exile to ... World News -
Moscow court arrests American national for ‘espionage’
A Russian court has remanded a US citizen in custody on suspicion of spying, Russian media reported Thursday, the latest of a series of such ... World News -
Woman who sent letter containing poison to Trump sentenced to 22 years in prison
A 55-year-old woman who holds dual French and Canadian nationality was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison on Thursday for sending a letter ... World News -
Wildfire sets off landmines in Iran prison: Judiciary
A wildfire caused by hot weather briefly flared in grassland around Evin prison in north Tehran, detonating landmines in a security zone around the ... Middle East -
46 dead after reported riot in women’s prison in Honduras
The death toll from a fire and clashes between rival gangs at a women’s prison in Honduras has risen to 46, the prosecutor’s office said Wednesday, as ... World News -
Murder charges dropped against man who has already served 21 years in prison
Prosecutors dropped murder charges Thursday against a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the fatal shooting of two Michigan hunters.Jeff ... World News -
Man declared innocent of attempted murder after 33 years in California prison
A California man who spent 33 years in prison for attempted murder has been declared innocent and freed, the Los Angeles County district attorney ... World News -
Egyptian women imprisoned for debt face social stigma
Egyptian women facing jail for falling into debt face social stigma, and if they have been freed from prison struggle to rebuild their lives, NGO ... Features -
US man linked to Lebanese Hezbollah who photographed landmarks for attack imprisoned
A New Jersey software developer who prosecutors say once photographed landmarks in New York, Boston and Washington, DC, for possible terrorist attacks ... Middle East -
Suspected extremist kills self in Moroccan prison
A suspected Moroccan extremist arrested in the killing of a police officer took his own life in prison on Wednesday, the kingdom’s prison authority ... Middle East -
Psychological effects of prison: The impact of incarceration on mental health
The long-term impact of incarceration can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), ‘waking nightmares’ and long-term trauma, experts have ... Gulf -
Iranian activist details ‘horrific’ prison conditions after temporary release
Iranian activist Leila Hosseinzadeh detailed in a social media post the dire conditions of female prisoners jailed at Adel Abad prison in Shiraz, ... Middle East -
Norway frees man wrongfully jailed on murder charges after 21 years
The Norwegian prosecutor’s office on Friday dropped charges against a man who had served nearly 21 years for the rape and murder of two girls, ... World News -
At least eight killed in explosions at Myanmar’s main prison
At least eight people were killed, and 13 others were injured by explosions at Myanmar’s biggest jail, media reported on Wednesday.Three officials and ... World News -
UK vows action on extremist takeover of prison wings
The UK government said Wednesday it will clamp down on “no-go” areas in jails carved out by extremist inmates who have been imposing Sharia law ... World News -
Modeling agent close to Epstein found dead in French jail
A modeling agent who was close to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead Saturday in his French jail cell, where he was being held in an ... World News -
ISIS-Kurds battle after Syria prison attack kills over 120 in four days: Monitor
At least 120 people have been killed in ongoing battles between US-backed Kurdish forces and ISIS fighters after an attack on a Syrian prison, a war ... Middle East -
Thai prison set on fire during riot over COVID-19 cluster
Hundreds of prisoners set fire to a Thai jail during a two-day riot over the handling of a coronavirus cluster, with some inmates wounded as officers ... World News -
Israel indicts six Palestinians who escaped high security prison
Six Palestinian prisoners who made a daring escaping from an Israeli prison in September were formally indicted Sunday, Israel’s justice ministry said ... Middle East -
Husband of jailed British-Iranian appeals to UN to secure her release
“Urgent intervention” is needed to secure the release of British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, her husband said after making a special ... Middle East -
More than 1,800 prisoners escape after attack on Nigeria jail: Official
More than 1,800 inmates have escaped after heavily armed men attacked a prison in southern Nigeria using explosives, prison authorities said Monday, ... World News -
Turkish journalist gets 27 years in absentia for espionage
Turkish journalist Can Dundar was sentenced in absentia to 27 years and six months in prison for espionage and aiding an armed terrorist organization, ... Middle East
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