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UN ‘deeply concerned’ over Iran’s death penalty on child offenders: Human rights head
A senior member of the United Nations has spoken of his “deep concern” over Iran’s death penalty policies and the number of executions of child ... Middle East -
Two guards taken hostage at French jail
Two prison guards have been taken hostage at a jail in north-western France, and one of the guards has been injured in the right eye, France’s justice ... World News -
Portuguese, South African among 41 killed in Indonesia jail blaze: Minister
Two foreign nationals were among 41 inmates killed in a fire at an Indonesian prison on Wednesday, the country’s law and human rights minister ... World News -
Hong Kong prosecutors seek up to life imprisonment for ‘subversive’ activists
Dozens of leading Hong Kong democracy activists could face up to life in prison for organizing an unofficial primary election, prosecutors confirmed ... World News -
Algerian court jails protesters over election
An Algerian court has jailed four protesters for 18 months for disrupting a candidate’s campaign for the December 12 presidential election which ... North Africa -
Islamabad court deciding on whether to free Pakistani ex-PM
An Islamabad court is holding an emergency hearing to decide whether to free Pakistan’s ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, convicted on ... World News -
Turkey court keeps renowned philanthropist in jail
Renowned Turkish philanthropist and rights advocate Osman Kavala, accused of seeking to overthrow the government, was kept in custody at his latest ... Middle East -
Tunisian court rules candidate Karoui must stay in jail
A Tunisian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by presidential candidate Nabil Karoui seeking release from detention pending a verdict in his trial ... North Africa -
Iran satirist gets 11 years for US cooperation
An Iranian court has sentenced writer and satirist Kioomars Marzban to 11 years in prison after convicting him of charges including cooperation with ... Television & Radio -
Officials say 57 dead in Brazil prison riot, 16 decapitated
At least 57 prisoners were killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups in the Altamira prison in northern Brazil Monday with ... World News -
Ex-premier Ouyahia jailed in Algeria anti-graft case
Former Algerian prime minister Ahmed Ouyahia who has faced questioning over corruption allegations was jailed on Wednesday, state television ... North Africa -
At least 23 inmates dead in clashes with police at Venezuela jail
At least 23 inmates were killed and 14 police wounded in clashes at a jail in western Venezuela on Friday, an NGO that defends prisoner rights ... World News -
Crystal meth and crowded jails: Problems mount in Iraqi oil city
The southern Iraqi city of Basra is struggling to cope with a growing drug problem that has overcrowded prisons and strained police resources, only ... Features -
Pakistan’s former PM Nawaz Sharif jailed for 7 years in corruption case
An accountability court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for seven years on graft charges. The court found the three ... World News -
Mother and son jailed in Turkey for throwing flowerpot at picture of Erdogan
A mother and son who threw a flowerpot at a campaign van with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s picture on it in 2017, were sentenced to ... Variety -
When in jail, seek bail: Indian politician’s road to participating in elections
A top Indian politician serving prison term in a corruption case has sought bail from the court so that he could prepare for the upcoming general ... Variety -
Half of US adults have family member who has been jailed
Nearly half of all American adults have an immediate family member who has experienced incarceration, according to a new study published Thursday that ... Variety -
Egyptian actress sentenced to jail for attacking two officers
A Cairo court sentenced Egyptian actress Merihan Hussein to two years and a half in jail, in addition to paying a fine of $1,600, for assaulting two ... Variety -
Amal Clooney defends case of journalists jailed in Myanmar
The lawyer representing two journalists imprisoned in Myanmar for what critics say was merely doing their jobs on Friday urged the government of Nobel ... Print -
Brother of Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi sentenced for stone-throwing
Waed Tamimi, the brother of the Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi who became a symbol of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after slapping two soldiers ... Middle East -
Rape accused scholar Ramadan loses bid to be freed from French jail
An appeals court in Paris has upheld a decision by judges to keep Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan in jail while he is being investigated on rape charges ... World News -
Egypt sentences Lebanese female to eight years jail for Facebook post
A Lebanese tourist who was arrested last month for posting a video on Facebook complaining of sexual harassment and conditions in Egypt was sentenced ... Middle East -
Palestinian teen jailed for slapping an Israeli soldier loses bid for an appeal
A Palestinian teen jailed for slapping an Israeli soldier near her home in the occupied West Bank lost an appeal on Wednesday for her early release, ... Middle East -
Abu Dhabi court issues jail terms of 284 years in one of biggest fraud cases
The Abu Dhabi criminal court charged 28 persons from five nationalities on Wednesday, in a $174 million investment scam that is considered one of the ... Financial Markets -
Pakistani woman acquitted after wrongfully jailed for 20 years
Asma Nawab spent two decades in jail, wrongfully accused of murdering her family. Finally acquitted, she is seeking a new life, free from whispers and ... World News -
Fifteen years and counting: 14 Saddam-era officials remain jailed in Iraq
Fourteen officials from Saddam Hussein’s regime are still in Iraq’s prisons, 15 years after the late dictator was deposed by a US-led ... Middle East -
Bollywood star Salman Khan gets 5 years in jail for killing endangered animals
Salman Khan was found guilty Thursday of killing endangered Indian wildlife nearly two decades ago, a prosecutor said, a charge that could see the ... World News -
Rebels free five prisoners in Syria’s eastern Ghouta
The Syrian rebel group Jaish al-Islam released five prisoners on Wednesday as part of a deal over the eastern Ghouta town of Douma, the Syrian ... Middle East -
In Indian jail, criminals take education route to clean up their act
Convicted killers and kidnappers who suffered no qualms of conscience in bending the law are now pounding the books in their prison cells in the land ... Features -
Man jailed in Dubai for attacking boss ‘with sticks’ over a salary deduction
A Bangladeshi construction site worker was sentenced to three months in jail in Dubai for attacking his boss with sticks after getting a three-day ... Variety
