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Family of UK couple jailed in Iran have lost contact with them
The “terrified” family of a British couple jailed for 10 years in Iran on spying charges say they have lost all contact with them. Lindsay…
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Jailed Ugandan opposition figure Besigye's health is failing, his party says
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The health of jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is failing, his party said on Tuesday, after he was…
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Trump calls for Rep. Ilhan Omar to be jailed or deported, says she is linked to fraud in Minnesota
President Trump said Rep. Ilhan Omar "knows everything there is to know" about fraud in Minnesota and should be jailed or deported to…
Business
Concern for couple jailed in Tehran as British embassy closes
The son of a British couple detained in Iran has expressed his concern for their welfare after the UK's embassy was closed in Tehran amid…
Culture
Do Kwon, the TerraUSD creator who co-founded Singapore-based Terraform Labs, jailed 15 years over US$40b crypto fraud
Kwon pleaded guilty in August to two counts, conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur…
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French relief as Algeria frees jailed novelist at centre of diplomatic crisis
Almost a year to the day since French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was arrested on arrival at Algiers airport, the Algerian presidency…
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Hand of Moscow? The men jailed for vandalism in French hybrid warfare case
This week's trial of three undercover operatives, accused of helping the Kremlin to wage a hybrid warfare campaign to "destabilise"…
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Men jailed over arson attack for Russia on Ukrainian business in London
Six men have been jailed for their parts in a Russian-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse providing aid to Ukraine. The fire at…
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Investigators Trace Crypto to Dark Web Drug Scheme; UK Trio Jailed
Three men from the United Kingdom have been sentenced to a combined total of 27 years in prison for operating an extensive crypto-related…
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Two men jailed for attempting to bewitch and kill Zambia's president
A court in Zambia has sentenced two men to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema.…
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Nigeria secessionist activist jailed for terrorism in Finland
A court in Finland has sentenced a controversial leader of a Nigerian secessionist movement to six years in prison after convicting him of…
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Top official embroiled in Equatorial Guinea sex tape scandal jailed
A nephew of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was at the centre of a sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced…
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Concerns grow for 3 OSCE workers jailed since shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
VIENNA (AP) — It was late at night when they came for Dmytro Shabanov, a security assistant in eastern Ukraine at the Special Monitoring…
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Tunisian opposition leader jailed for 14 years
Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, adding to a string of other jail terms he has…
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Russian activist who helped Ukrainian refugees jailed for 22 years
A Russian activist who helped Ukrainians flee Moscow’s invasion has been sentenced to 22 years in prison on charges of treason and…
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‘The idea was to crush his spirit’: family of jailed British-Egyptian man describe awful prison conditions
Family, friends and supporters of the jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah have spoken about the conditions of his long…
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Saudi PhD student freed after being jailed over posts, activists say
A Saudi PhD student at the University of Leeds has been released from prison in Saudi Arabia after her sentence over critical social media…
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Israeli soldier jailed for abusing Palestinian detainees from Gaza
An Israeli military court has sentenced a soldier to seven months in prison after he admitted to the aggravated abuse of Palestinian…
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Ugandan rugby international jailed for rape
A Ugandan rugby player who claimed asylum in Wales has been jailed for four and a half years after raping a woman in Cardiff. Cardiff…
Fashion
Linda De Sousa Abreu: Female London Jail Officer Who Engaged in Sexual Act with Inmate in Recorded Prison Romp Jailed for 15 Months
A married prison officer has been jailed for 15 months after being caught on video having sex with an inmate, in what was described as a…
Fashion
Singapore: 27-Year-Old Man Jailed, Fined for Hurling Racial Slurs at Project Acai Cafe Cashier
On Monday, December 30, a man who tossed a tip box and hurled racist epithets at a cashier in a Project Acai Cafe was fined S$4,000…
Fashion
Singapore Man Jailed for Shooting Compromising Videos Of His Girlfriend Without Consent When He Was a SIM Student
A 23-year-old boy was jailed for 20 months on Thursday for filming compromising videos of his girlfriend, repeatedly without her consent…
Business
Influential ex-defence minister jailed for corruption in Guinea
A court in Guinea has sentenced a former highly influential defence minister to five years in prison for corruption, illicit enrichment,…
Lifestyle
Minnesota parents jailed for locking children in cages
What's New A couple has been jailed after keeping their four children locked up in cages. Benjamin Taylor Cotton, 42, and Christina Ann…