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Indian Gets 12-Year Jail Term In US For Trying To Engage Minor In Sex Act
Indian national Upendra Aduru, 32, has been sentenced in a federal court to 12 years in jail for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, a US Attorney said Thursday.
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Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize: 5 Facts About Her
Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist, currently serving a 12-year prison sentence, has been honoured with the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Karate Teacher Jailed For 10 Years For Sexually Assaulting Minor In Karnataka
The Udupi Additional District and Sessions Court and Fast Track POCSO Court has sentenced a karate instructor to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment on finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a 12-year old girl at a karate class in Padubidri.
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Malaysia Ex PM's Jail Term In Corruption Case Upheld By Top Court
Malaysia's highest court Tuesday upheld former prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption in the 1MDB financial scandal, a decision analysts said could slam the door to a political comeback.
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Supreme Court Reduces Man's 5-Year Sentence In Murder Over Stolen Pigeon
The Supreme Court Tuesday reduced a 12-year sentence awarded to a man convicted in a murder case over a stolen pigeon, noting that the incident happened in the spur of the moment and was not premeditated.
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Pak-American Gets 12-Year In Jail For Illegal Funding To US Politicians
A Pakistani-American venture capitalist has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined USD 1.75 million for falsifying records to hide his work as an unregistered foreign agent while lobbying high-level US officials.
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Rape Survivor Rejects US Judge's Offer Of $150,000 Compensation
A Louisiana judge asked a rape survivor an unusual question when he was sentencing her attacker: Would she accept $150,000 from the man in exchange for reducing his 12-year sentence? State District Judge Bruce Bennett's question surprised the district attorney's office, according to East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore.
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Telangana Man Gets 12 Years In Jail For Raping 4-Year-Old Girl
A Telangana court on Monday sentenced a man to 12-years rigorous imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old girl in January this year.
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China's First "Cyber-Dissident" Gets 12-Year In Jail For Leaking State Secrets: Court
China's first "cyber-dissident", whose website reported on sensitive topics including human rights, was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday for leaking state secrets, a court said.
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Iran Journalist Gets 12-Year Jail Term After 'Insulting Judiciary'
Iranian journalist and women's rights activist Hengameh Shahidi has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison on unspecified charges, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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Indian Gets 12-Year Jail Term In US For Trying To Engage Minor In Sex Act
Indian national Upendra Aduru, 32, has been sentenced in a federal court to 12 years in jail for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, a US Attorney said Thursday.
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Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize: 5 Facts About Her
Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist, currently serving a 12-year prison sentence, has been honoured with the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Karate Teacher Jailed For 10 Years For Sexually Assaulting Minor In Karnataka
The Udupi Additional District and Sessions Court and Fast Track POCSO Court has sentenced a karate instructor to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment on finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a 12-year old girl at a karate class in Padubidri.
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Malaysia Ex PM's Jail Term In Corruption Case Upheld By Top Court
Malaysia's highest court Tuesday upheld former prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption in the 1MDB financial scandal, a decision analysts said could slam the door to a political comeback.
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Supreme Court Reduces Man's 5-Year Sentence In Murder Over Stolen Pigeon
The Supreme Court Tuesday reduced a 12-year sentence awarded to a man convicted in a murder case over a stolen pigeon, noting that the incident happened in the spur of the moment and was not premeditated.
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Pak-American Gets 12-Year In Jail For Illegal Funding To US Politicians
A Pakistani-American venture capitalist has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined USD 1.75 million for falsifying records to hide his work as an unregistered foreign agent while lobbying high-level US officials.
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Rape Survivor Rejects US Judge's Offer Of $150,000 Compensation
A Louisiana judge asked a rape survivor an unusual question when he was sentencing her attacker: Would she accept $150,000 from the man in exchange for reducing his 12-year sentence? State District Judge Bruce Bennett's question surprised the district attorney's office, according to East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore.
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Telangana Man Gets 12 Years In Jail For Raping 4-Year-Old Girl
A Telangana court on Monday sentenced a man to 12-years rigorous imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old girl in January this year.
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China's First "Cyber-Dissident" Gets 12-Year In Jail For Leaking State Secrets: Court
China's first "cyber-dissident", whose website reported on sensitive topics including human rights, was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday for leaking state secrets, a court said.
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Iran Journalist Gets 12-Year Jail Term After 'Insulting Judiciary'
Iranian journalist and women's rights activist Hengameh Shahidi has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison on unspecified charges, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
