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Week After Releasing Elderly British Couple, Taliban Frees US Citizen From Afghanistan Prison
Afghanistan's Taliban government announced the release of a detained American citizen on Sunday, a week after an elderly British couple were also released by the authorities.
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The Jail That Houses Sonam Wangchuk And An Activist's Hunger Strike Threat
Ladakh statehood activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA), was shifted to Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan.
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Indian-Origin Doctor Jailed For 168 Months In US For Fraud, Drug Distribution
An Indian-origin doctor has been sentenced to 168 months in prison for "orchestrating conspiracies to commit health care fraud, US Department of Justice has said.
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4 Tamil Nadu Cops Get 11 Years In Jail For Teen's Custodial Death
In a landmark judgment, the Madurai District and Sessions Court sentenced four policemen to 11 years in prison in connection with the custodial death of a 17-year-old Muthu Karthik in 2019.
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Ex France President, Muammar Gaddafi And Money Trail: Libya Case Explained
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for allegedly taking campaign funds from ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2007.
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South Korea Is Lifting Its Tattoo Ban, Ending 5-Year Jail Risk For Artists
Tattoo artists can face up to five years in prison and 50 million won ($35,740) in fines if they are caught inking people
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Iran Executed Over 1,000 People In 2025, Highest In 17 Years: NGO
Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic.
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Man Charged With Shining Laser At Donald Trump's Marine One Helicopter
US authorities charged a man who shone a laser pointer at the presidential helicopter as it departed the White House with President Trump aboard, according to a court filing Monday.
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Video: 'Distracted' By Porn, UK Truck Driver Crashes Into Car, Kills Man
A truck driver has been handed a 10-year prison term after a fiery crash, caused while he was distracted with his phone, killed a British man.
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"Provoking Trouble": Chinese Covid Whistleblower Gets 4 More Years Of Prison
A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic's epicentre was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters Without Borders said.
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Alexei Navalny's Wife Says Tests Show Her Husband Was Poisoned
The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that laboratory analysis of smuggled biological samples found he was killed by poisoning while incarcerated at an Arctic prison in February 2024.
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After Mass Nepal Jailbreak, Some Prisoners Surrender
Days after escaping alongside 13,500 others in a giant jailbreak during deadly anti-corruption protests in Nepal, Avinash Rai rubbed his belly after a meal -- and strolled back into prison.
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Main Suspect in Madeleine McCann Case, Christian Brueckner, Set for Release
The main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann is due to be released on Wednesday from the German prison where he has been serving a seven-year prison sentence for an unrelated sex crime.
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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Is Going To Prison. Here Is How He Can Get Out
On paper, former President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to prison until the age of 97.
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A Murder In India, Another In Nepal. Gen Z Protests Led Him To Indian Custody
Nearly 12,500 prisoners escaped from jails in Nepal during the Gen Z uprising that ousted the KP Sharma Oli government last week. He was one among them.
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Week After Releasing Elderly British Couple, Taliban Frees US Citizen From Afghanistan Prison
Afghanistan's Taliban government announced the release of a detained American citizen on Sunday, a week after an elderly British couple were also released by the authorities.
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The Jail That Houses Sonam Wangchuk And An Activist's Hunger Strike Threat
Ladakh statehood activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA), was shifted to Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan.
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Indian-Origin Doctor Jailed For 168 Months In US For Fraud, Drug Distribution
An Indian-origin doctor has been sentenced to 168 months in prison for "orchestrating conspiracies to commit health care fraud, US Department of Justice has said.
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4 Tamil Nadu Cops Get 11 Years In Jail For Teen's Custodial Death
In a landmark judgment, the Madurai District and Sessions Court sentenced four policemen to 11 years in prison in connection with the custodial death of a 17-year-old Muthu Karthik in 2019.
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Ex France President, Muammar Gaddafi And Money Trail: Libya Case Explained
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for allegedly taking campaign funds from ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2007.
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South Korea Is Lifting Its Tattoo Ban, Ending 5-Year Jail Risk For Artists
Tattoo artists can face up to five years in prison and 50 million won ($35,740) in fines if they are caught inking people
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Iran Executed Over 1,000 People In 2025, Highest In 17 Years: NGO
Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic.
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Man Charged With Shining Laser At Donald Trump's Marine One Helicopter
US authorities charged a man who shone a laser pointer at the presidential helicopter as it departed the White House with President Trump aboard, according to a court filing Monday.
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Video: 'Distracted' By Porn, UK Truck Driver Crashes Into Car, Kills Man
A truck driver has been handed a 10-year prison term after a fiery crash, caused while he was distracted with his phone, killed a British man.
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"Provoking Trouble": Chinese Covid Whistleblower Gets 4 More Years Of Prison
A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic's epicentre was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters Without Borders said.
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Alexei Navalny's Wife Says Tests Show Her Husband Was Poisoned
The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that laboratory analysis of smuggled biological samples found he was killed by poisoning while incarcerated at an Arctic prison in February 2024.
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After Mass Nepal Jailbreak, Some Prisoners Surrender
Days after escaping alongside 13,500 others in a giant jailbreak during deadly anti-corruption protests in Nepal, Avinash Rai rubbed his belly after a meal -- and strolled back into prison.
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Main Suspect in Madeleine McCann Case, Christian Brueckner, Set for Release
The main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann is due to be released on Wednesday from the German prison where he has been serving a seven-year prison sentence for an unrelated sex crime.
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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Is Going To Prison. Here Is How He Can Get Out
On paper, former President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to prison until the age of 97.
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A Murder In India, Another In Nepal. Gen Z Protests Led Him To Indian Custody
Nearly 12,500 prisoners escaped from jails in Nepal during the Gen Z uprising that ousted the KP Sharma Oli government last week. He was one among them.
