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Will Smith To Investigate Murder Inside World’s Most Secure Prison In David Gordon Green's Supermax
Will Smith will lead the upcoming film, Supermax, as an FBI agent investigating a murder inside one of the world’s most heavily guarded prisons.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Hospitalised, At 'Very High Risk'
Mohammadi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate in her early 50s, was urgently transferred to a hospital in Zanjan in Iran's northwest on Friday after a cardiac crisis and fainting
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"Lies, Frivolous Narratives": India Slams Pak For Remarks On Separatists
Pakistan must introspect on the grave human rights violations that it continues to perpetrate, India said.
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Why Sweden's Prisons Are Preparing To House Young Teens
North of Stockholm, the Rosersberg prison is making preparations to house children as young as 13 in response to a much-criticised juvenile judicial reform expected to take effect in July.
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After Kapil Dev And Sunil Gavaskar, Another Ex-India Captain Bats For Jailed Imran Khan
Expressing concern over Imran Khan's reported health issues, former India captain Sourav Ganguly said he hopes the former Pakistan skipper gets proper medical care and the respect he deserves.
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Thailand Man's Jail Term Extended To 50 Years For Insulting King
A Thai court on Tuesday extended the prison sentence of a man convicted for criticising the country's king to 50 years, one of the longest terms imposed under the kingdom's strict royal insult law, a legal rights group said.
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Pak Human Rights Lawyers Jailed To 17 Years Over Social Media Posts
A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced two human rights lawyers to 17 years in prison each over social media posts the authorities claimed were hostile to the state and its security institutions.
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Murderer Challenges Australia's Ban On Prisoners Eating 'Vegemite'
A convicted murderer is challenging an Australian state's ban on prisoners eating Vegemite, claiming in a court suit that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breaches his human right to "enjoy his culture as an Australian."
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Venezuela Woman, 65, Jailed For 30 Years For Criticising Maduro In WhatsApp Message
A Venezuelan court has sentenced a doctor to 30 years in prison for criticizing Nicolas Maduro's government in a WhatsApp audio message, rights groups told AFP on Monday.
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Outrage After Sheikh Hasina's Aide Seen Handcuffed To Hospital Bed Before Death
The Muhammad Yunus government in Bangladesh is under fire for human rights violations after the death of a senior Awami League leader.
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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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RG Kar Rape Convict In Trouble Over Misbehaviour, Defiance Of Jail Orders
Civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the ghastly RG Kar rape and murder in August last year, seems to be heading for bigger trouble over complaints of his sustained misbehaviour and defiance of the orders of prison authorities.
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"Terrorist Treated Better": Imran Khan's Big Charge Against Asim Munir
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked members of his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), to hold Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir accountable if anything happens to him or his wife, Bushra Bibi, in jail.
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US Lawmaker Was Denied Access To Man Wrongly Deported To El Salvador
US authorities admit that Abrego Garcia was deported to an El Salvadoran prison due to an error, but have refused to comply with court orders to return him to the US.
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Bank Of America Analyst Gets 10-Year Jail In Saudi Arabia For Old Tweet: Entire Case Explained
Ahmed al-Doush, 41, received the harsh penalty after Saudi authorities deemed a now-deleted post from his 37-follower Twitter account a national security threat.
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Will Smith To Investigate Murder Inside World’s Most Secure Prison In David Gordon Green's Supermax
Will Smith will lead the upcoming film, Supermax, as an FBI agent investigating a murder inside one of the world’s most heavily guarded prisons.
-
Jailed Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Hospitalised, At 'Very High Risk'
Mohammadi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate in her early 50s, was urgently transferred to a hospital in Zanjan in Iran's northwest on Friday after a cardiac crisis and fainting
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"Lies, Frivolous Narratives": India Slams Pak For Remarks On Separatists
Pakistan must introspect on the grave human rights violations that it continues to perpetrate, India said.
-
Why Sweden's Prisons Are Preparing To House Young Teens
North of Stockholm, the Rosersberg prison is making preparations to house children as young as 13 in response to a much-criticised juvenile judicial reform expected to take effect in July.
-
After Kapil Dev And Sunil Gavaskar, Another Ex-India Captain Bats For Jailed Imran Khan
Expressing concern over Imran Khan's reported health issues, former India captain Sourav Ganguly said he hopes the former Pakistan skipper gets proper medical care and the respect he deserves.
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Thailand Man's Jail Term Extended To 50 Years For Insulting King
A Thai court on Tuesday extended the prison sentence of a man convicted for criticising the country's king to 50 years, one of the longest terms imposed under the kingdom's strict royal insult law, a legal rights group said.
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Pak Human Rights Lawyers Jailed To 17 Years Over Social Media Posts
A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced two human rights lawyers to 17 years in prison each over social media posts the authorities claimed were hostile to the state and its security institutions.
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Murderer Challenges Australia's Ban On Prisoners Eating 'Vegemite'
A convicted murderer is challenging an Australian state's ban on prisoners eating Vegemite, claiming in a court suit that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breaches his human right to "enjoy his culture as an Australian."
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Venezuela Woman, 65, Jailed For 30 Years For Criticising Maduro In WhatsApp Message
A Venezuelan court has sentenced a doctor to 30 years in prison for criticizing Nicolas Maduro's government in a WhatsApp audio message, rights groups told AFP on Monday.
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Outrage After Sheikh Hasina's Aide Seen Handcuffed To Hospital Bed Before Death
The Muhammad Yunus government in Bangladesh is under fire for human rights violations after the death of a senior Awami League leader.
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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.
-
RG Kar Rape Convict In Trouble Over Misbehaviour, Defiance Of Jail Orders
Civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the ghastly RG Kar rape and murder in August last year, seems to be heading for bigger trouble over complaints of his sustained misbehaviour and defiance of the orders of prison authorities.
-
"Terrorist Treated Better": Imran Khan's Big Charge Against Asim Munir
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked members of his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), to hold Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir accountable if anything happens to him or his wife, Bushra Bibi, in jail.
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US Lawmaker Was Denied Access To Man Wrongly Deported To El Salvador
US authorities admit that Abrego Garcia was deported to an El Salvadoran prison due to an error, but have refused to comply with court orders to return him to the US.
-
Bank Of America Analyst Gets 10-Year Jail In Saudi Arabia For Old Tweet: Entire Case Explained
Ahmed al-Doush, 41, received the harsh penalty after Saudi authorities deemed a now-deleted post from his 37-follower Twitter account a national security threat.
