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US Slaps Sweeping Sanctions On Iran Over Protest Crackdown
The US announced a far-reaching new round of sanctions against Iran, targeting senior security officials, a notorious prison accused of abusing detainees, and a sprawling network of front companies used to launder billions of dollars from oil.
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US Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Throwing Infant During Video Game Outburst
Jalin White, 22, from Wisconsin, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for throwing his 8-month-old son at a wall during a video game-related outburst.
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Iran Child Bride Escapes Execution In Exchange For Rs 85 Lakh Blood Money
Goli Kouhkan, now 25, was on death row in Iran's Gorgan central prison for seven years. She was arrested at 18 for allegedly taking part in the killing of her abusive husband, Alireza Abil, in May 2018 and was sentenced to 'qisas'.
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Former Pak Spy Chief Sentenced To 14 Years For State Secret Violations
The former head of Pakistan's spy agency was sentenced to 14 years in prison for violating state secrets and abusing his authority, the army said on Thursday.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Jailed For Over 4 Years In Sex Trafficking Case
Sean 'Diddy' Combs was sentenced Friday to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and "freak-offs."
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Epstein's Ex-Girlfriend, Jailed For Sex Trafficking, To Present New Evidence
Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for helping later serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein recruit young girls for sexual abuse, is reportedly planning to meet with federal prosecutors this week.
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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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Australian Man's Harrowing Account Of 5 Years In A Chinese Prison: "They Beat Me For 2 Days"
He described being subjected to torture, psychological abuse, forced labour, and inhumane living conditions at Beijing No. 2 Prison, a facility that holds many international inmates.
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DMK, AIADMK's 'Hang Your Head In Shame' Barbs Over Pollachi Sex Assault Case
On Tuesday, hours after a Tamil Nadu court sentenced nine men to life in prison - for raping and blackmailing eight Pollachi women multiple times between 2016 and 2018 - Chief Minister MK Stalin and the AIADMK's Edappadi K Palaniswami bickered.
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French Actor Gerard Depardieu Found Guilty In Sexual Assault Case
A court in Paris on Tuesday found French actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021 and handed him an 18-month suspended prison sentence.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs: The Rap Mogul Facing Life In Prison For Sex Crime Charges
Sean "Diddy" Combs, the once-powerful mogul, whose efforts in recent years to rebrand as "Brother Love" were thwarted by allegations of sex crimes.
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Woman Guard Accused Of Sexually Abusing "Suitcase Killer", Other Inmates
A former female federal prison guard has been accused of sexually abusing four inmates, including "Suitcase Killer" Heather Mack, at Chicago's Metropolitan Corrections Centre (MCC).
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UK Woman Who Raped And Abused Children Found Dead In Prison
Rebecca Holloway, 31 was found dead at the HM Prison Low Newton in Durham, where she was serving a 12-and-a-half-year sentence.
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"He Surprised Her...He Killed Her": Frenchman Jailed For Partner's Murder
A French court on Friday sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for killing his former partner, who had repeatedly warned authorities that she was in danger after years of abuse.
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Salt Chambers, Crematoriums, Makeshift Morgues: Horrors Of Assad's Prison
Saydnaya prison north of the Syrian capital Damascus has become a symbol of the inhumane abuses of the Assad clan, especially since the country's civil war erupted in 2011.
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US Slaps Sweeping Sanctions On Iran Over Protest Crackdown
The US announced a far-reaching new round of sanctions against Iran, targeting senior security officials, a notorious prison accused of abusing detainees, and a sprawling network of front companies used to launder billions of dollars from oil.
-
US Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Throwing Infant During Video Game Outburst
Jalin White, 22, from Wisconsin, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for throwing his 8-month-old son at a wall during a video game-related outburst.
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Iran Child Bride Escapes Execution In Exchange For Rs 85 Lakh Blood Money
Goli Kouhkan, now 25, was on death row in Iran's Gorgan central prison for seven years. She was arrested at 18 for allegedly taking part in the killing of her abusive husband, Alireza Abil, in May 2018 and was sentenced to 'qisas'.
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Former Pak Spy Chief Sentenced To 14 Years For State Secret Violations
The former head of Pakistan's spy agency was sentenced to 14 years in prison for violating state secrets and abusing his authority, the army said on Thursday.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Jailed For Over 4 Years In Sex Trafficking Case
Sean 'Diddy' Combs was sentenced Friday to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and "freak-offs."
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Epstein's Ex-Girlfriend, Jailed For Sex Trafficking, To Present New Evidence
Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for helping later serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein recruit young girls for sexual abuse, is reportedly planning to meet with federal prosecutors this week.
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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.
-
Australian Man's Harrowing Account Of 5 Years In A Chinese Prison: "They Beat Me For 2 Days"
He described being subjected to torture, psychological abuse, forced labour, and inhumane living conditions at Beijing No. 2 Prison, a facility that holds many international inmates.
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DMK, AIADMK's 'Hang Your Head In Shame' Barbs Over Pollachi Sex Assault Case
On Tuesday, hours after a Tamil Nadu court sentenced nine men to life in prison - for raping and blackmailing eight Pollachi women multiple times between 2016 and 2018 - Chief Minister MK Stalin and the AIADMK's Edappadi K Palaniswami bickered.
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French Actor Gerard Depardieu Found Guilty In Sexual Assault Case
A court in Paris on Tuesday found French actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021 and handed him an 18-month suspended prison sentence.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs: The Rap Mogul Facing Life In Prison For Sex Crime Charges
Sean "Diddy" Combs, the once-powerful mogul, whose efforts in recent years to rebrand as "Brother Love" were thwarted by allegations of sex crimes.
-
Woman Guard Accused Of Sexually Abusing "Suitcase Killer", Other Inmates
A former female federal prison guard has been accused of sexually abusing four inmates, including "Suitcase Killer" Heather Mack, at Chicago's Metropolitan Corrections Centre (MCC).
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UK Woman Who Raped And Abused Children Found Dead In Prison
Rebecca Holloway, 31 was found dead at the HM Prison Low Newton in Durham, where she was serving a 12-and-a-half-year sentence.
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"He Surprised Her...He Killed Her": Frenchman Jailed For Partner's Murder
A French court on Friday sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for killing his former partner, who had repeatedly warned authorities that she was in danger after years of abuse.
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Salt Chambers, Crematoriums, Makeshift Morgues: Horrors Of Assad's Prison
Saydnaya prison north of the Syrian capital Damascus has become a symbol of the inhumane abuses of the Assad clan, especially since the country's civil war erupted in 2011.
