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Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Sentenced To 20 Years Under National Security Law
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law
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"Never Forget": Trump Claims Credit As Venezuela Frees Political Prisoners
US President Donald Trump said Venezuela has begun the process of releasing political prisoners, claiming the move was carried out "in a big way" following US action against the Venezuelan leadership.
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"I'm Empowered": Trump Advisor Steve Bannon Out Of Jail Ahead Of Polls
Steve Bannon, a prominent right-wing figure and former senior advisor to Donald Trump, was released from prison early Tuesday after spending nearly four months behind bars and just a week ahead of the US election.
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Putin Critic Found Dead In Arctic Prison: What Do We Know About His Death
Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin's most prominent domestic foe, died on Friday at the Arctic prison where he was serving a three-decade prison term.
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Putin Critic Alexei Navalny's Last Weeks In Arctic Prison In His Own Words
Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition leader, spent his final weeks in a penal colony above the Arctic Circle.
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"Nothing Quite...": Jailed Putin Critic Jokes On Freezing Prison Conditions
Russia's most prominent jailed opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, heaped ironic praise on Tuesday on the polar conditions at the prison north of the Arctic Circle where he was moved to shortly before Christmas.
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Colombian Drug Lord 'Otoniel' Gets 45 Years In US Jail Over Trafficking Charges
The leader of a prominent Colombian criminal group was sentenced on Tuesday to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges.
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Russian Reporter Loses Appeal Against 22-Year Jail Term
Russia's supreme court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by prominent investigative journalist Ivan Safronov against his 22-year prison sentence for high treason.
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Indian-American Congresswoman's Stalker Gets 364 Days In Prison
A 49-year-old man in the US state of Washington was sentenced to 364 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to stalking prominent Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, a media report said.
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Jeffrey Epstein Ally Found Dead In French Prison: Prosecutors
Prominent French model agent Jean-Luc Brunel, a close associate of disgraced US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead in his Paris prison cell, prosecutors said Saturday, in an echo of the jail suicide of his friend.
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Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Sentenced To 20 Years Under National Security Law
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law
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"Never Forget": Trump Claims Credit As Venezuela Frees Political Prisoners
US President Donald Trump said Venezuela has begun the process of releasing political prisoners, claiming the move was carried out "in a big way" following US action against the Venezuelan leadership.
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"I'm Empowered": Trump Advisor Steve Bannon Out Of Jail Ahead Of Polls
Steve Bannon, a prominent right-wing figure and former senior advisor to Donald Trump, was released from prison early Tuesday after spending nearly four months behind bars and just a week ahead of the US election.
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Putin Critic Found Dead In Arctic Prison: What Do We Know About His Death
Alexei Navalny, Russian President Vladimir Putin's most prominent domestic foe, died on Friday at the Arctic prison where he was serving a three-decade prison term.
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Putin Critic Alexei Navalny's Last Weeks In Arctic Prison In His Own Words
Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition leader, spent his final weeks in a penal colony above the Arctic Circle.
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"Nothing Quite...": Jailed Putin Critic Jokes On Freezing Prison Conditions
Russia's most prominent jailed opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, heaped ironic praise on Tuesday on the polar conditions at the prison north of the Arctic Circle where he was moved to shortly before Christmas.
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Colombian Drug Lord 'Otoniel' Gets 45 Years In US Jail Over Trafficking Charges
The leader of a prominent Colombian criminal group was sentenced on Tuesday to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges.
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Russian Reporter Loses Appeal Against 22-Year Jail Term
Russia's supreme court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by prominent investigative journalist Ivan Safronov against his 22-year prison sentence for high treason.
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Indian-American Congresswoman's Stalker Gets 364 Days In Prison
A 49-year-old man in the US state of Washington was sentenced to 364 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to stalking prominent Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, a media report said.
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Jeffrey Epstein Ally Found Dead In French Prison: Prosecutors
Prominent French model agent Jean-Luc Brunel, a close associate of disgraced US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead in his Paris prison cell, prosecutors said Saturday, in an echo of the jail suicide of his friend.
