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US Woman Finds Texts From Other Women On Partner's Phone, Shoots Him Dead
A US woman will serve 35 years in prison, including 25 years for second-degree murder and 10 years for armed criminal action after she shot her boyfriend dead when he was asleep.
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Russian Woman Who Asked Soldier Husband To Rape Ukrainian Women Jailed
A Russian woman, Olga Bykovskaya, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for encouraging her husband, a Russian soldier, to rape Ukrainian women during the ongoing conflict.
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Revanth Reddy's 16 "Harrowing Nights In Jail" Barb Draws KTR Retort
The Revanth Reddy vs KT Rama Rao spat - which has included jabs over Telangana hosting the Miss World pageant and the arrest of two women journalists - continued Thursday with the Chief Minister claiming he spent 16 nights in jail for flying a drone.
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UK Crossbow Killer Jailed For Life For Triple Murder
A former soldier who murdered three women and raped one of them in a crossbow and stabbing attack was handed a whole-life prison sentence at a UK court Tuesday.
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Women, 35, Gets 12 Year Jail Term In Poland For Selling 56 Human Kidneys
Polish border guards detained a Ukrainian woman who was sentenced in Kazakhstan to 12 years in prison for participating in an organised criminal group trading in human organs and selling 56 kidneys, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
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Indonesia Court Jails Transgender Woman For Remark On Jesus
An Indonesian court sentenced a transgender woman to more than two years in prison Monday for a remark online about Jesus' hair, a local official said, in a case condemned by rights groups as excessive.
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Lonely Japanese Elderly Commits Crimes To Stay In Prison For Free
Akiyo was lodged in Tochigi Women's Prison, Japan's largest women's prison, located north of Tokyo.
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Explained: What Happens After Gaza Ceasefire, How Many Hostages Will Be Released
Ceasefire deal: Its first stage will last six weeks, during which 33 of the remaining 98 hostages - women, children, men over 50, the ill and wounded - will be released in return for almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
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Iran's Narges Mohammadi Speaks To Nobel Panel For First Time. What She Said
Mohammadi recalled how the women's ward at Evin prison "erupted with chants" of the protest slogan "Woman Life Freedom" when they heard she had been awarded the prize.
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Former Canada Fashion Mogul Nygard Sentenced To 11 Years In Sex Assault Cases
Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of four counts of sexual assault in attacks on women in his Toronto office building that in some cases date back for decades.
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Indian-Origin Yoga Instructor Jailed For Sexually Harassing 3 Women In Singapore
A former Indian national yoga instructor was on Friday sentenced to 23 months in prison and four strokes of the cane for molesting three women while conducting classes with them.
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Instagram Model Forced Followers Into Sex Work, Kept Them As Slaves
Former Brazilian model and US-based wellness influencer Kat Torres has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the human trafficking and slavery of women, after an FBI investigation found that two women living with her had gone missing in 2022.
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US Man, Who Killed Popular Colombian DJ, Gets 42 Years In Jail
An American man was sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota on Tuesday for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ, in a case that drew international outrage from women's rights activists.
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Ex Kazakh Minister Gets 24 Years In Jail For Murdering Wife
A former economy minister of Kazakhstan was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Monday for murdering his wife following a widely watched trial that some saw as a litmus test of the president's promise to strengthen women's rights.
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Saudi Woman Jailed For 11 Years Over Social Media Posts, Says Amnesty
Amnesty International called on Saudi Arabia to free a 29-year-old fitness instructor it says has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for her choice of clothing and social media posts urging an end to the kingdom's male guardianship system.
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US Woman Finds Texts From Other Women On Partner's Phone, Shoots Him Dead
A US woman will serve 35 years in prison, including 25 years for second-degree murder and 10 years for armed criminal action after she shot her boyfriend dead when he was asleep.
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Russian Woman Who Asked Soldier Husband To Rape Ukrainian Women Jailed
A Russian woman, Olga Bykovskaya, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for encouraging her husband, a Russian soldier, to rape Ukrainian women during the ongoing conflict.
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Revanth Reddy's 16 "Harrowing Nights In Jail" Barb Draws KTR Retort
The Revanth Reddy vs KT Rama Rao spat - which has included jabs over Telangana hosting the Miss World pageant and the arrest of two women journalists - continued Thursday with the Chief Minister claiming he spent 16 nights in jail for flying a drone.
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UK Crossbow Killer Jailed For Life For Triple Murder
A former soldier who murdered three women and raped one of them in a crossbow and stabbing attack was handed a whole-life prison sentence at a UK court Tuesday.
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Women, 35, Gets 12 Year Jail Term In Poland For Selling 56 Human Kidneys
Polish border guards detained a Ukrainian woman who was sentenced in Kazakhstan to 12 years in prison for participating in an organised criminal group trading in human organs and selling 56 kidneys, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
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Indonesia Court Jails Transgender Woman For Remark On Jesus
An Indonesian court sentenced a transgender woman to more than two years in prison Monday for a remark online about Jesus' hair, a local official said, in a case condemned by rights groups as excessive.
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Lonely Japanese Elderly Commits Crimes To Stay In Prison For Free
Akiyo was lodged in Tochigi Women's Prison, Japan's largest women's prison, located north of Tokyo.
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Explained: What Happens After Gaza Ceasefire, How Many Hostages Will Be Released
Ceasefire deal: Its first stage will last six weeks, during which 33 of the remaining 98 hostages - women, children, men over 50, the ill and wounded - will be released in return for almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
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Iran's Narges Mohammadi Speaks To Nobel Panel For First Time. What She Said
Mohammadi recalled how the women's ward at Evin prison "erupted with chants" of the protest slogan "Woman Life Freedom" when they heard she had been awarded the prize.
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Former Canada Fashion Mogul Nygard Sentenced To 11 Years In Sex Assault Cases
Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of four counts of sexual assault in attacks on women in his Toronto office building that in some cases date back for decades.
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Indian-Origin Yoga Instructor Jailed For Sexually Harassing 3 Women In Singapore
A former Indian national yoga instructor was on Friday sentenced to 23 months in prison and four strokes of the cane for molesting three women while conducting classes with them.
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Instagram Model Forced Followers Into Sex Work, Kept Them As Slaves
Former Brazilian model and US-based wellness influencer Kat Torres has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the human trafficking and slavery of women, after an FBI investigation found that two women living with her had gone missing in 2022.
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US Man, Who Killed Popular Colombian DJ, Gets 42 Years In Jail
An American man was sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota on Tuesday for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ, in a case that drew international outrage from women's rights activists.
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Ex Kazakh Minister Gets 24 Years In Jail For Murdering Wife
A former economy minister of Kazakhstan was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Monday for murdering his wife following a widely watched trial that some saw as a litmus test of the president's promise to strengthen women's rights.
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Saudi Woman Jailed For 11 Years Over Social Media Posts, Says Amnesty
Amnesty International called on Saudi Arabia to free a 29-year-old fitness instructor it says has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for her choice of clothing and social media posts urging an end to the kingdom's male guardianship system.
