Tag: jail
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India has started poisoning prisoners in jails
New Delhi: Five inmates have died in the infamous Tihar Jail in New Delhi, India. According to Kashmir Media Service, five inmates have died under mysterious circumstances in the last eight days in the jail. A Delhi Police official said that a magisterial inquiry into all the deaths has been started. A prisoner named Vikram…
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Rapper Defiant as Jail Looms, Posing Quandary for Spain
A rapper is defiant as jail looms, posing a quandary for Spain.
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Several allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were taken into custody
Moscow, Jan 28 (AFP/APP): Several allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny were taken into custody early on Thursday after their apartments and offices were searched by police ahead of planned demonstrations. Navalny’s aides indicated that the searches were connected to a criminal probe launched by the interior ministry over alleged violations of coronavirus restrictions during protests last…
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Gilles Beyer Charged with Sexual Assault
Paris, Jan 8 (AFP/APP): A former elite French figure skating coach, Gilles Beyer, has been charged with sexual assault following accusations from at least six women skaters or former skaters, according to a judicial source. Beyer is at the centre of a scandal that convulsed the sport in France last year after a former world…
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Police Complaint Cell Received more than 14000 Complaints in 2020
FAISALABAD, Jan 01 (APP): Police Complaint Cell received 14,271 complaints during the year 2020. According to police, as many as 14,271 complaints were received at the Complaint Cell established at CPO office. He said that out of these, 13,588 complaints had been redressed which is 95.21 percent of total complaints. He said that 683 complaints…
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EU Warns Turkey over Journalist Jail Sentence
EU has warned Turkey over the journalist jail sentence.
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Russian historian and Napoleon enthusiast Sentenced to Jail for the Murder of a Student Lover
Saint Petersbeg, Dec 25 (AFP/APP): A court in Saint Petersburg on Friday sentenced a Russian historian and Napoleon enthusiast to 12-and-a-half-years in jail for murdering and dismembering his young student lover last year. The trial, which spurred activists to voice growing anger over domestic abuse in Russia, began in June after delays due to the…
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Abdelkrim Zeghileche Released and Charged with Two New Cases
Algiers, Dec 23 (AFP/APP): An Algerian journalist was released from prison Wednesday only to return directly to court for hearings in two other cases, an activist group said. Abdelkrim Zeghileche, head of the web-based Radio Sarbacane, was arrested in June and was last month given a 12-month sentence, including six months behind bars, for “insulting…
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Former Editor-in-Chief Sentenced to 27 Years in Jail
Istanbul, Dec 23 (AFP/APP): A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced the exiled former editor-in-chief of the Cumhuriyet daily to more than 27 years in jail on espionage and terror charges for one of the reputable paper’s stories. The court found Can Dundar — who fled to Germany in 2016 — guilty in connection with an…
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Egypt Sentences 59 Brotherhood Suspects to 15 Years
Egypt has sentenced 59 Brotherhood suspects to 15 years.