Tag: prison
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Belgian prison in lockdown after major Covid outbreak
Brussels, Feb 27 (AFP/APP):A Belgian prison has been placed under quarantine and inmates have been confined to their cells after more than half of them tested positive for Covid-19, authorities said Saturday. In addition to the more than half of the 132 inmates who tested positive, around 60 out of 115 staff at the Namur…
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A court in Belarus sentences a pair of television journalists to two years in prison
Minsk, Feb 18 (AFP/APP): A court in Belarus on Thursday sentenced a pair of television journalists to two years in prison for covering a protest last year, the first lengthy jail term in a legal crackdown on independent news media. Standing defiant in a cage, Katerina Bakhvalova, 27, and Daria Chultsova, 23, flashed V for victory signs as…
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Prison Sentence to Russian Spy
Moscow, Dec 29 (AFP/APP): A Russian court on Tuesday handed a 15-year prison sentence to a former manager of an energy company for spying for Moldova, the latest in a string of high-profile espionage trials. Karina Tsurkan, a former board member of the Inter RAO energy group, was detained in 2018 on suspicion of handing…
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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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Nawaz to be Brought Back and be in Prison by January 15: Shibli Faraz
Shibli Faraz says that Nawaz Sharif will be brought back and be in prison by 15th January.
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MOHR to submit report on prison before Jan 18
ISLAMABAD, Jan 13 (APP):Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr. Shireen M Mazari chaired the meeting of commission formed by Islamabad High Court on jail reforms to finalise its report. Chairing the meeting, Dr. Shireen Mazari said there should be separate cells for transgenders and people with disabilities to cater their needs. She also instructed the…
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Eight more prisons to be constructed in Sindh
KARACHI, Dec 26 (APP): Sindh government has decided to construct eight more prisons in the province, as the existing prisons are over-crowded where 17239 inmates are currently incarcerated against a total capacity of 13038. Sindh Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah and Federal Ombudsman Syed Tahir Shahbaz on Thursday in a joint meeting reviewed the…
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Doctors fear Assange ‘could die’ in UK jail
London, Nov 25 (AFP/APP): More than 60 doctors wrote an open letter published Monday saying they feared Julian Assange’s health was so bad that the WikiLeaks founder could die inside a top-security British jail. The 48-year-old Australian is still fighting a US bid to extradite him from Britain on charges filed under the Espionage Act…
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Brazil jail riot in Para state leaves 57 dead as gangs fight
Brasilia, 30th July: At least 57 people have been brutally murdered in Brazil in a prison riot, which saw a few rival gangs battle it out for five hours, officials said in a statement. Gang members from one prison block invaded another part of Altamira jail in Pará state. 16 of the dead were brutally…