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'Cockroaches, Torture, No Toilets': Briton Exposes Dubai Prison Where Mia O'Brien Will Spend the Rest of Her Life

A chilling account of life inside Al-Awir prison raises fears for 23-year-old Mia O'Brien, who faces decades in Dubai's harsh justice system.

International Business Times UK

Thailand’s powerful former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to serve one more year in prison

Thaksin’s daughter says she is ‘worried’ for him

The Independent UK

Emmerdale spoilers: Mack's underground bunker prison horror continues…

Airs Thursday 18th September 2025 at 7.30pm on ITV1.

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Court rules Thaksin must serve one year in jail

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Bangkok Post

Was Mia O'Brien Framed in Dubai? The Truth Behind the Law Student's Dubai Arrest

Was Mia O'Brien framed in Dubai? The British law student faces life in prison after a cocaine conviction that divides opinion in the UK.

International Business Times UK

Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra to serve one-year prison term for previous convictions

Thailand’s Supreme Court says former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison term for previous convictions

The Independent UK

Thai court says ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra must serve year in prison

Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled that hospital stay does not count as time served for the ex-prime minister.

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Appeals court hears from US military contractor ordered to pay $42M to former Abu Ghraib detainees

An appeals court is set to hear oral arguments from a U.S. military contractor ordered to pay $42 million for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago

The Independent UK

D-Day Approaches In Bolsonaro Coup Trial

Brazil's Supreme Court begins voting Tuesday to convict or acquit far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro in a coup trial that has prompted mass protests by his fervent base and punitive backlash from his US ally, Donald Trump.

International Business Times

Killing Hong Kong's Lai Would Strengthen Democracy Message, Son Says

Locked up for more than four years and ailing, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai would only become a greater symbol if he died in prison, his son said.

International Business Times

Thai Top Court To Rule On Ex-PM Thaksin's Prison Stay

Thailand's top court is due to make a ruling Tuesday which could see the kingdom's most powerful and polarising statesman jailed in a watershed moment for his imperilled political dynasty.

International Business Times

Thaksin returns for Supreme Court ruling

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Bangkok when his private jet landed at Don Mueang airport on Monday afternoon, the day before the Supreme Court’s ruling on his prolonged hospital stay instead of serving prison time.

Bangkok Post

Hollyoaks spoilers: PRISON VISIT! Peri Lomax goes to see Tom!

Airs Monday, 15 September on E4 at 7pm.

WhatToWatch

Former Los Zetas Plaza Boss 'El Chelelo' Sentenced to Over 31 Years in U.S. Prison

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, "El Chelelo" was responsible for smuggling more than 3,000 tons of drugs into southern Texas over a span of four years.

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Glamorous Law Student Gets 25 Years In Hellhole Dubai Prison As Heartbroken Mom Pleads For Help

"Committing a crime was not a shock but arresting her was?"

The Conversation

Brazil’s Bolsonaro may soon join ranks of failed coup plotters held to account − hampering the chance of any political comeback

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro could soon be convicted as a failed coup plotter.

The Independent UK

Final victim of 40-year-old cold case where girls were found dead and stuffed in barrels is identified

Rea Rasmussen was 2 to 4 years old when she was killed in the 1970s. Her mother Pepper Reed is still missing

International Business Times UK

Law Student Mia O'Brien, 23, Jailed for 25 Years in Dubai Prison After Being Found with 50g of Cocaine

Mia O'Brien, a 23-year-old law student from Liverpool, was sentenced to 25 years in Dubai's Central prison after being caught with 50g of cocaine. Her family is fighting to appeal the harsh sentence.

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Australia's mushroom murderer: Why did Erin Patterson kill and how long will she go to prison for?

The story of a woman who used deadly mushrooms to kill family members has shocked the world, and she's now been sentenced for her crimes.

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TikToker Mia O’Brien Flooded With Comments After Being Mistaken for Brit Jailed in Dubai

A UK TikToker named Mia O’Brien went viral after users confused her with a British student sentenced to 25 years in Dubai for cocaine possession.

International Business Times UK

Australia's Mushroom Murder Trial: What Was Ex-Husband Simon Patterson's Testimony

Erin Patterson was sentenced to life in prison after serving a mushroom-laced meal that killed three family members in 2023.

The National (Scotland)

Palestinian prisoners not being given adequate food, Israel top court rules

ISRAEL'S Supreme Court has ruled Palestinian prisoners are not being given adequate food.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: mushroom murderer Erin Patterson sentenced; fugitive father shot dead by NZ police; and pictures of the blood moon

Patterson sentenced to life imprisonment with non-parole period of 33 years after being found guilty of murdering three people and attempting to murder a fourth

The Guardian - AU

‘Only you know why’: how mushroom murderer Erin Patterson faced her sentencing

After Patterson was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years, only the question of motive remained

The Independent UK

Woman who murdered family lunch guests by poisoning beef wellington with mushrooms jailed for life

Erin Patterson’s non-parole period of 33 years is the longest ever for a woman convicted of murder in Victoria, Australia

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