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Freed immigration detainee sues Australian government for damages for alleged false imprisonment

Stateless Kurdish man’s compensation case is the first sparked by high court ruling that indefinite detention is unlawful

The Guardian - AU

Hizb ut-Tahrir: Islamist group that urged chants of jihad on streets of London to be banned

Expressing support for, or being a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir will become a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison

Evening Standard

Humza Yousaf to raise Scottish Prison Service crown immunity with Rishi Sunak

HUMZA Yousaf is planning to raise the issue of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) still having crown immunity with the Prime Minister amid a key…

The National (Scotland)

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Iran sentences imprisoned Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to an additional prison term

A court in Iran has slapped imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi with an additional sentence of 15 months for allegedly spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic

The Independent UK

Nicaragua Releases Catholic Bishop, 18 Other Clergy Members After Negotiations With Vatican

Catholic bishop Rolando Álvarez was imprisoned for criticizing religious freedom conditions in Nicaragua and was placed under house arrest on Aug. 4, 2022. After almost 15 days, he was arrested from his residence and presented to the court in December of that year.

Latin Times

2 Virginia prison supervisors named in death of a disabled inmate in amended suit

The new, amended lawsuit now includes Capt. Travis S. Poston and now-former Marion Warden Jeffery Artrip as defendants along with the five previously named prison officers.

WEKU

Iranian journalists jailed for covering death of a young woman after hijab arrest released from prison

The two women were jailed by the Iranian state

Evening Standard

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Hostages Safe, Ecuador Now Faces Reclaiming Prison Control

Ecuador's security forces worked Sunday to regain control of prisons that had fallen into the hands of gang members

Latin Times

Scores of hostages released from gang-controlled prisons, Ecuador government claims

Presidency makes announcement nearly a week after wave of violence hit South American country

The Guardian - UK

Accused in drug case escapes from Kannur Central Jail

KANNURA prisoner escapes from jail in a calculated plan, prompting a search operation by town and city police.

The Hindu

All Remaining Hostages Seized In Ecuador Prison Riots Freed

All remaining 136 prison guards and administrative workers who were seized as hostages during prison riots in Ecuador were freed on Saturday night, prison authorities said.

International Business Times

‘We are at war’: Ecuador’s president vows to crack down on gangs behind week of violence

After criminals storm TV station and take prison guards hostage, Daniel Noboa pledges to stop his country becoming a narco-state

The Guardian - UK

UK Post Office Scandal Left Me On Brink Of Suicide: Victim

Wrongly convicted due to bugs in the UK Post Office's computer system, Seema Misra was sent to prison while two months pregnant.

International Business Times

Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, reveals harsh conditions in Arctic prison

Learn about the brutal conditions facing Alexi Navalny, a leading opposition figure in Russia, as he is held in a remote Arctic penal colony by Vladimir Pu...

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U.S. Navy Officer Released from Prison, Reunited with Family!

Lieutenant Ridge Alconis, a U.S. Navy Officer, has been released from prison and reunited with his family after serving time for a car accident in Japan.

The Independent UK

Navy officer who'd been jailed in Japan over deadly crash now released from US custody, family says

The family of a Navy officer jailed in Japan over a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens says he's been released from U.S. custody one month after he was returned to the United States and placed in a federal prison

International Business Times

Suriname Ex-president Refuses Surrender For Murder Sentence

Suriname's ex-president Desi Bouterse, 78, on Friday refused to turn up to start serving a 20-year prison sentence for the murder of political opponents more than four decades ago.

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The Independent UK

Two inmates died in Alabama prisons. Their organs then went missing

A heart, a brain and other organs were missing from dead prisoners, lawsuit claims

Cinemablend

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Shares How Her Abuse Impacted Her Love Of Star Wars And Cosplay

CinemaBlend asked Gypsy Rose Blanchard if what occurred has impacted her love of Star Wars and cosplay, and received a very thoughtful answer.

The Independent UK

Former Suriname dictator vanishes after being sentenced in killings of 15 political opponents

Former Suriname dictator Desi Bouterse, who was sentenced last month to 20 years in prison for the killings of 15 political opponents, has vanished after not turning himself in to authorities as planned

The Guardian - UK

Reading gaol, prison home of Oscar Wilde, sold to educational foundation for £7m

Initial proposals for historic site include plans for educational centre, museum and exhibition space

The Hindu

NIA files charge sheet against 8 LeT cadres in Karnataka in 'fidayeen' attack conspiracy case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet against eight persons, including two absconders, in a case of prison radicalisation and ‘fidayeen’ (suicide) attack conspiracy by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Karnataka, an official said.

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Hunter Biden indicted on tax evasion and related charges. Potential 17-year prison sentence

This informative content discusses the legal charges against Hunter Biden and their potential implications on the DNC convention and President Biden's reel...

The Independent UK

Man wrongfully imprisoned for 44 years wins $25m compensation

Ronnie Wallace Long, now 68, spent more than four decades behind bars for a rape he did not commit

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