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China sentences ex-Premier League footballer Li Tie to 20 years in prison

Former national team coach is the biggest name to be netted in China’s sweeping crackdown on corruption in sport.

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China jails former national football coach for 20 years for bribery

The former coach of the Chinese men's national soccer team Liu Tie has received a 20-year prison sentence for bribery

The Independent UK

How dance brought girls and their imprisoned fathers back together again

IN FOCUS: An award-winning Netflix documentary tracks an inspirational US programme that reunites men in jail with their daughters – and 95 per cent of participants, once they are released, do not reoffend. Lydia Spencer-Elliott talks to the filmmakers behind ‘Daughters’ about what this could mean for America

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Former Chinese Soccer Star Li Tie Sentenced To 20 Years

Former Chinese soccer star Li Tie sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption in China's crackdown on soccer corruption.

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Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture

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US Charges Ex-head Of Syrian Prison With Torture

The former head of a notorious Syrian prison was charged Thursday in the United States with torturing opponents of the now-collapsed government of Bashar al-Assad, the Justice Department said.

International Business Times

Alaska man jailed after accidentally recording himself while hiding camera to make child porn

Jesse Damon, 35, was sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by a life term of supervised release

The Independent UK

“Complete Chaos”: Luigi Mangione’s Inmates Expose His “Terrible” Conditions During Live Broadcast

"Luigi's conditions suck!" The post “Complete Chaos”: Luigi Mangione’s Inmates Expose His “Terrible” Conditions During Live Broadcast first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Biden Issues More Pardons and Commutations Under Pressure From Criminal Justice Groups

Biden commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 federal offenders who had been serving the remainder of their sentences on home confinement after being released from prison during COVID-19.

Reason

Teenager jailed in Dubai over holiday romance begs ruler 'please let me go home'

Marcus Fakana, 18, has been sentenced to a year in prison for consensual ‘holiday romance’

Evening Standard

American Freed From Syrian Prison After Assad Toppled Found In Damascus Suburb

Travis Timmerman said he had been held since being detained after entering the country from Lebanon seven months ago

International Business Times

The Guardian view on Labour and prisons: sustained courage is needed for rational reform

Circumstances have forced the government into a more rational penal policy but it will take time to show results

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Prison Will Not Silence Me, Iran's Mohammadi Says

Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate on temporary medical leave from prison, said in a video call released Thursday that she would never let prison silence her.

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“Feeling Well”: Missing American Found In Syria After Spending 7 Months In Prison

"Once we got out, there was no resistance," said American pilgrim Travis Timmerman, who was released from a prison in Syria after seven months. The post “Feeling Well”: Missing American Found In Syria After Spending 7 Months In Prison first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Hunger strike mother steps up action in bid to free son jailed in Egypt

Alaa Abd El-Fattah has spent most of the past decade in prison because of his criticism of Egypt’s rulers.

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Syrian Activist Mazen Al-Hamada Found Dead In Damascus Prison

Syrians mourn the loss of activist Mazen al-Hamada in Damascus after his tragic fate is revealed, sparking sorrow and solidarity among supporters.

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18-Year-Old Sentenced to Dubai Prison for Sleeping with 17-Year-Old Begs to Be Released: 'Let Me Go Home'

"I am asking His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum to please forgive me and pardon me."

The Independent UK

Government urged to grant more court sitting days to tackle prison population

Tory Kieran Mullan said: ‘If the judiciary had come to us and asked for more sitting days, we would have responded to that, not told them no.’

Latin Times

Inmates Shout 'Free Luigi' During Live News Report from Pennsylvania Prison Where Luigi Magione Is Being Held

The broadcast took an unusual turn as inmates shouted support for Mangione and criticized prison conditions.

The Independent UK

Travis Timmerman: American who travelled to Syria on Christian pilgrimage freed from Assad jail

Timmerman was initially mistaken by some for missing US journalist Austin Tice when he was found in Syria

International Business Times

Anthony Weiner Preparing to Run for Office Again After Prison Time for Sexting Child

Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned amid sexting scandals and served prison time, just filed to run for office again.

The Guardian - UK

American found in Damascus appears to have been released from Syrian prison

Travis Pete Timmerman, from Missouri, says he was imprisoned for seven months after travelling to Syria on a pilgrimage

The Independent UK

A Pakistani court indicts imprisoned former PM Imran Khan and his wife for corruption

A court in Pakistan has indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in one of several graft cases they face

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