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Peru's Aging Ex-president Fujimori Freed After Pardon Reinstated

Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, 85, was freed from prison on Wednesday after a court reinstated a pardon of his 25-year sentence for crimes against humanity.

International Business Times

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori freed from prison on humanitarian grounds

Fujimori, 85, was serving a 25-year sentence in connection with the slayings of 25 Peruvians by death squads in the 1990s.

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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is freed from prison on humanitarian grounds

Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori has been released from prison on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from a regional human rights court to delay his release

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Six Nevada Republicans charged with casting fake electoral votes in 2020

State’s attorney general charged the fake electors with two felonies each, with penalties up to five years in prison

The Guardian - US

Moscow police raid LGBTQ nightclubs: ‘My life was hanging by a thread’

Moscow police carried out raids on nightclubs hosting LGBTQ events on December 1, just two days after Russia’s Supreme Court banned the “international LGBTQ movement” and classified it as an extremist movement. The police forced people in attendance to strip to their underclothes and took photos of their identity cards…

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An heiress bride and the groom facing prison: Madelaine Brockway’s ‘wedding of the century’

Viral ‘wedding of the century’ has cast eyes at the bride and groom, Madeline Brockway and Jacob LaGrone, as he faces charges of aggravated assault

The Independent UK

Chicago taxpayers have paid nearly $700 million since 2000 in lawsuits by people who claimed they were framed by police

The tally of 300 cases includes nearly $140 million paid to lawyers for the city and $537 million paid to plaintiffs.

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Sri Lankan national arrested for defrauding techie in Cuddalore of ₹60 lakh

Cuddalore police arrest Sri Lankan for swindling ₹60 lakh from IT professional via online part-time job offer. Complainant Sampath lured by unidentified person, made payments to bank account. Cyber Crime wing traced last transaction to account holder, arrested Salman Mohammed Farook in Chennai. Kingpin of scam from China. Court remands…

The Hindu

Peru Court Orders 'Immediate' Release Of Imprisoned Ex-President Fujimori

As per the new ruling, the court has ordered the state prison agency to release Alberto Fujimori "on the same day."

Latin Times

Generation after generation, Israeli prison marks a rite of passage for Palestinian boys

The release of Palestinian prisoners under the Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement last week has touched nearly everyone in the occupied West Bank, where 750,000 Palestinians have been arrested since 1967

The Independent UK

Who is Madelaine Brockway? All about the viral ‘wedding of the century’ and the groom facing prison

Viral ‘wedding of the century’ has cast eyes at the bride and groom, Madeline Brockway and Jacob LaGrone, as he faces charges of aggravated assault

The Independent UK

Peru's Constitutional Court orders release of ex-president Alberto Fujimori

Peru's Constitutional Court ordered the release of ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 85, serving a 25-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity and corruption, according to a court document published on Tuesday.

France 24

Lawyers for woman accusing Dani Alves of sexual assault seek maximum 12-year sentence for player

Lawyers for the woman accusing Dani Alves of sexual assault are asking for the maximum sentence of 12 years in prison for the Brazilian soccer player

The Independent UK

Why no concern at prisoners being paid just 50p an hour to work?

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Released Palestinians Allege Mistreatment In Israeli Prisons

Released under a prisoner-hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas, former Palestinian detainees have described beatings, deprivation and a radical deterioration in conditions in Israeli jails following Hamas's bloody October 7 attacks.

The Guardian - UK

Trans inmates with history of violence against women to be mostly kept out of female Scottish jails

Guidance says any transgender woman with history of violence against females who is assessed as risk will not go to a women’s prison

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Madelaine Brockway’s Husband Could Face 25 Years In Prison After They Dropped $59M On A Wedding

Madelaine Brockway's new husband Jacob LaGrone faces up to 25 years in jail, just weeks after their massive wedding.

The National (Scotland)

‘Individualised’ approach planned for transgender people in custody policy

Transgender prisoners with a history of violence against women can be placed in the female estate if they are deemed to not present an…

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‘Jail crushes you slowly’: Kashmiri journalist reflects on prison ordeal

Fahad Shah, whose case was a symbol of harassment of region’s media, says he has different outlook after months behind bars

Newcastle Herald

Sound of music rings out at Cessnock prison with Christmas concert

Around 20 inmates have been making music in jail.

AAP

'Depraved fantasies' lead police officer to prison

A former police officer who groomed teenagers online by using his status to "create a cloak of trust" will spend the next year in jail.

PC Gamer

GTA 6 reactions: Florida Men, car-top twerking, face tattoos, bikinis, and life behind bars

What's GTA 6's America look like? The PC Gamer team weighs in: "People are either having the hedonistic time of their lives, or they are committing crimes."

International Business Times UK

Palestinian Prisoner Speaks Out As Israel Say Hamas Broke Ceasefire

After more than 80 Israeli captives have been released by Hamas in return for 180 Palestinian prisoners, Israel has accused Hamas of breaking the ceasefire agreement.

The Independent UK

Man who posed as agent and offered gifts to Secret Service sentenced to nearly 3 years

A man accused of pretending to be a federal agent and offering gifts and free apartments to Secret Service officers has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison

International Business Times

Mauritania Ex-president Aziz Sentenced To 5 Years For Corruption

A court in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott on Monday sentenced former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in prison for having abused his position to amass an ill-gotten fortune.

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