Sidse Babett Knudsen Stars In Prison Drama 'Sons' At Berlinale Explore the powerful performance of Sidse Babett Knudsen in 'Sons,' a prison drama that delves into power dynamics and human nature. Top News · Feb 20, 2024
Who is Julian Assange? Will the WikiLeaks founder be extradited to the US? The London High Court hearing will determine whether Assange is extradited to the US after his decade-long legal battle. Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2024
France summons Russian ambassador over Navalny death Paris has summoned Russia's ambassador to France after the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said Monday during a visit to Argentina. Radio France Internationale · Feb 20, 2024
First Thing: Court considers Assange’s last-ditch bid to fight US extradition If extradited, a US conviction could mean life in prison for the Wikileaks founder. Plus, the groundbreaking stories of Black astronauts The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024
WikiLeaks founder Assange starts final legal battle to avoid extradition to U.S. Julian Assange's lawyers will begin their final U.K. legal challenge on Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges. WEKU · Feb 20, 2024
Julian Assange supporters gather outside court as extradition hearing starts Two-day hearing will weigh up whether WikiLeaks founder can be granted leave to appeal against 2022 decision The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024
Angel Cabrera To Play First PGA Tour-Sanctioned Event Since Prison Release The two-time Major winner is in the field for this week's event on the PGA Tour Champions Golf Monthly · Feb 19, 2024
Navalny’s widow, Yulia, vows to continue his fight for a ‘free Russia’ Navalnaya’s message comes as Russian authorities say an investigation into Navalny’s death has been extended. Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2024
High-security prison to come up at Suriyur in Tiruchi The State government has sanctioned ₹104 crore to establish a high-security prison at Suriyur near Tiruverumbur in Tiruchi district The Hindu · Feb 19, 2024
‘The Iranian regime holds all the cards’: children of jailed Nobel winner on learning to live without their mother Human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been in prison in Iran for most of her children’s lives. Now living as exiles in Paris, they say they will never lose hope of seeing her again The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024
Milan prisoners craft instruments from migrant boat scraps Discover how inmates in Milan's opera prison are turning abandoned migrant boats into classical instruments, shedding light on migrant issues. Top News · Feb 19, 2024
OPINION - The Standard View: The death of Alexei Navalny is an outrage to which the West must stand up Alexei Navalny practically predicted this. Russia’s foremost opposition leader and fierce critic of Vladimir Putin, who was serving a 19-year prison sentence on a range of charges he called politically motivated, said in a 2022 documentary that “if they decide to kill me, it means that we are incredibly strong”. Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2024
Mike Tyson urges Biden to free thousands locked up over cannabis: ‘Right these wrongs’ Boxer tells the Guardian it’s time for president to grant clemency to those in prison and ‘end cannabis prohibition once and for all’ The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2024
Death and redemption in an American prison More than a quarter century after an inmate helped start a hospice program in one of the nation's most notorious prisons, he is trying to spread the idea. WEKU · Feb 19, 2024
International Business Times · Feb 19, 2024 Navalny's Widow Vows To Continue His Work For 'Freedom' In Russia The mother of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being refused access to his body for a third day, his team said on Monday as his widow prepared to meet European foreign ministers.
France 24 · Feb 19, 2024 EU diplomacy chief tells Navalny’s widow that Putin will be held accountable for his death EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell Monday pledged that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be held to account for Alexei Navalny's death after he met the opposition leader and Kremlin foe's widow.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024 The Navalny I knew was naive about Putin’s Russia, but he gave us hope. We are his hope now He would have made a good president, but the Russia in which that could have happened no longer exists, says novelist Mikhail Shishkin
The Guardian - AU · Feb 19, 2024 Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow-installed governors poisoned in Ukraine, Russia says; Ukraine troops under attack in Zaporizhzhia – as it happened Moscow-installed governors of Kherson and Luhansk regions both survive claimed attack; Russia launching multiple attacks near Robotyne
International Business Times · Feb 19, 2024 Schumer Demands House Pass Bipartisan Foreign Aid Bill Following Navalny's Death The Senate passed the controversial foreign aid bill last week, and Schumer believes Navalny's death in prison is an "urgent alarm bell" for the House to pass the bipartisan bill.
AAP · Feb 19, 2024 Drug rehab spares man jail after Harbour Bridge crash A man's "noble efforts" in tackling his own drug problems mean he will not be imprisoned over an meth-induced fiery triple car crash on Sydney's Harbour Bridge.
International Business Times · Feb 18, 2024 Russian Courts Hand Jail Terms To Dozens Of Navalny Mourners Russian courts have sentenced dozens of people detained at events commemorating Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to short prison sentences, official court announcements showed, with 154 sentenced in Saint Petersburg alone.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024 Kremlin accused of ‘covering tracks’ as whereabouts of Alexei Navalny’s body remain uncertain Outrage over jailed opposition leader’s death grows with detention of over 350 people in Russia who attended vigils
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024 ‘It is too dangerous’: father of Italian antifascist held in Hungary fears for her safety Roberto Salis speaks out to emphasise the urgency of bringing his daughter Ilaria back to Italy
WEKU · Feb 18, 2024 Over 400 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny Over 400 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported.
Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2024 ‘Systematic torture’: To be Palestinian in an Israeli prison Israel stepped up its arrest campaign in the occupied West Bank, and mistreatment of prisoners in its overstuffed jails.