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Iran moves American prisoners to house arrest as a step in a swap for their release

The move comes amid the outlines of a deal after diplomacy between U.S. and Iran via mediators — but nothing is final.

WEKU · Aug 10, 2023

Wrongly convicted people are also victims – the compensation regime overlooks that

Letter: Compensation for those wrongly imprisoned needs to be made more easily accessible, says Henry Blaxland KC

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023

OPINION - Baroness Anderson: We must stand up to give a voice to the persecuted

As an MP, Baroness Anderson faced death threats. Now CEO of Index on Censorship, she says those experiences only fortified her belief in free speech

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2023

Virginia prison officials won't divulge complaints about facility where inmate died

The Virginia Department of Corrections has refused to release records of complaints by inmates at a southwest Virginia prison that's under scrutiny in the 2022 death of an inmate

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

Pakistan’s parliament dissolved for elections amid ex-PM Khan's imprisonment

Pakistan’s president on Wednesday dissolved the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, a first step in the countdown to a general election by mid-November. The move came as the country’s top opposition leader is fighting to overturn a corruption conviction that landed him in a high-security prison over the…

France 24 · Aug 9, 2023

A Tennessee judge throws out the case of a woman convicted of murder committed when she was 13

A Tennessee judge has dismissed the case against a woman who was sentenced to life in prison in the death of a man for binding a man’s body and face with duct tape and robbing him when she was 13

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

Despite multiple crises, Tunisia’s president still has his supporters

Economic crisis and political repression have pushed many away, but Saied is still backed by some.

Al Jazeera · Aug 9, 2023

Ex-Las Vegas Raider Henry Ruggs sentenced to 3-plus years in prison for fatal DUI crash in Nevada

Former Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs has been sentenced to at least three years in a Nevada prison for killing a woman in a fiery crash while driving his sports car drunk at speeds up to 156 mph on a city street nearly two years ago

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

Ex-Raiders WR Henry Ruggs III Sentenced for Deadly 2021 Crash

The former Las Vegas wideout will serve three to 10 years in Nevada state prison.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 9, 2023

Ex-NFL star Henry Ruggs sentenced to prison for fiery Las Vegas DUI crash that killed woman

Former Raider hit speeds of 156mph before crashing into Tina Tintor’s SUV in 2021 incident

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023