The Latest Breaking News from Prison

Russian court rejects US reporter Gershkovich's detention appeal

A Moscow court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to be freed from pre-trial detention, meaning he will stay in a former KGB prison until at least May 29 while a spying case against him is investigated.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2023

Opposition figure's sentence underlines Russian intolerance

The 25-year treason sentence imposed on prominent Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza on Monday was a particularly severe show of authorities’ intensifying intolerance of criticism of the war in Ukraine and other dissenting opinions

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

'My life's been transformed after leaving prison and living in a house for the homeless'

Leo has had a rollercoaster life so far but believes that people should never give up even when things get hard

Wales Online · Apr 17, 2023

Factbox: Kara-Murza becomes latest Putin opponent to get long jail term

Sentenced on Monday to 25 years in prison on charges including treason, Vladimir Kara-Murza joined a growing list of Russians who have received long jail terms after speaking out against President Vladimir Putin or the invasion of Ukraine. Here are some of the most prominent cases.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2023

Murderer who killed pal over £40 drug debt found using padlock in sock as weapon in Scots jail

Paul Cannop, serving a minimum 17 years for stabbing his friend in a row over a £40 drug debt, tied the metal padlock inside a sock to use as a makeshift cudgel.

Daily Record · Apr 17, 2023

Tensions remain high after guards injured in Casuarina prison riot

Tensions remain high in the youth wing of a WA prison after six guards were allegedly injured during a riot.

The New Daily · Apr 17, 2023

Members of the Myanmar diaspora in Australia say they are frustrated with the government's current sanctions

Myanmar's military government releases thousands of prisoners to mark a Buddhist holiday, just days after airstrikes targeting rebels killed civilians in the country's north-west.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2023

‘Russia will be free’: Defiant Kremlin critic jailed for 25 years after denouncing Ukraine invasion

UK among those to call for the immediate release of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a dual Russian-British citizen

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2023

Russia sentences opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison

Kara-Murza's sentence is the harshest prison term delivered yet to a government opponent since the Kremlin launched its war in Ukraine in February 2022.

WEKU · Apr 17, 2023

Kremlin critic Kara-Murza, after 25-year sentence: 'Russia will be free'

Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza, on being sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges including treason, said "Russia will be free", a Russian opposition slogan.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2023