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UN Calls to Investigate Hunger Strike of 70 Libyan Inmates

Several human rights groups and families of inmates said that around 70 inmates at Mitiga Central Prison in Tripoli have been on a hunger strike for around a month in objection to the ill-treatment. Some family members told Asharq Al-Awsat that they have been banned from visiting their relatives at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Imprisoned Russian activist honored with human rights award

An imprisoned Russian opposition activist who was honored by a human rights advocacy group dedicated his award to the thousands of people who have been arrested or detained in Russia for protesting President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Australian freed by Myanmar junta arrives home

MELBOURNE: An Australian adviser to the former government of Myanmar returned home on Friday, a day after he was released from detention by the military junta as part of a mass amnesty.

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Brian Glendinning: Father-of-three held in Iraqi jail over Qatar bank ‘debt’ to return to Scotland

Brian Glendinning, 43, will arrive in Edinburgh on Friday afternoon after a two-month ordeal in an Iraqi prison over an alleged debt.

Evening Standard

Elizabeth Holmes faces judgment day for her Theranos crimes

A federal judge on Friday will decide whether disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes should serve a lengthy prison sentence for duping investors and endangering patients while peddling a bogus blood-testing technology

The Independent UK

Elizabeth Holmes - live: Theranos sentencing looms as disgraced CEO to learn fate in fraud trial

Prosecutors are demanding that Holmes be given 15 years in prison

The Independent UK

Prisoners expected to be charged over killing of inmate Robert O'Connor

The 34-year-old Dubliner was beaten to death in a cell on July 29

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Hunter prison 'dilapidated and dirty', inspector finds

A Corrective Services NSW spokesman said the centre was "working through outstanding maintenance following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions".

Newcastle Herald

Freed foreigners return home after Myanmar prisoner amnesty

The four, including an Australian economist and a former UK ambassador, were among thousands detained after the coup.

Al Jazeera

Thug stabbed man in front of families after row at pub's beach party

Gareth Parr repeatedly stabbed the man as he lay motionless on the floor

Liverpool Echo

Father-of-three held in Iraqi jail over Qatar bank ‘debt’ to return to Scotland

Brian Glendinning, 43, will arrive in Edinburgh on Friday afternoon after a two-month ordeal in an Iraqi prison over an alleged debt.

The Independent UK

GOP operative convicted in scheme to funnel Russian money into Trump campaign

Benton, the husband of Rand Paul's niece and a veteran GOP staffer, faces up to 20 years in prison, but plans to appeal.

Axios

Sean Turnell reunited with wife in Australia after two years in Myanmar prison

Economic adviser to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was described as being in ‘amazingly good spirits’ by Anthony Albanese

The Guardian - AU

Diverting children away from the criminal justice system gives them a chance to 'grow out' of crime

Prison is no place for a child. Putting children in youth justice facilities can have long-lasting consequences for their physical, psychological and emotional health, wellbeing and development.

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Fraudster Kevin Trudeau out of prison, back in court for ‘reunion’ with judge who might lock him up again

Lawyers ask a judge to detain the author of ‘The Weight-Loss Cure “They” Don’t Want You to Know About’ as they try to find millions he may have hidden away.

The Independent UK

Parents of Cuba protesters blocked from meeting US officials

Activist groups and U.S. officials say at least six parents of Cubans serving harsh prison sentences after they participated in protests last year were temporarily detained and prevented from visiting an American delegation

Tribune News Service

R. Kelly crony gets 20 months in prison for harassing singer’s victim, releasing nude pictures online

An R. Kelly crony was sentenced to 20 months behind bars for releasing explicit photos of the disgraced singer’s victim on the internet — but not before he whined that his reputation had taken a hit after his arrest.

Tribune News Service

Elizabeth Holmes, pregnant again, faces Friday sentencing: Here’s what to expect

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, pregnant and the mother of a young son, will likely receive a multi-year prison sentence Friday, then try to delay her imprisonment and overturn her guilty verdict, legal experts say.

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Ex-DePaul student gets 7½ years in federal prison for writing computer code to help ISIS terrorist group

A former DePaul University student was sentenced Thursday to 7 ½ years in federal prison for using his developing computer skills to help the Islamic State terrorist group spread violent propaganda on social media.

Daily Mirror

Kidnapper stole family car before speeding off with baby in the backseat

Luke Joyce, 27, had only been released from prison weeks before the incident and sped off in the vehicle without realising a two-year-old girl was sitting in the backseat

Al Jazeera

Brittney Griner moved to penal colony in Russia’s Mordovia region

WNBA player, whose whereabouts had been publicly unknown, is in penal colony 500km southeast of Moscow, lawyers confirm.

Los Angeles Times

He was Roger Clemens' lawyer. Why he says Trevor Bauer is 'absolutely' right to fight.

LOS ANGELES — The star pitcher believed he was wrongly accused. He spoke up, and he spoke out. He faced the possibility of prison time. He sued his accuser, and his accuser sued him back.

WEKU

Russia sends Brittney Griner to a penal colony

The U.S. basketball star was transferred to a prison colony in Mordovia — 300 miles southeast of Moscow — to begin serving out a nine-year sentence on drug charges.

The Independent UK

Officer gets less than 2 years for killing unarmed Black man

A judge has sentenced a white Philadelphia police officer to 11½ to 23 months in prison in the 2017 fatal shooting of an unarmed Black motorist

The Guardian - UK

Alaa Abd el-Fattah exhausted and weak, family say after visit

The activist’s mother was allowed to visit her son for the first time in nearly a month on Thursday

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