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Danish Woman Evacuated from Syrian Camps Sentenced for Aiding ISIS

A Danish woman evacuated from a Syrian detention camp last year was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison by a Danish court for aiding ISIS militants and illegally travelling to and residing in conflict zones, her lawyer said. The 35-year-old woman travelled to Syria with her husband in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Danish woman evacuated from Syrian camps sentenced for aiding Islamic State

A Danish woman evacuated from a Syrian detention camp last year was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison by a Danish court for aiding Islamic State militants and illegally travelling to and residing in conflict zones, her lawyer said.

Reuters

Zara Aleena: Sexual predator who murdered law graduate in brutal attack had just been freed from jail

Jordan McSweeney dragged woman into alleyway where he kicked and stamped on her

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Extreme heat killing prisoners in Texas

Texas officials claimed that no prisoners have been killed by heat. A new report shows they're wrong

Salon

Sexual predator admits murder of law graduate Zara Aleena

At a previous hearing the court was told Jordan McSweeney was a prolific offender and had been released from prison on licence days before the murder.

The Independent UK

Zara Aleena murder: Predator Jordan McSweeney admits murdering woman as she walked home alone in Ilford

McSweeney trailed Zara Aleena through the streets at night before launching a ferocious attack

Evening Standard

Zara Aleena’s murderer had been ordered back to prison before attack

Exclusive: Jordan McSweeney left free to kill 35-year-old in east London despite breaching licence conditions

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The Week Ahead: Writing the story of the important holiday spending season for investors

As he was starting his literary career, Charles Dickens was a journalist. Alas, he was not a business reporter — that would have been too appropriate for the son of a debtors’ prison inmate.

Miami Herald

Russian prison activist paints picture of life facing Griner

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been taken to the Russian region of Mordovia, notorious since Soviet times for its penal colonies, to serve a 9-year sentence on drugs charges.

Reuters

Elizabeth Holmes sentencing: Theranos founder to face restitution hearing after being jailed for 11 years

Prosecutors are demanding that Holmes be given 15 years in prison

The Independent UK

Alcohol laws in Qatar and rules tourists must follow ahead of World Cup 2022

Football fans could face six months in prison if they don't follow the country's strict drinking rules - and there are several other laws to be aware of

Chronicle Live

Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's autocratic president, takes on criminal gangs

In El Salvador, a state of emergency declared in March over widespread gang violence is still in place. The country's president, Nayib Bukele, has declared total war on ultra-violent criminal gangs, suspending constitutional rights in the process. Almost 60,000 people have been arrested since March, some as a result of…

France 24

One Off review – former inmate crafts a harrowingly authentic prison drama

Ric Renton’s raw four-hander is an enthralling study of male vulnerability with a deeply felt message for the justice system

The Guardian - UK

Imprisoned Russian activist dedicates coveted award to anti-Putin protestors

Vladimir Kara-Murza dedicated his award to the thousands who have been arrested or detained in Russia for protesting Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Killer kid locked up in Leeds jail for life hurls boiling hot water over prison guard

Kyle Buckley, who was 16 when he murdered someone, assaulted two prison officers in Wetherby Young Offenders Institution

The Guardian - US

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years for defrauding investors

The harsh ruling sends a message to Silicon Valley that the government will hold founders accountable for what’s promised

Daily Record

Mum desperately clung to car as thief sped off with toddler in backseat

Luke Joyce noticed the crying girl in the back seat and dumped the car miles away - leaving the toddler all alone.

WEKU

It's judgment day for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes

The fallen Silicon Valley star faces up to 15 years in prison for defrauding investors in her blood-testing company. A U.S. senator is among those who have written letters asking for mercy.

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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…

The Independent UK

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

Bangkok Post

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.

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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

Dublin Live

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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