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Ukrainians involved in ‘referendums’ face prison terms, says Kyiv

Official outlines punishments for those found guilty of helping Russia but says those forced to vote will not be punished

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022

Britain’s youngest female murderer who stabbed stranger and bragged about it ‘makes bid for release’

Sharon Carr was just 12 years old when she stabbed Katie Rackliff, 18, to death as she walked home from a nightclub in Surrey

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Shakira to Face Trial for Tax Fraud in Spain

A Spanish judge on Tuesday approved a trial for Colombian pop singer Shakira on charges of tax fraud. Spanish prosecutors accused the entertainer in 2018 of failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($13.9) in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014. Prosecutors are seeking an eight-year prison sentence and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 27, 2022

Iran Steps Up Activist, Journalist Arrests in Protest Crackdown

Iran is stepping up arrests of activists and journalists in a crackdown against civil society as anti-regime protests rage nationwide, activists say. Twenty journalists have been imprisoned since the protests erupted earlier this month over the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who had been arrested by the country's notorious morality…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 27, 2022

Toddler watches grandmother die in crash

Truck driver Ellyas Bouras is facing a prison sentence after he ran a red light, striking and killing a Victorian grandmother and injuring her young grandchild.

AAP · Sep 27, 2022

Federal court says California ban on private ICE detention facilities is unconstitutional

LOS ANGELES — A California law banning private prisons and immigrant detention facilities in the state violates the U.S. Constitution when applied to facilities operated on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a federal appellate court ruled Monday.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 27, 2022

Labour vows to give UK citizens abroad legal right to Foreign Office help

Pledge comes after repeated complaints by British prisoners abroad of Foreign Office indifference

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022

School shooter Michael Carneal denied parole by Kentucky board

Michael Carneal killed three students at Heath High School in 1997 and injured five more; he’ll remain in prison

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022

Kazakh ex-leader's nephew sentenced to 6 years for embezzlement

A Kazakh court on Monday sentenced a nephew of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev to six years in prison for embezzlement, the first verdict against a close relative of the once powerful leader of the oil-rich Central Asian nation.

Reuters · Sep 26, 2022

Michael Carneal killed three fellow students in 1997. He’s still hearing voices. Should he get parole?

The Kentucky State Parole Board is about to decide the fate of an inmate who walked into his school 25 years ago, at age 14, and opened fire, killing three and injuring five. He’d be one of the few school shooters to walk free, writes Sheila Flynn

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2022