Prison
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Govt changes logo of Department of Prisons
Feb 3, 2025The government has changed the logo of the Department of Prisons in line with its mission and vision. “The logo for the Department of Prisons has been changed as the earlier one did not match with... -
Fourteen years in prison for US soldier who sought to aid IS
Oct 12, 2024On Friday, a US soldier who had entered a guilty plea to trying to give intelligence to the Islamic State organisation so that it could attack US forces in the Middle East was given a 14-year... -
Iran releases Austrian man from prison
Sep 18, 2024An Austrian who was imprisoned in Iran’s northeast has been freed, according to the judiciary on Tuesday. October 2022 saw Austria acknowledge that one of its nationals had been detained in Iran on “unrelated” accusations following... -
Parents of US school shooter sentenced to 10-15 years in prison
Apr 10, 2024In a rare and well followed case, the parents of a kid who carried out a deadly school shooting in the US state of Michigan were sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison on Tuesday.... -
Kremlin critic Navalny faces decades more in prison
Aug 2, 2023On Friday, a Russian court will rule on the trial of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is facing extremism accusations that may keep him in prison for decades. The 47-year-old attacked Russia’s military intervention in... -
Moscow charges Kiev with attacking a prison in east Ukraine
Jul 29, 2022In eastern Ukraine, which is under rebel control, the Russian army on Friday accused Kiev forces of attacking a jail housing Ukrainian prisoners of war, claiming 40 people were killed and several others were injured. The... -
Many activists are still imprisoned in Saudi Arabia
Feb 26, 2022Raif Badawi’s family and supporters are hoping for his release soon. However, the well-known blogger is far from the only activist who has been imprisoned for expressing opposing viewpoints. If all goes well, Saudi Arabian blogger... -
Eid meetings with inmates are closed due to Corona
May 22, 2020Coronavirus infection is on the rise in prisons. As of Thursday, 46 inmates and prison guards had been attacked in six jails across the country. In this situation, the relatives of the prisoners are not able... -
Inmates at prison in central France escaped from cells and rioted
Sep 13, 2016News Hour: Dozens of inmates at a prison in central France escaped from their cells and rioted on Monday after stealing the keys of a warden, prison sources said. “Two prisoners jostled a guard and managed...