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BEIJING — Zhang Zhan’s footage of bedridden patients lining a hospital corridor in Wuhan gave a rare, unvarnished glimpse from China’s coronavirus ground zero in the first months of the …
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Cambodia’s exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy has been sentenced in absentia to 25 years in jail for an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen, a …
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The court did shorten the activist’s sentence by a month and a half, after taking into account time he spent under house arrest from December 2014 to February 2015. Navalny …
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A Moscow court on Saturday rejected Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s appeal against his prison sentence, even as the country faced a top European rights court’s order to free the …
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Arrested for leading a march against racial segregation in 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spent days in solitary confinement writing his “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” …
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Inmates at a St. Louis jail set fires, caused flooding, broke out fourth-floor windows and tossed a stationary bike, chairs, mattresses and other things outside Saturday in the latest disturbance …
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The court on Tuesday ruled that while Navalny was in Germany, he violated probation terms from a 2014 case in which he had received a suspended sentence of three and …
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The chief judge of the federal court in Washington scorched U.S. Capitol riot suspects during a hearing on Thursday, calling their actions an assault on American democracy and ruling that a …
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Moscow — A Russian court upheld the 30-day arrest order for opposition leader Alexey Navalny on Thursday. The court denied an appeal for Navalny’s immediate release, ensuring that President Vladimir Putin’s …
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MOSCOW — Russia’s prison service has asked a Moscow court to put top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny behind bars for breaching the terms of his suspended sentence and probation. Navalny, …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean court will rule as soon as Monday whether to send Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee back to jail after more than two years …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) said it was “troubled” by reports that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) used its baseball venue Jackie Robinson …
Read More (Reuters) – British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has repeatedly attempted suicide while detained in Iran, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), a New York-based advocacy group, said on Thursday. …
Read More CARACAS (Reuters) – At least 17 prisoners in a Venezuelan jail were killed on Friday as they attempted to escape during a riot, according to a military report seen by …
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(Reuters) – The convicted celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti has been granted temporary freedom from a New York City jail by a California federal judge who said the spread of the …
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(Reuters) – Some 450 inmates and staff have tested positive for coronavirus at Chicago’s largest jail, county corrections officials said on Thursday, representing one of the nation’s largest outbreaks of …
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FILE PHOTO: The Rikers Island Prison complex (foreground) is seen from an airplane in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo …
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FILE PHOTO: An NYC Department of Corrections vehicle drives in the entrance to Rikers Island facility in Queens, in New York, U.S., February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo NEW YORK …
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FILE PHOTO: Police officers walk through Newcastle Central Station in Newcastle upon Tyne, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Newcastle upon Tyne, Britain, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea warned on Thursday that it will deport foreigners while its citizens could face jail if they violate self-quarantine rules after a surge in imported coronavirus …
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(Reuters) – New Jersey plans to release “low-risk” inmates serving county jail sentences to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the governor said on Monday. The announcement follows an order …
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COLOMBO/ISLAMABAD, March 21 (Reuters) – One prisoner died and three others were injured when fighting broke out on Saturday in a Sri Lankan jail over rumors of coronavirus, as governments …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein’s day began with expensive coffee and Acqua Panna mineral water at a breakfast meeting with his lawyers in a Four Seasons hotel near Manhattan’s …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein’s day began with expensive coffee and Acqua Panna mineral water at a breakfast meeting with his lawyers in a Four Seasons hotel near Manhattan’s …
Read More BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese court sentenced Chinese-born Swedish citizen Gui Minhai to 10 years in jail for illegally providing intelligence overseas on Monday, the Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court said …
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Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, Britain January 20, 2020. Matt Dunham/Pool LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will introduce tougher jail sentences for convicted …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial took a dramatic turn on Tuesday as the judge threatened to revoke his bail and jail the former film producer after catching …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) vice-president Kang Kyung-hoon received a 16-month jail term on Friday on charges of union-busting activities, South Korean media reported on Friday. FILE PHOTO: The …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The London Bridge attack pushed law and order towards the top of the British political agenda on Saturday, with days to go before a snap election, after …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition criticised the government’s sentencing policies on Saturday ahead of an election after police said the London Bridge attacker had previously been convicted of terrorism offences …
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