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Tunisia sentences Algerian activist in absentia-Mosaique FM

A Tunisian court has issued in absentia a prison term of three months to Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui for illegally crossing borders, Tunisia's radio Mosaique FM reported on Friday, in a case that has caused a diplomatic row.

Reuters

‘I was a prisoner of Mexico’s US-backed migrant detention regime’

An American writes about her time in the migrant prison city of Tapachula, where she is threatened with deportation.

Al Jazeera

2 Pakistanis reach home after being freed from Guantanamo

Officials say two Pakistani brothers who were held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay military prison for two decades have been freed and returned home

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BBC The Apprentice viewers 'sobbing' as public 'verbally abused' by candidates in baffling scenes

But it wasn't as it seems on the hit BBC One show

Manchester Evening News

Man jailed for raping former flatmate just months after he got out of prison for attacking her

Koshin Ali, 40, develeoped a violent obsession with the victim

Evening Standard

Indigenous prisoner spent less than an hour in medical unit after emergency, Victorian coroner told

Inquest hears Michael Suckling struggled with drug addiction, back pain, mobility issues and significant weight gain in prison

The Guardian - AU

Iran Admits Executing Political Prisoner Amid Condemnations by Human Rights Organizations

London, Tehran: Iran on Wednesday secretly executed a political prisoner who had been convicted of killing a police officer in 2018 and of being a member of an opposition Kurdish party, rights groups revealed. This came two days after activists reported the execution of another political prisoner. On Thursday, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Dennis Sore sentenced to life in prison for murdering Samantha Bong in Townsville

Murderer Dennis Sore had a history of violent crimes before he stabbed his sister, a Queensland court has heard.

ABC News

Lanarkshire prison officer who smuggled drugs into jail for convicted murderer locked up

Heather McKenzie was snared during a corruption probe into staff at HMP Shotts. The 31-year-old had befriended murderer Zak Malavin, who is currently serving a life sentence.

Glasgow Live

German Court Convicts Man Over Syria War Crime

A German court on Thursday convicted a Palestinian man from Syria of a war crime and murder for launching a grenade into a crowd of civilians waiting for food in Damascus in 2014. He was sentenced to life in prison. The 55-year-old, identified only as Moafak D. in line with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Death row killer Donald Dillbeck has fried shrimp and ice cream in final meal

Cop killer Donald Dillbeck who was sentenced to death after slashing the throat of a woman during a prison escape had his last meal before his execution in Florida

Daily Mirror

Coroner probes obese Indigenous prisoner's death

A coroner is examining the quality of healthcare given to Indigenous Australian prisoners after a man died having gained more than 100 kilograms while in jail.

AAP

2 Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges

U.S. officials at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba have returned two Pakistani brothers to their home country

The Independent UK

Melbourne crime kingpin George Marrogi and girlfriend Antonietta Mannella jailed over multi-million-dollar drug scheme

George Marrogi ran a multi-million-dollar drug syndicate from inside a maximum security prison — conduct a judge described as "outrageous" when handing down a 22-year jail term.

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Florida executes Donald Dillbeck for 1990 Tallahassee murder

STARKE, Fla. — Florida executed Donald David Dillbeck on Thursday evening, three decades after he stabbed to death Faye Vann outside the Tallahassee Mall.

AAP

Killer's jail time extended for 'outrageous' drug plot

Convicted killer George Marrogi and his girlfriend Antonietta Mannella have been sentenced for running a drug empire while the underworld figure is behind bars.

France 24

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years for rape

Harvey Weinstein, the onetime Hollywood titan who came to epitomize a culture of pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men that ignited the #MeToo movement, was sentenced on Thursday to 16 years in prison for the 2013 rape of an actress in Los Angeles.

Daily Mirror

Pregnant prisoner demands unborn baby be released from jail as she awaits murder trial

Natalia Harrell shot Gladys Borcela in the back of an Uber taxi last summer, in Florida, USA, but as the mum-to-be awaits trial for murder she has claimed her unborn child should be released from jail

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Al Jazeera

R Kelly avoids lengthy addition to prison sentence

The R&B singer was given one additional year of prison time for child pornography and the enticement of minors for sex.

The Independent UK

Harvey Weinstein begs for mercy as he is sentenced to another 16 years in prison

Disgraced movie executive will now likely spend rest of life behind bars

Los Angeles Times

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison for Los Angeles rape

LOS ANGELES — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison Thursday for raping a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel in 2013, all but assuring that the disgraced Hollywood kingmaker will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Evening Standard

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 more years in prison over Los Angeles rape

The disgraced producer begged the judge: ‘Please don’t sentence me to life in prison, I don’t deserve it. I beg your mercy’

The Independent UK

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison in Los Angeles

Weinstein was found guilty of rape and other sexual misconduct charges involving a woman last December.

WEKU

Harvey Weinstein will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after LA sentence

Once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, the 70-year-old former film producer will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison. He is already serving a 23-year sentence in New York.

The Independent UK

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 more years in prison in Los Angeles rape case

Sentence comes two months after Weinstein was convicted of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault

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