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Katie Piper's acid attacker flees UK sparking global hunt as new pic released

Police are searching for TV star Katie Piper's attacker, Stefan Sylvestre, after he fled the UK in August. Sylvestre left former Strictly contestant Katie with devastating injuries after the attack in 2008

Irish Mirror

‘Immensely brave’: Abduljalil al-Singace named international writer of courage

The Bahraini activist who is serving a life sentence in prison for his role in anti-government protests was chosen to share the PEN Pinter prize by Malorie Blackman

The Guardian - UK

‘Jogger rapist’ to be released from prison this year after nearly 36 years

Richard Gillmore stalked girls in Portland, Oregon, some of whom have spoken publicly opposing his release

The Guardian - US

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‘Barbaric’ practices still used in Victorian prisons, human rights advocates say

Andrews government urged to establish independent watchdog to comply with anti-torture obligations ratified by Australia in 2017

The Guardian - AU

Judge Holds Federal Bureau of Prisons in Contempt for Allowing Man To Waste Away From Untreated Cancer

A federal judge wrote that the Bureau of Prisons should be "deeply ashamed" of medical delays that resulted in a man dying from treatable cancer.

Reason

Detainee dead in plunge from Bronx jail barge fought to overcome 24 years in prison: ‘He was trying to do the right thing’

NEW YORK — After 24 years behind bars, mostly in state prison, Gregory Acevedo seemed like a survivor to his sister and mother — so they don’t understand what it was about being in the custody of the New York City Department of Correction that pushed him over the edge.

Tribune News Service

Bogus travel agent ‘stole customers’ holiday money and claimed she was dying’

Lyne Barlow, 39, admitted stealing £500,000 from one person, 10 counts of fraud and a money laundering charge totalling £1,688,220

The Independent UK

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Inside 'unregistered' underground prison in Russia with its own crematorium

The underground prison is situated in a bunker under a flood ravaged home near St Petersburg, Russia, and was first discovered last year. It is modelled after Kresty prison

Daily Mirror

Scots former New York madam 'refused to provide women' for billionaire Jeffrey Epstein

Anna Gristina, 54, spent four months on remand in the notorious Rikers Island prison in 2012 after she was caught in an undercover FBI sting.

Daily Record

Gateshead murderer Lee Nevins caught in North East after Derbyshire prison escape

Nevins was caught by police in his native North East after absconding from an open prison in Derbyshire

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Katie Piper’s acid attacker hunted by authorities after jail recall

Stefan Sylvestre, who attacked Katie Piper in 2008, has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions

Manchester Evening News

Julian Assange tests positive for Covid in Belmarsh prison

The WikiLeaks founder now faces days being isolated in his prison cell

Evening Standard

Julian Assange ‘tests positive for Covid’ - OLD

The WikiLeaks founder now faces days being isolated in his prison cell.

The Independent UK

Julian Assange tests positive for Covid in prison as wife ‘worried for his health’

Wife of Wikileaks founder says next few will be ‘crucial’ for his general health

The Independent UK

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Toughens Crackdown as Some Oil Workers Reported to Join Protests

Iranian security forces intensified a crackdown on anti-government protests in several Kurdish cities on Monday, social media posts and videos showed, pressing efforts to quell unrest ignited by the death of a woman in morality police custody. Protests have swept Iran since Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iran's Kurdish region,…

Daily Mirror

Who attacked Katie Piper with acid as police launch manhunt to recall him

In 2008, TV host Katie Piper fell victim to an acid attack that changed her life forever, with sulphuric acid burning her face and leaving parts of her body severely damaged

WEKU

Harvey Weinstein faces his next criminal trial in Los Angeles this week

Weinstein, a former Hollywood producer, is already serving his 23 year prison sentence doled out by a New York criminal court two years ago.

Evening Standard

‘Inventing Anna’ fraudster Anna Sorokin says she ‘got exactly what I wanted’ after prison release

Anna Sorokin conned her way into New York’s high society

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Evening Standard

Katie Piper’s acid attacker being hunted by police internationally after he was recalled to prison

Piper suffered horrific injuries in the acid attack that left her permanently scarred

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: What one man’s decade of harassment tells us about stalking in the UK

In today’s newsletter: Matthew Hardy’s sentence for stalking is believed to be the longest ever handed down for the offence in Britain. What does his case reveal about how the crime is policed?

Liverpool Echo

ASBO 10-year-old, dirty protest prisoner and café owner among crooks jailed this week

These are the criminals from our region who were locked up over the past seven days

Daily Mirror

Family's nightmare as Brit dad facing prison Qatar after missing loan repayments

An expert says those travelling to Qatar for the World Cup should be wary of the country's tendency to use Interpol notices 'as a debt collection tactic akin to extortion'

ABC News

Family waiting months for autopsy result on Aboriginal death in custody

Clinton Austin was the second Aboriginal man to die in custody in Victoria in the space of a month. His twin brother is calling for changes to the justice system.

The Independent UK

20 years later, Bali bombing survivors still battling trauma

Thiolina Marpaung still panics anytime she smells smoke, immediately recalling the bomb explosion that upended her life 20 years ago

Daily Mirror

Mum spared jail after judge discovers she is living on street in tent

Giving the mother another chance, Judge Mark Bury urged her 'to get off drugs completely' in order to avoid a future prison sentence

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