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The former head of a local branch of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's campaign organisation was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for participating in an "extremist community", Navalny's team said on Monday.Vadim Ostanin, who had…

A Swedish court on Thursday found a Turkish citizen guilty of "attempted terrorist financing" for the pro-Kurdish PKK, a first in the Scandinavian country seeking Ankara's approval to join NATO. Issued…

<!-- -->Last week, Erdogan extended his 20-year rule over Turkey after winning 2nd round of presidential polls.Istanbul: Turkish authorities on Tuesday seized and jailed a 16-year-old youth for drawing a moustache on an election…

LONDON: Five men in the UK who illegally streamed English Premier League football matches to tens of thousands of people were jailed on Tuesday (May 30), the league announced. Members of the gang received prison terms ranging from three to…

<!-- -->China has sentenced John Shing-wan Leung to life in prison for espionage.Beijing, China: China has sentenced a 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison for espionage, a court statement said Monday.John Shing-wan Leung, an…

The Biden administration this week accelerated efforts to fund opioid addiction treatment in jails and prisons, a core part of its drug policy agenda, calling on states to adopt a novel Medicaid program that will cover health care for…

PESHAWAR: A Pakistani court has ruled that a Chinese national arrested on blasphemy charges be held in jail for two weeks, pending trial, a police officer said Tuesday. Under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws, anyone convicted of…

MOSCOW: Russia on Monday (Apr 17) sentenced Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in a "strict regime" penal colony on treason and other charges for criticising the Ukraine offensive. International leaders and supporters…

TEHRAN: Iran has sentenced 10 members of the armed forces to prison after finding them guilty of involvement in the downing of a Ukrainian airliner, the judiciary's Mizan Online website reported on Sunday (Apr 16). Iranian forces shot down…

Last Updated: April 11, 2023, 03:57 ISTUN human rights chief Volker Turk (Photo Credit: Volker Turk Twitter)Xu Zhiyong and fellow campaigner Ding Jiaxi were convicted of "subversion of state power" following closed-door trialsUN human…