El Salvador plans mass trials for those imprisoned in gang crackdown
New rules passed by El Salvador’s congress will allow courts to try accused gang members in group trials, in an effort to expedite tens of […]
Prisons
Belarusian journalist sentenced to 6 years in prison for reporting on the opposition
TALLINN, Estonia — A prominent journalist in Belarus was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison, the latest step in a years-long crackdown on opposition […]
Belarusian journalist sentenced to 6 years in prison for reporting on the opposition
TALLINN, Estonia — A prominent journalist in Belarus was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison, the latest step in a years-long crackdown on opposition […]
British man who served 17 years in prison for rape has conviction quashed thanks to new DNA evidence
LONDON — A British man who served 17 years for rape had his conviction quashed Wednesday by the country’s Court of Appeal after recently obtained […]
Russian court sentences man to 22 years in prison for railway attack
A military court in Moscow has sentenced a dual Russian-Ukrainian citizen to 22 years in a penal colony for blowing up a railroad track last […]
Vatican prosecutor seeks 7 years in jail for cardinal, confiscation of $460 million from 10 people
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican prosecutor asked a court Wednesday to convict 10 people, including a cardinal, of a range of financial crimes, sentence them […]
Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more
ZAPORIZHZHIA: The Ukrainian civilians woke long before dawn in the bitter cold, lined up for the single toilet and were loaded at gunpoint into the […]
Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — The Ukrainian civilians woke long before dawn in the bitter cold, lined up for the single toilet and were loaded at gunpoint […]