Prison
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia releases Salma Al-Shehab after four years in prison
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian authorities have released women’s rights activist and academic Salma Al-Shehab after she served four years of a 34-year prison sentence, which was initially imposed over her posts on X…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man trafficked to Myanmar in job scam, arrested in Thailand
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad-based man, Shaik Ashraf, 36, has been languishing in a Thai prison after being reportedly trafficked to Myanmar to carry out internet scams. According to the victim’s family, Ashraf had…
- India
Kashmiri engineer jailed in Saudi Arabia; family desperate for justice
A 36-year-old Kashmiri engineer from Srinagar’s Soura city has been languishing in prison in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for four years, leaving his family in a state of perpetual anxiety and…
- India
After 7 years in prison, SC acquits driver of taxi from which drug was seized
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has acquitted a taxi driver, who was booked under the NDPS Act and was in jail for seven years for the sole reason that he was unable…
- World
Sri Lankan monk sentenced to 9 months for anti-Islam remarks
Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Galagodaatte Gnanasara on Thursday, January 9, has been sentenced to nine months in prison for making derogatory remarks against Islam and inciting religious enmity. This is the second…
- Telangana
Telangana: Man sentenced to 60 yrs in prison for sexually assaulting minors
Hyderabad: A 59-year-old has been sentenced to years in prison by a special fast-track court in Jagtial district for sexually assaulting three minor girls. Additional Principal District and Sessions Judge G. Neelima…
- India
Prison officials file complaint, allege Satyendar Jain threatened them
New Delhi: Tihar Jail officials on Thursday claimed that jailed minister Satyendar Jain has been abusing them and threatening them with dire consequences once he gets out of prison. Assistant Superintendent Jaidev…
- India
Muzaffarnagar riots: BJP MLA sentenced to 2 years in prison, gets bail
Muzaffarnagar: The MP/MLA court in Muzaffarnagar awarded two years’ imprisonment to 12 people, including BJP MLA Vikram Saini, after they were convicted in a case of causing hindrance to government work during…
- India
UP: Over 200 Muslim inmates fast for Navratri
Muzaffarnagar: In a display of religious harmony around 218 Muslims in Muzaffarnagar district jail are observing the nine-day fasts during Navratri along with Hindu inmates. From among 3000 inmates in the Muzaffarnagar…
- World
Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 3 more years in prison, totaling 20
Yangon: Two days after Myanmar’s former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to three years in jail for electoral fraud in 2020, increasing her total prison term to 20…
- World
Ex-cop gets record 10-yr sentence over US Capitol riots
New York: A federal jury in New York has sentenced a former police officer to a record 10-year prison term for assaulting law enforcement officials during the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots,…
- World
Tibet: Two monks jailed for questioning Chinese government
Dharamsala: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) on Monday condemned the sentencing of two monks — Tenzin Dhargay and Rigtse — to prison for merely exercising the right to freedom…
- Middle East
Saudi: Dog barking leads owner to jail for ‘violating public morals’
Riyadh: A dog’s barking in an apartment building in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, led to the conviction of a Sudanese resident on charges of violating public morals, local media reported. The Saudi Appeals…
- World
UN calls for release of Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting
Geneva: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34-year prison sentence handed down to a Saudi woman charged with aiding dissidents. Al-Shehab, 34, was arrested in Saudi…
- India
Sharjeel Imam assault: Court directs jail staff to appear on Aug 1
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday directed Tihar jail officials to appear before it on August 1 during the hearing on the matter related to the alleged assault on former JNU student…
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