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Teen sentenced to 6 months in detention centre for rioting during 2019 ant
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 3 (ANI): A 16-year-old student has been sentenced to up to six months in a detention centre becoming the first confessed rioter to avoid actual prison time since the 2019 social unrest.
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In historic ruling, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of c
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], March 2 (ANI): Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of trying to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling on Monday and was sentenced to three years of prison by a French court.
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Sarkozy to challenge prison sentence on corruption charges
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The court's verdict against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was found guilty of corruption, will be challenged, the politician's lawyer Jacqueline Laffont said.
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Jail guard, cleaning staff held for taking bribe in MP's Mhow
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 1 (ANI): The Indore Lokayukta Police on Monday arrested a guard and a cleaning staff of Mhow sub-jail for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a prisoner on the pretext of providing him with certain facilities.
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Protest in Paris against Tibetan tour guide's death in Chinese prison
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], February 25 (ANI): The Tibetan community held a demonstration in Paris protesting against the torture of a Tibetan tour guide in a Chinese prison, which led to his death on February 6, 2021.
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Baseless imprisonments surge in China's Xinjiang province: Human Rights Wa
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], February 24 (ANI): The Chinese government has increased its "groundless prosecutions" with long prison sentences for Uyghurs and other minority communities in recent years in China's Xinjiang province, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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Toolkit case: Disha Ravi released from Tihar Jail
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Climate activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested for her involvement in sharing a 'toolkit' on social media in connection with the ongoing farmers' protest, has been released from Delhi's Tihar jail, prison officials confirmed on Tuesday.
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Delhi HC issues notice on plea seeking deferment in surrender of prisoners
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to respondents on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to Delhi Government and DG Prison to defer the surrendering of the prisoners above 65 years and prisoners suffering from comorbid medical
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Navalny remains in jail after Moscow appeals court confirms prison sentenc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI): Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny will remain behind bars after a Russian court partially rejected his appeal over a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence handed down earlier this month.
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US court sentences Pakistani origin man to 12 yrs imprisonment for falsify
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): A US federal judge on Saturday sentenced an American venture capitalist of Pakistan origin to 12 years in prison for falsifying records to hide his work as a foreign agent while lobbying high-level US officials, reported Dawn.
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Tibetan tourist guide dies following torture in Chinese prison, sparks fur
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 19 (ANI): A Tibetan tourist guide, Kunchok Jinpa, aged 51, who was tortured in Chinese prison succumbed to prison injuries resulting in largescale fury over the custodial deaths.
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Kunduz: Afghan Army frees 23 security personnel from Taliban jail
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kunduz [Afghanistan], February 18 (ANI): Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos have freed 23 security personnel and a civilian from a Taliban-run prison in northern Kunduz province, reported Pajhwok Afghan News.
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