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China sentences Tibetan writer to 10-year prison for his loyalty to Dalai
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [ China], December 12 (ANI): A Chinese court in Tibet has given a 10-year prison term to Tibetan writer and educator Go Sherab Gyatso known for expressing loyalty to exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, with the sentence handed down in a secret trial, according to Radio Free Asia
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Maldives cancels 5-year jail term of ex-president convicted of corruption:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Maldives Supreme Court has revoked the five-year prison term imposed on former President Abdulla Yameen on money laundering charges, media reported on Tuesday.
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Myanmar: Former Kayin state chief minister gets 75 years prison term
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 10 (ANI): Myanmar authorities on Tuesday sentenced a former National League for Democracy (NLD) Chief Minister to 75 years of imprisonment under charges of "corruption".
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Pak General's son convicted for asking Army chief Bajwa to resign
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], October 30 (ANI): A Pakistan military court has convicted the son of a retired major general of the Pakistan Army to five years prison term for asking Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to resign.
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A prison term is a time for introspection and self-analysis: MP Governor
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 24 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel said that a prison term is a time for introspection and self-analysis for prisoners, adding that they should focus on atoning for their crimes.
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Tibetan detained completes 20-year term in China, no news heard of his rel
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet] August 5 (ANI): A Tibetan teacher who was detained by Beijing on the charges of 'separatism' has completed his 20-year prison term but no news of his release has been heard.
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South Africa's ex-president Zuma turns himself in for 15-month prison term
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa] July 8 (ANI): Former South African president Jacob Zuma on Wednesday handed himself over to the police to serve a 15-month prison sentence.
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Human rights defenders are tortured in China, says UN expert
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29 (ANI): A top UN independent expert on Monday highlighted concerns that activists in China were being abused and sentenced to long prison terms or house arrest.
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Drake Bell pleads guilty to attempted child endangerment charges
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US] June 24 (ANI): Hollywood actor Drake Bell, who starred as Drake on the popular Nickelodeon series 'Drake and Josh', on Wednesday, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles and a felony charge of attempting to endanger children.
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Chinese national gets one-ear prison term for faking COVID-19 test results
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A Chinese national has been sentenced to one year in prison for forging COVID-19 test results in order to obtain a permit to return from Russia to China, the Chinese Embassy in Moscow said on Tuesday.
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Jailed Hong Kong activist gets new prison term over Tiananmen Square vigil
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 6 (ANI): Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to serve 10 more months in prison on Thursday for joining last year's vigil to commemorate victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
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Biden says situation with Alexey Navalny 'totally unfair'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden on Saturday said the situation with Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, who is currently serving a two-and-a-half prison term, is "totally unfair."
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