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Tibet is one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world. This is in danger of extinction

Three days after he was released from prison in December, a Tibetan village leader named Gonpo Namgyal died. As his body was being prepared for traditional Tibetan funeral rites, marks were found indicating he had been brutally tortured in jail.

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Sam Bankman-Fried speaks out on X for first time in two years amid potential Trump pardon

It's unclear how Bankman-Fried was able to access social media from prison.

Fortune

Texas Teen Who Fatally Stabbed His Twin Sister While She Slept Claimed He Was Sleepwalking: Police

A Texas man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of murdering his twin sister in 2021, despite claiming he was sleepwalking.

Latin Times

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Tensions Rise As Bosnian Serb Leader Faces Court Verdict

Bosnian Serb President Dodik faces potential ban and prison sentence for defying international envoy, raising tensions in a region scarred by ethnic violence.

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Funeral being held for former senior IRA man Brendan McFarlane

McFarlane, from the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, was known for taking part in the biggest escape in UK prison history.

The Independent UK

'Prison System Too Loose': SBF Under Fire After Breaking X Silence Over Federal Layoffs

Crypto users on X are unpleased that SBF was "allowed" to post on his X account while serving his 25-year sentence – the former FTX CEO commented on the issue of federal workers losing their jobs amid the DOGE's federal government downsizing.

International Business Times

Strip searches and just two visits per month: What jailed MP Mike Amesbury can expect in new Category B prison home

The home secretary has called for him to resign or face a recall petition amid outrage over receiving £91,000 MP’s salary in jail

The Independent UK

Mother of British-Egyptian jailed over social media post is hospitalised after 150 day hunger strike

Laila Soueif, 68, has lost nearly five stone since she began her fast five months ago, protesting the detention of Alaa Abd el-Fattah

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The Independent UK

Son of Chinese journalist jailed for espionage calls for his father's release

The son of a Chinese journalist accused of espionage is calling for his father to be released from his seven-year prison sentence

The Guardian - UK

‘No rules’: Gaza’s doctors say they were tortured, beaten and humiliated in Israeli detention

Healthcare workers are protected under international law yet hundreds were detained during the war. Now, some of Gaza’s most senior doctors have spoken of the violence and abuse they say they faced

The Guardian - UK

Forgotten by the west, Syria’s IS prisons are under threat as militant group mobilises

Kurdish officials warn that Islamic State threat is greater than ever in the vacuum left from Syrian regime’s collapse

The Guardian - UK

More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture

Senior doctors claim they were subjected to months of physical abuse, as UN calls for release of those still detained

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'Heinous' abusive husband imprisoned wife in their home

A man's "heinous" campaign of abuse against his wife has been aired ahead of him becoming the first person sentenced for aggravated servitude in Victoria.

The Independent UK

Tennessee suspect in dozens of rapes gets 95 years for child sex abuse images and escape convictions

A Tennessee man accused in lawsuits of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women has received a 95-year prison sentence for two other types of offenses: the production of child sex abuse images and an escape from an inmate transport van

The Independent UK

Indianapolis man sentenced to 105 years in fatal shooting of Dutch soldier, wounding 2 others

An Indiana man has been sentenced to 105 years in prison for the 2022 fatal shooting of a Dutch soldier and wounding of two others in downtown Indianapolis

The Independent UK

Inmate death reported as illegal prison guard strike stretches into 2nd week

A 61-year-old inmate died over the weekend at one of the New York prisons where National Guard troops were deployed to replace corrections officers who walked off the job in an illegal strike

The Conversation

‘Your life becomes a nightmare’: how scam operations exploit those trapped inside – Scam Factories podcast, Ep 2

A few weeks after Ben Yeo travelled to Cambodia for what he thought was a job in a casino, he found himself locked up in a padded room. “It’s a combination between a prison and a madhouse,” he remembers. He was being punished for refusing to conduct online scams.

Latin Times

California Couple Accused of Modern Day Bonnie & Clyde Robbery String Paused Crime Spree to Get Married In Vegas

A California couple was a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde, getting married in Las Vegas while in the midst of committing a series of armed robberies.

The Guardian - UK

Prison should be the last resort of criminal justice

Letters: Readers share their perspectives on prisoner literacy, custodial sentencing and the objective of being ‘tough on crime’

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