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Iranian Authorities Re-Arrest Prominent Journalist Months after His Release

Iranian authorities have re-arrested prominent journalist Keyvan Samimi who called for the formation of a National Salvation Front months after his release from prison following two years of incarceration, announced his family. The family said the authorities did not provide any information about his place of detention or the party…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan's Bashir was in hospital before fighting started - sources

Sudan's toppled leader Omar al-Bashir had been moved from Kober prison to a military hospital in the Sudanese capital before heavy fighting broke out there on April 15, two sources at the hospital said.

Reuters

Sudan fighting flares but military approves ceasefire extension

Sudan's army and a paramilitary force battled on Khartoum's outskirts on Wednesday, undermining a truce in their 11-day conflict, but the army expressed willingness to extend the ceasefire.

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Iran Charges Two Actresses for Not Wearing Headscarves

Iran has charged two prominent actresses for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country's dress code for women, just weeks after announcing a crackdown on breaches, local media reported. Police in Tehran have referred the case against Katayoun Riahi and Pantea Bahram to Iran's judiciary, accusing them of "the crime…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Singapore hangs prisoner over 1kg of cannabis

SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday hanged a prisoner convicted of conspiracy to smuggle one kilogram of cannabis, authorities said, ignoring international calls for the city-state to abolish capital punishment.

Bangkok Post

In prison for life, Murdaugh faces 2 more tax evasion counts

A South Carolina grand jury has charged convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh with two counts of tax evasion after prosecutors reviewed his final years of tax returns before he headed behind bars

The Independent UK

Mom, boyfriend get life sentences in 10-year-old boy's death

The mother of a 10-year-old California boy who died after being tortured has been sentenced to life in prison, along with her boyfriend

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American woman with gold-plated gun in case arrested in Australia

The 28-year-old suspect faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted say officials

The Independent UK

Farmer Tony Martin 'doesn't regret anything' 23 years after shooting burglar dead

The pensioner, who was jailed for killing Fred Barras, 16, and seriously injuring Brendon Fearon when they broke into his isolated farm in 1999, may have to abandon his plan to appeal

Daily Mirror

Sudanese Bashir-era official says he and others have left prison and will protect themselves

Sudanese ex-official Ahmed Haroun, who served under Omar al-Bashir and is wanted by the International Criminal Court, said that he and other former officials of Bashir's government had left Kober prison and would take responsibility for their own protection, in a statement aired on Sudan's Tayba TV on Tuesday.

Reuters

‘Rampant’ sexual abuse epidemic at Florida prison holding Ghislaine Maxwell, report says

US Senate report found abuse at federal prisons and lack of accountability

The Independent UK

Prisoner may have been killed by downing super-strength illegally brewed jail hooch

A report into HMP Guys Marsh prison in Dorset claims the unnamed inmate's death may have been due to a super-strength batch of illegal hooch, which is frequently brewed by jail inmates using fruit and even hand sanitiser

Daily Mirror

Drone seized after BMW spotted parked up near HMP Risley

Three men were arrested on suspicion of conveying an article into a prison

Liverpool Echo

Jailed strongman's whereabouts unknown amid Sudan chaos

An attack on the prison holding deposed Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir has raised questions about his whereabouts as the country's two top generals battle for power

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Seven Texas prison employees face dismissal over 16-year-old inmate’s suicide

Joshua Keith Beasley Jr. had been transferred from a Texas youth facility to an adult prison despite a long history of suicidal behavior. Five guards and two supervisors allegedly failed to check on him.

Daily Mirror

Couple kept dogs in crates 'stacked on top of one another' in faeces-filled home

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Kieran Hands and April Pearce, both 32, have now been banned from keeping all animals for five years and were given a suspended prison sentence after the RSPCA investigation

The Guardian - UK

Prisoner is suicide risk after more than two years in solitary, high court hears

Kevan Thakrar, who is serving a life sentence, has begun a judicial review, claiming his isolation from other prisoners is unlawful

The Independent UK

Russia convicts ex-police officer over Ukraine war criticism

A court in Russia has convicted a former police officer of publicly spreading false information about the country’s military for criticizing the war in Ukraine to his friends

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The Independent UK

America’s book bans have already come for prisons

From colouring books to abolition newspapers and Reader’s Digest magazines, thousands of titles are banned in prisons and jails across the country, often with opaque reasons and with little oversight, Alex Woodward reports

Bristol Post

Man who murdered "beautiful" toddler handed minimum jail term of 28 years

"I miss Lola every single day and my heart hurts every single day."

Manchester Evening News

Three men arrested after police walk up to car parked in layby near prison

Police arrested the men near Risley Prison

Wales Online

Man used flamethrower in ex's house to intimidate her

Daniel Williams was told what he did at his ex's house was 'unforgivable'

The Independent UK

$1.6M settlement reached in handcuffed prisoner's 2014 death

Nevada's Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $1.6 million to the family of a handcuffed inmate who was shot and killed in 2014 by a prison guard trainee armed with a shotgun

Irish Mirror

Kim Kardashian pleads with fans to help save death row inmate ahead of execution

Kim Kardashian has been working on her legal career over the past few years after passing the baby bar exam and has become an outspoken advocate for prison reform

Zenger

Dramatic Manhunt For India’s “James Bond”, Civil Rights Activist, Ends In Punjab

Amritpal Singh has been sent to a remote prison near the Indo-China border while his political movement remains in its infancy.

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