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Prosecutors demand 20-year jail term for Dominique Pelicot

Pelicot has admitted drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle, and inviting at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Man known as 'best smuggler' jailed for 17 years

Amanj Hasan Zada is jailed for running "a sophisticated enterprise" organising small boat crossings.

Man jailed for three years over Snapchat sextortion

Christopher Morrow pleaded guilty to trying to blackmail 16 women into sending him sexual videos.

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners for subversion

Benny Tai and Joshua Wong were among dozens sentenced in a controversial national security trial.

South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law

A South Korean court has handed opposition leader Lee Jae-myung a suspended prison sentence after finding him guilty of violating election law

World - ABC News - November 15

The Deadliest Year Inside One of America’s Deadliest Jail Systems

Riverside County, Calif., reported its highest detainee death count in decades, including multiple suicides that reveal deep institutional problems.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 1

World's longest detained journalist wins rights prize

World - Yahoo News - November 13

Moscow doctor accused by patient of criticising war is jailed for five years

Ukraine-born Nadezhda Buyanova was accused of referring to young patient’s late soldier father as ‘legitimate target’. A Russian court has sentenced an elderly Moscow paediatrician to five and a ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Russian doctor jailed for five years over alleged Ukraine war remarks

Nadezhda Buyanova denied making the remarks and called the case absurd.

PC who sexually assaulted six-year-old girl jailed

Dean Dempster admitted sexually assaulting the child along with making indecent child sex images.

Hong Kong protest bomb plot mastermind is jailed for nearly 24 years

Hong Kong’s high court sentenced a man to almost 24 years in prison over an alleged plot to attack police with explosives during pro-democracy protests in 2019.

Extremist Timbuktu Islamic police chief sentenced to 10 years in jail by ICC

Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud had been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The international criminal court has sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Prosecutors demand 20-year jail sentence for husband in mass rape trial

Dominique Pelicot, 72, is facing the maximum sentence for rape in a case that has horrified France.

Russian journalist jailed for 4 years for cooperating with a foreign organization

A court in far eastern Russia sentenced a journalist to four years in prison for cooperating with a foreign organization

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Mother of child hidden in drawer from birth jailed

Prosecutors say the girl had "never known daylight or fresh air" when she was found.

Cop29 jargon buster: key terms for this year’s climate conference in Azerbaijan

Here are some of the phrases that are likely to crop up over the coming days in Baku . Cop29 will be the 29th conference of the parties to the UN framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Judge decides to release Young Thug from jail, though he could serve prison time if he violates the sentence's terms

Entertainment - ABC News - October 31

Ukraine war briefing: ‘Pentagon leaker’ Jack Teixeira deserves 17 years in jail, argue prosecutors

Serviceman put classified information about Ukraine war on Discord; US and South Korea call for Kim Jong-un to withdraw troops. What we know on day 981. See all our Ukraine war coverage ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

FTX's Nishad Singh gets no jail time, 3 years supervised release for role in crypto fraud

Nishad Singh was the fourth former FTX executive to be handed a punishment tied to the collapse of the crypto exchange in late 2022.

Business - CNBC - October 30

French court convicts 18 people over involvement in human smuggling network, jailing 1 for 15 years

World - ABC News - November 5

Russian anti-war teenager faces five years in jail after failed appeal

Arseny Turbin, one of Russia's youngest political prisoners, has lost an appeal to overturn his five-year jail sentence.

Paris prosecutor seeks jail and public office ban for Marine Le Pen

Request in embezzlement trial threatens to undermine National Rally’s efforts to polish image before 2027 polls. A Paris prosecutor has requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years

A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced the mastermind of a failed bomb plot during anti-government protests in December 2019 to nearly 24 years in jail

World - ABC News - November 14

Botswana holds an election where the diamond trade has become a central issue

Botswana is holding a national election and voters are deciding if one of Africa’s longest-ruling parties stays on for another five-year term

World - ABC News - October 30

Russian authorities seek a 6-year prison term for pediatrician accused of criticizing war in Ukraine

World - Yahoo News - November 8

Russian authorities seek a 6-year prison term for pediatrician accused of criticizing war in Ukraine

Russian media reported that authorities are seeking a six-year prison term for a pediatrician accused of criticizing the war in Ukraine in front of one of her patients and his mother

World - ABC News - November 8

Ex-Monaco striker Wissam Ben Yedder sentenced to two-year suspended prison term for sexual assault

The former AS Monaco and France star was handed potential 24-month jail term

Sports - CBS Sports - November 12

49ers CB Deommodore Lenoir signs five-year extension worth reported $92 million

Lenoir has been a mainstay in San Francisco's secondary

Sports - CBS Sports - November 14

10-year Treasury yield ends at nearly 2-week low amid near-term consolidation

Yields on U.S. government debt finished mostly lower on a lack of major market-moving data on Monday, as market participants weighed the prospects for near-term consolidation in the bond market.

Business - MarketWatch - November 18

45 activists sentenced in Hong Kong national security case. The longest term is 10 years

World - ABC News - November 18

Tommy Robinson Jailed

And Evan Davis with all you need to know about the budget

The problem with the term ‘global majority’

Endless searching for a label to describe ethnic minority groups is ultimately futile

World - Financial Times - October 29

Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court

He was jailed for republishing and distributing untrue claims about a Syrian refugee.

TikToker jailed for 32 months for insulting Uganda's president

World - Yahoo News - November 18

Gaetz sails to fifth term in Florida

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) sailed to victory Tuesday in Florida's western panhandle, Decision Desk HQ projects, easily staving off a challenge from Democrat Gay Valimont, a gun reform advocate, to secure ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Omar clinches fourth term in Minnesota

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) sailed to victory on Tuesday in Minnesota’s 5th District, Decision Desk HQ projects, easily staving off a challenge from Republican Dalia Al-Aqidi, a former journalist, to ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Jeffries skates to seventh House term

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) skated to victory in New York City on Tuesday, Decision Desk HQ projects, easily beating back a symbolic challenge from Republican John Delaney in a race that was ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

China braces for second Trump term

While on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to put large tariffs on Chinese goods to protect American manufacturing, which might threaten the Asian nation's already-slowing ...

Latest in Year Jail Term

Prosecutors demand 20-year jail term for Dominique Pelicot

Man known as 'best smuggler' jailed for 17 years

Man jailed for three years over Snapchat sextortion

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners for subversion

South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law

The Deadliest Year Inside One of America’s Deadliest Jail Systems

World's longest detained journalist wins rights prize

Moscow doctor accused by patient of criticising war is jailed for five years

Russian doctor jailed for five years over alleged Ukraine war remarks

PC who sexually assaulted six-year-old girl jailed

Hong Kong protest bomb plot mastermind is jailed for nearly 24 years

Extremist Timbuktu Islamic police chief sentenced to 10 years in jail by ICC

Prosecutors demand 20-year jail sentence for husband in mass rape trial

Russian journalist jailed for 4 years for cooperating with a foreign organization

Mother of child hidden in drawer from birth jailed

Cop29 jargon buster: key terms for this year’s climate conference in Azerbaijan

Judge decides to release Young Thug from jail, though he could serve prison time if he violates the sentence's terms

Ukraine war briefing: ‘Pentagon leaker’ Jack Teixeira deserves 17 years in jail, argue prosecutors

FTX's Nishad Singh gets no jail time, 3 years supervised release for role in crypto fraud

French court convicts 18 people over involvement in human smuggling network, jailing 1 for 15 years

Russian anti-war teenager faces five years in jail after failed appeal

Paris prosecutor seeks jail and public office ban for Marine Le Pen

Mastermind of foiled Hong Kong bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years

Botswana holds an election where the diamond trade has become a central issue

Russian authorities seek a 6-year prison term for pediatrician accused of criticizing war in Ukraine

Russian authorities seek a 6-year prison term for pediatrician accused of criticizing war in Ukraine

Ex-Monaco striker Wissam Ben Yedder sentenced to two-year suspended prison term for sexual assault

49ers CB Deommodore Lenoir signs five-year extension worth reported $92 million

10-year Treasury yield ends at nearly 2-week low amid near-term consolidation

45 activists sentenced in Hong Kong national security case. The longest term is 10 years

Tommy Robinson Jailed

The problem with the term ‘global majority’

Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court

TikToker jailed for 32 months for insulting Uganda's president

Gaetz sails to fifth term in Florida

Omar clinches fourth term in Minnesota

Jeffries skates to seventh House term

China braces for second Trump term

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