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- World
UN calls for release of Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting
Geneva: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34-year prison sentence handed down to a Saudi woman charged with aiding dissidents. Al-Shehab, 34, was arrested in Saudi…
- India
Sharjeel Imam assault: Court directs jail staff to appear on Aug 1
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday directed Tihar jail officials to appear before it on August 1 during the hearing on the matter related to the alleged assault on former JNU student…
- World
George Floyd Murder: Ex-cop gets 21 years in prison
Washington: Derek Chauvin, a former police officer of Minneapolis, in the US’ Minnesota, was sentenced in a federal court to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin previously pleaded…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Woman accused of running brothels detained under PD Act
Hyderabad: A woman who has been involved in running prostitution rings arrested and sent to jail on Tuesday for allegedly running a prostitution ring under Rachakonda and Hyderabad city Commissionerate limits was…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Mother tries to smuggle drugs into prison for son
Bengaluru: In a shocking case, the Karnataka Police have arrested a woman on charges of trying to smuggle drugs into the Central Prison of Parappana Agrahara in Bengaluru for her jailed son,…
- India
Jignesh Mevani, 9 others sentenced to 3 month imprisonment
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly and Dalit activist, Jignesh Mevani and nine others were convicted in a criminal case of unlawful assembly registered against them for carrying out a rally from…
- Middle East
Iran court sentences two university students to 16 years in prison each
Tehran: Tehran Court of First Instance on Monday sentenced two elite university students to sixteen years in prison for having links to an opposition group. 22-year-old Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi, students…
- Middle East
10 Al-Qaida members escape from prison in Yemen
Aden: A total of 10 members of Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen escaped from a prison in the southeastern province of Hadhramout, a government official said. “The prison break occurred late on Thursday…
