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Suu Kyi’s party condemns latest Myanmar jail sentence
Bangkok: The political party headed by jailed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned her latest sentence and said on…
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Comoros ex-president Sambi jailed for life for ‘high treason’
Moroni: A court in the Comoros on Monday handed down a life sentence for high treason to ex-president Ahmed Abdallah…
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Belarus opposition leader Tikhanovsky jailed for 18 yrs
MOSCOW: A court in Belarus yesterday sentenced opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky to 18 years in prison after he galvanised an…
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Canada proposes treatment over jail for minor drug crimes
OTTAWA: Canada on Tuesday proposed police and courts treat illicit drug use as a health issue, but stopped short of…
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Ortega a shoo-in as Nicaragua votes; opposition jailed, exiled
MANAGUA: Nicaragua votes today in discredited presidential elections stacked in favor of a fourth consecutive term for President Daniel Ortega-his…
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Fire at overcrowded Indonesia jail kills 41
TANGERANG: A fire tore through an overcrowded Indonesian prison in the early hours of yesterday when most inmates were asleep,…
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Gaddafi son Saadi freed from jail
TRIPOLI: Saadi Gaddafi, a son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi who was overthrown and killed in a 2011 uprising,…
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S. Korea prosecutors seek 5 years jail for former K-pop star Seungri
South Korean military prosecution demanded a five-year prison term for disgraced former K-pop star Seungri over charges stemming from a…
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Dozens of Hong Kong dissidents sent to jail
HONG KONG: Dozens of Hong Kong dissidents charged with subversion were sent to jail yesterday at the end of a…
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Turkey sentences three to jail over Ghosn escape
ISTANBUL: An Istanbul court yesterday sentenced three Turks to four years and two months in prison for helping smuggle former…
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At least 35 Algerian pro-democracy activists released
ALGIERS: Algerian authorities released at least 35 pro-democracy activists from jail in the past 24 hours under presidential pardons issued…
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Court jails Bangladeshi MP, Kuwaiti officials for 4 years
By B Izzak KUWAIT: The criminal court yesterday sentenced Bangladeshi lawmaker Mohammed Shahid Islam and Kuwaiti Maj Gen Mazen Al-Jarrah,…
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