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7:14pm, 14th May, 2019

Former mayor of Lima jailed before trial in Odebrecht probe

A judge on Tuesday ordered Susana Villaran, the former mayor of the Peruvian capital Lima, to 18 months in pre-trial detention in connection with alleged bribes from Brazilian construction companies Odebrecht and OAS.

Armenia's jailed ex-president: I'll join struggle against new leaders

2:27am, 8th May, 2019

World

Armenia's jailed ex-president: I'll join struggle against new leaders

Armenia's imprisoned former president Robert Kocharyan told Reuters powerful opposition forces were coming together to challenge the ex-Soviet state's new leadership soon, and that he hoped to be among them.

Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed from prison after more than 500 days

10:38pm, 6th May, 2019

World

Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed from prison after more than 500 days

Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars, witnesses said.

Thousands protest in Morocco demanding release of jailed activists

11:17am, 21st April, 2019

World

Thousands protest in Morocco demanding release of jailed activists

Thousands of Moroccans staged a march on Sunday in downtown Rabat to demand the release of activists who led protests over economic and social problems in the northern Rif region in late 2016 and 2017.

Ex-Venezuelan intelligence chief jailed in Spain pending decision on U.S. extradition

11:29am, 13th April, 2019

World

Ex-Venezuelan intelligence chief jailed in Spain pending decision on U.S. extradition

Hugo Carvajal, a former Venezuelan military intelligence chief who Washington believes has valuable information on President Nicolas Maduro, was jailed on Saturday by Spain's High Court pending a decision on an extradition request to the United...

Islamic State recruit says many foreign fighters jailed or killed

3:49am, 11th April, 2019

World

Islamic State recruit says many foreign fighters jailed or killed

A Tajik man who joined Islamic State said many foreigners who enlisted in its self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria were jailed or killed for trying to leave.

Brazil's ex-President Temer jailed, accused of heading 'criminal organization'

4:13pm, 21st March, 2019

World

Brazil's ex-President Temer jailed, accused of heading 'criminal organization'

Brazil's former President Michel Temer was arrested on Thursday in "Operation Radioactivity," a probe of alleged graft in the construction of a nuclear power plant, threatening to delay debate over the government's ambitious fiscal reforms.

'Basil,' the alarm specialist, jailed over huge UK diamond heist

12:46pm, 15th March, 2019

World

'Basil,' the alarm specialist, jailed over huge UK diamond heist

A 58-year-old man nicknamed "Basil" was jailed for 10 years on Friday after being found guilty of being the final member of a gang of aging criminals who carried out one the most audacious robberies in the annals of British crime.

Former Vatican treasurer Pell jailed for six years for sexually abusing choir boys

11:56pm, 12th March, 2019

World

Former Vatican treasurer Pell jailed for six years for sexually abusing choir boys

Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell was sentenced to six years in jail on Wednesday by an Australian court for sexually abusing two choir boys in Melbourne in the 1990s, and will be registered as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

Malaysian jailed for 10 years for insulting Islam on social media

2:12am, 9th March, 2019

World

Malaysian jailed for 10 years for insulting Islam on social media

A Malaysian was sentenced to more than 10 years' jail and three others were charged over insults against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad on social media, police said on Saturday.

Ex-Army intelligence analyst Manning jailed for defying grand jury subpoena

5:14pm, 8th March, 2019

US

Ex-Army intelligence analyst Manning jailed for defying grand jury subpoena

Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning was taken to jail on Friday after a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, held her in contempt for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury, representatives for Manning and the U.S. Justic...

UK to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

5:50am, 8th March, 2019

UK

UK to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

Britain is to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe diplomatic protection in an attempt to put pressure on Iran to release her.

Britain hands jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

7:10pm, 7th March, 2019

UK

Britain hands jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

Britain will hand diplomatic protection to British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to underline the government's belief that Iran has behaved unjustly in its treatment of her, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday.

Jailed Reuters journalists appeal to Myanmar's top court as rights group decries 'fear'

3:37am, 4th March, 2019

World

Jailed Reuters journalists appeal to Myanmar's top court as rights group decries 'fear'

Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar for breaking a colonial-era official secrets law appealed to the Supreme Court on Friday against their conviction, as a rights group said the government wielded repressive laws against peaceful crit...

Brazil judge releases eight jailed Vale workers after dam disaster : report

3:23pm, 27th February, 2019

World

Brazil judge releases eight jailed Vale workers after dam disaster : report

A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered the release of eight workers for Vale SA who had been jailed in connection with an investigation into a burst tailing dam that killed an estimated 300 people, news website G1 reported.

UAE signals jailed UK academic could be freed in 'amicable solution'

5:59am, 23rd November, 2018

UK

UAE signals jailed UK academic could be freed in 'amicable solution'

The United Arab Emirates signalled on Friday that a British academic jailed for life on spying charges could be freed after his family appealed for clemency.

Free my husband, pleads wife of UK academic jailed in UAE

12:42pm, 22nd November, 2018

UK

Free my husband, pleads wife of UK academic jailed in UAE

The wife of a British academic who was jailed by a UAE court on spying charges called on the Emirati authorities on Thursday to review her husband's life sentence and set him free.

Myanmar court allows jailed Reuters reporters' appeal to proceed: lawyer

1:25pm, 20th November, 2018

World

Myanmar court allows jailed Reuters reporters' appeal to proceed: lawyer

Myanmar's High Court has allowed an appeal to proceed in the case of two Reuters reporters jailed for seven years on charges of breaking the country's Official Secrets Act, defense lawyers said on Tuesday.

Far-right parents who named son after Hitler jailed in Britain

10:27am, 12th November, 2018

UK

Far-right parents who named son after Hitler jailed in Britain

A couple who named their child after Adolf Hitler were convicted in Britain on Monday for being members of banned far-right group National Action.

May says UK has raised case of jailed academic with UAE

7:25am, 17th October, 2018

UK

May says UK has raised case of jailed academic with UAE

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has raised the case of a British academic who has been charged with spying in the United Arab Emirates with the authorities there, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday.

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Former mayor of Lima jailed before trial in Odebrecht probe

Armenia's jailed ex-president: I'll join struggle against new leaders

Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed from prison after more than 500 days

Thousands protest in Morocco demanding release of jailed activists

Ex-Venezuelan intelligence chief jailed in Spain pending decision on U.S. extradition

Islamic State recruit says many foreign fighters jailed or killed

Brazil's ex-President Temer jailed, accused of heading 'criminal organization'

'Basil,' the alarm specialist, jailed over huge UK diamond heist

Former Vatican treasurer Pell jailed for six years for sexually abusing choir boys

Malaysian jailed for 10 years for insulting Islam on social media

Ex-Army intelligence analyst Manning jailed for defying grand jury subpoena

UK to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

Britain hands jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

Jailed Reuters journalists appeal to Myanmar's top court as rights group decries 'fear'

Brazil judge releases eight jailed Vale workers after dam disaster : report

UAE signals jailed UK academic could be freed in 'amicable solution'

Free my husband, pleads wife of UK academic jailed in UAE

Myanmar court allows jailed Reuters reporters' appeal to proceed: lawyer

Far-right parents who named son after Hitler jailed in Britain

May says UK has raised case of jailed academic with UAE

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