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"Proud Of Going To Prison": Former Trump Aide Begins 4-Month Sentence
Steve Bannon, an outspoken right-wing figure in American politics and former senior advisor to Donald Trump, reported to prison Monday to begin a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress.
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Jailed Imran Khan Not On Pakistan Ballot, But Still On Country's Mind
The former international cricket star has been given three lengthy prison sentences in under a week and has been banned from politics for 10 years
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"Felt Like I Was Political Prisoner, Had Done Nothing Wrong": Rajat Gupta
India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, who served 19 months in US jail for insider trading, has blamed the prosecution led by Indian-American former New York Attorney Preet Bharara for conducting the case in an "disingenuous and untruthful" manner, saying he felt like a "political prisoner".
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Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif Gets 7-Year Prison Term In Corruption Case
A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Monday jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for seven years on graft charges he says were politically motivated.
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Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Gets 7 Years In Jail In Corruption Case
A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia to another seven years in prison on corruption charges that her supporters say are politically motivated. Zia, long a rival to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is already behind bars after being handed a five-year term in February on separate embezzlement ch...
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Candidates With Serious Criminal Charges Contesting Mexico Polls
Voters around the world have been known to complain their politicians are crooks, but Mexico takes it to a whole new level, with multiple current or former prison inmates running for office in Sunday's elections.
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Maldives Ex-President Says Supreme Court Judge Ill-Treated In Prison
The exiled former president of the Maldives on Wednesday accused authorities of ill-treatment of a supreme court judge thrown into prison following the imposition of emergency in the Indian Ocean island nation.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Makes 1st UN Speech As Myanmar Leader
Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech at the UN General Assembly since forming a democratically elected government and called for international understanding as Myanmar grapples with sectarian tensions.
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US Lifting Sanctions On Myanmar As Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Visits
President Barack Obama said Wednesday the US is lifting economic sanctions and restoring trade benefits to former pariah state Myanmar as he met with Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner who is now the nation's de facto leader.
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Out On Bail, Shahabuddin Leads Anti-Nitish Chorus In Lalu's Party
Mohammad Shahbuddin, a former lawmaker from Lalu Yadav's RJD, has stirred up politics in Bihar with his attack on chief minister Nitish Kumar in his first words as he stepped out of prison on the weekend.
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Aung San Suu Kyi to Meet President, Military Chief on Wednesday
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will meet President Thein Sein and military chief Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday, their first meeting since she won an historic election earlier this month, a senior government official told Reuters.
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Iran Ex-President's Son Begins 10-Year Jail Term
The son of Iran's former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani began a 10-year prison term for financial and security crimes today, insisting his conviction was politically motivated.
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Myanmar Military Wins Rare Praise in War With Ethnic Chinese Rebels
Fighting between the Myanmar army and ethnic Chinese rebels has handed the long-feared military a public relations coup, with an explosion of praise on social media and even former political prisoners expressing grudging support.
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Was Framed for Extra-Political Reasons: Controversial Gujarat Cop DG Vanzara Tells NDTV
DG Vanzara, the controversial former Gujarat police officer charged with multiple cases of fake encounters, says his release from jail is not a political quid pro quo.
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Myanmar Frees 3,000 Prisoners, Including Ex-Military Intelligence Figures
Myanmar began releasing hundreds of prisoners -- including a political detainee and former military intelligence figures -- on "humanitarian" grounds, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest large-scale amnesty in the once pariah nation.
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"Proud Of Going To Prison": Former Trump Aide Begins 4-Month Sentence
Steve Bannon, an outspoken right-wing figure in American politics and former senior advisor to Donald Trump, reported to prison Monday to begin a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress.
-
Jailed Imran Khan Not On Pakistan Ballot, But Still On Country's Mind
The former international cricket star has been given three lengthy prison sentences in under a week and has been banned from politics for 10 years
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"Felt Like I Was Political Prisoner, Had Done Nothing Wrong": Rajat Gupta
India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta, who served 19 months in US jail for insider trading, has blamed the prosecution led by Indian-American former New York Attorney Preet Bharara for conducting the case in an "disingenuous and untruthful" manner, saying he felt like a "political prisoner".
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Ousted Pak PM Nawaz Sharif Gets 7-Year Prison Term In Corruption Case
A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Monday jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for seven years on graft charges he says were politically motivated.
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Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Gets 7 Years In Jail In Corruption Case
A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia to another seven years in prison on corruption charges that her supporters say are politically motivated. Zia, long a rival to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is already behind bars after being handed a five-year term in February on separate embezzlement ch...
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Candidates With Serious Criminal Charges Contesting Mexico Polls
Voters around the world have been known to complain their politicians are crooks, but Mexico takes it to a whole new level, with multiple current or former prison inmates running for office in Sunday's elections.
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Maldives Ex-President Says Supreme Court Judge Ill-Treated In Prison
The exiled former president of the Maldives on Wednesday accused authorities of ill-treatment of a supreme court judge thrown into prison following the imposition of emergency in the Indian Ocean island nation.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Makes 1st UN Speech As Myanmar Leader
Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech at the UN General Assembly since forming a democratically elected government and called for international understanding as Myanmar grapples with sectarian tensions.
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US Lifting Sanctions On Myanmar As Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Visits
President Barack Obama said Wednesday the US is lifting economic sanctions and restoring trade benefits to former pariah state Myanmar as he met with Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner who is now the nation's de facto leader.
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Out On Bail, Shahabuddin Leads Anti-Nitish Chorus In Lalu's Party
Mohammad Shahbuddin, a former lawmaker from Lalu Yadav's RJD, has stirred up politics in Bihar with his attack on chief minister Nitish Kumar in his first words as he stepped out of prison on the weekend.
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Aung San Suu Kyi to Meet President, Military Chief on Wednesday
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will meet President Thein Sein and military chief Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday, their first meeting since she won an historic election earlier this month, a senior government official told Reuters.
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Iran Ex-President's Son Begins 10-Year Jail Term
The son of Iran's former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani began a 10-year prison term for financial and security crimes today, insisting his conviction was politically motivated.
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Myanmar Military Wins Rare Praise in War With Ethnic Chinese Rebels
Fighting between the Myanmar army and ethnic Chinese rebels has handed the long-feared military a public relations coup, with an explosion of praise on social media and even former political prisoners expressing grudging support.
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Was Framed for Extra-Political Reasons: Controversial Gujarat Cop DG Vanzara Tells NDTV
DG Vanzara, the controversial former Gujarat police officer charged with multiple cases of fake encounters, says his release from jail is not a political quid pro quo.
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Myanmar Frees 3,000 Prisoners, Including Ex-Military Intelligence Figures
Myanmar began releasing hundreds of prisoners -- including a political detainee and former military intelligence figures -- on "humanitarian" grounds, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest large-scale amnesty in the once pariah nation.
