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Australian Man Gets 129 Years In Jail In Philippines Child Abuse Case
An Australian man has been sentenced to 129 years in a Philippine jail as part of a child sexual abuse case involving victims as young as 18 months, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
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"Hang Me, Will Be My Pleasure": Duterte Dares International Court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dared the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday to jail him or hang him over alleged extrajudicial killings in his war on drugs, but said he would refuse to cooperate with foreigners if put on trial.
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Impeach Me, I'll Jail You: Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Dares His Rivals
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened opponents with prison if they try to impeach him, the latest in what a top UN official and an Asian lawmakers' group this week called a pattern of persecution and assaults on free speech.
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Shoot Me, Don't Jail Me, Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Tells Hague Court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday told the International Criminal Court (ICC) to go ahead and investigate him for crimes against humanity, and said he would prefer to face a firing squad than be jailed.
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British National Moves High Court Against Extradition Proceedings
A 73-year-old British national, wanted in a child abuse and trafficking case in the Philippines, has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the proceedings in a trial court to extradite him to that country.
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Stray Cats, Killers And No Regrets: Rodrigo Duterte's Drug-War Foe, Leila de Lima, On Life In Jail
Philippine police have arrested more than 80,000 people during President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs, but few as prominent or defiant as Leila de Lima.
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Singaporean Couple Jailed For Starving Philippine Maid
A Singaporean couple who starved their Philippine maid until she weighed just 29 kilogrammes (64 pounds) were jailed Monday, in a case described as "shocking" by prosecutors who are appealing for stiffer sentences.
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Hundreds Of Naked Prisoners Searched For Contraband In Philippine Jail
Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have triggered accusations of further rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs.
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Inmates Bring Christmas Cheer To Philippine Prison With Beauty Pageant
Inmates dressed as beauty queens pranced on a makeshift stage for a mock beauty pageant at a Philippines jail on Saturday, bringing Christmas cheer to one of the country's most overcrowded prisons.
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Norway Jails Man Over Child Sex Abuse Committed Live On Skype
A Norwegian court sentenced on Thursday a 66-year-old man to eight years in prison for inciting dozens of children in Norway and the Philippines to commit sex acts on Skype, media reports said.
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Alarm Over Proposed Philippine Law To Jail 9-Year-Olds
Children as young as nine could be jailed in the Philippines for certain crimes under a proposed law backed by the president, sparking concern on Monday from the United Nations and rights groups.
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Drug-Linked Philippines Mayor Shot Dead In Jail, Say Police
Philippines police killed a town mayor in his jail cell in a purported gunbattle on Saturday, the second killing in a week of a politician linked to illegal drugs under President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal crackdown.
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Philippines Prison Break: ISIS-Affiliated Group Storm Jail To Free 8 Comrades
Muslim extremists supporting the Islamic State group freed eight fellow terrorists in a daring attack that also allowed 15 other inmates to escape from a provincial jail in the southern Philippines, police said today.
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Blast, Gunfire, Rock Philippine Jail, Leaving 10 Dead
A blast from a suspected grenade and gunshots rocked a Philippine jail, leaving 10 inmates dead, including two alleged Chinese drug criminals, officials said today. The warden was seriously injured in Thursday night's explosion.
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Packed Like Sardines: Jails At Bursting Point As Philippines Wages Crime War
Mario Dimaculangan shares a toilet with 130 other inmates in one of the Philippines' most overcrowded jails, and conditions are getting worse as police wage an unprecedented war on crime.
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Australian Man Gets 129 Years In Jail In Philippines Child Abuse Case
An Australian man has been sentenced to 129 years in a Philippine jail as part of a child sexual abuse case involving victims as young as 18 months, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
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"Hang Me, Will Be My Pleasure": Duterte Dares International Court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dared the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday to jail him or hang him over alleged extrajudicial killings in his war on drugs, but said he would refuse to cooperate with foreigners if put on trial.
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Impeach Me, I'll Jail You: Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Dares His Rivals
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened opponents with prison if they try to impeach him, the latest in what a top UN official and an Asian lawmakers' group this week called a pattern of persecution and assaults on free speech.
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Shoot Me, Don't Jail Me, Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte Tells Hague Court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday told the International Criminal Court (ICC) to go ahead and investigate him for crimes against humanity, and said he would prefer to face a firing squad than be jailed.
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British National Moves High Court Against Extradition Proceedings
A 73-year-old British national, wanted in a child abuse and trafficking case in the Philippines, has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the proceedings in a trial court to extradite him to that country.
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Stray Cats, Killers And No Regrets: Rodrigo Duterte's Drug-War Foe, Leila de Lima, On Life In Jail
Philippine police have arrested more than 80,000 people during President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs, but few as prominent or defiant as Leila de Lima.
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Singaporean Couple Jailed For Starving Philippine Maid
A Singaporean couple who starved their Philippine maid until she weighed just 29 kilogrammes (64 pounds) were jailed Monday, in a case described as "shocking" by prosecutors who are appealing for stiffer sentences.
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Hundreds Of Naked Prisoners Searched For Contraband In Philippine Jail
Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have triggered accusations of further rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs.
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Inmates Bring Christmas Cheer To Philippine Prison With Beauty Pageant
Inmates dressed as beauty queens pranced on a makeshift stage for a mock beauty pageant at a Philippines jail on Saturday, bringing Christmas cheer to one of the country's most overcrowded prisons.
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Norway Jails Man Over Child Sex Abuse Committed Live On Skype
A Norwegian court sentenced on Thursday a 66-year-old man to eight years in prison for inciting dozens of children in Norway and the Philippines to commit sex acts on Skype, media reports said.
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Alarm Over Proposed Philippine Law To Jail 9-Year-Olds
Children as young as nine could be jailed in the Philippines for certain crimes under a proposed law backed by the president, sparking concern on Monday from the United Nations and rights groups.
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Drug-Linked Philippines Mayor Shot Dead In Jail, Say Police
Philippines police killed a town mayor in his jail cell in a purported gunbattle on Saturday, the second killing in a week of a politician linked to illegal drugs under President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal crackdown.
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Philippines Prison Break: ISIS-Affiliated Group Storm Jail To Free 8 Comrades
Muslim extremists supporting the Islamic State group freed eight fellow terrorists in a daring attack that also allowed 15 other inmates to escape from a provincial jail in the southern Philippines, police said today.
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Blast, Gunfire, Rock Philippine Jail, Leaving 10 Dead
A blast from a suspected grenade and gunshots rocked a Philippine jail, leaving 10 inmates dead, including two alleged Chinese drug criminals, officials said today. The warden was seriously injured in Thursday night's explosion.
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Packed Like Sardines: Jails At Bursting Point As Philippines Wages Crime War
Mario Dimaculangan shares a toilet with 130 other inmates in one of the Philippines' most overcrowded jails, and conditions are getting worse as police wage an unprecedented war on crime.
