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Journalist Critical Of Philippine President Faces Up To 6 Years In Prison
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was convicted Monday of cyber libel and sentenced to prison in a case that watchdogs say marks a dangerous erosion of press freedom under President Rodrigo Duterte.
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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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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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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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Inmates Flee, Thousands Homeless in Manila Slum Blaze
A huge fire chased hundreds of Philippine inmates out of their cells and razed a sprawling shantytown near a Manila prison Friday, leaving thousands of residents homeless, authorities said.
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Fire Sweeps Through Philippine Prison Killing 10 Inmates
Fire swept through a maximum-security Philippine prison killing 10 inmates, most of them in their cells, authorities said on Friday, in a disaster likely to highlight woeful conditions in one of the world's most over-crowded prison systems.
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9 Dead, 1 Missing After Philippine Jail Fire
Nine prisoners were killed when fire ripped through the psychiatric ward of a provincial jail, Philippine authorities said Friday, adding the facility was operating at more than double its capacity.
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Indian Man Jailed for Harassing Woman in Dubai
A 27-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to three months in prison for harassing a woman at a shopping mall in Dubai, a media report said today.
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Deal to Target Drug Network, Not The Mule, Saved Filipina's Life
As the clocked ticked on Tuesday towards midnight, the hour when nine drug traffickers were expected to be executed on a high-security prison island in Indonesia, mandarins in the Philippines waited nervously for some word from Jakarta.
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Prison Sex Assault of Girl, 8, Fuels Anger in Philippines
An eight-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a toilet at a notorious Philippine prison, officials said today, fuelling a national uproar over revelations that its inmates were "living like kings" with stripper bars and jacuzzis.
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Philippines Orders Crackdown on Privileged Jailbirds
Philippine authorities have given privileged inmates in the country's main prison until Christmas Eve to turn over their hidden guns, drugs and other contraband or the notorious facility will face a major shakedown.
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Murderers Wander With Machetes at Idyllic Philippine Prison
One hundred convicts armed with machetes wander through a vast prison without walls in one of the Philippines' most beautiful islands, a unique approach to reforming criminals.
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Journalist Critical Of Philippine President Faces Up To 6 Years In Prison
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was convicted Monday of cyber libel and sentenced to prison in a case that watchdogs say marks a dangerous erosion of press freedom under President Rodrigo Duterte.
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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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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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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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Inmates Flee, Thousands Homeless in Manila Slum Blaze
A huge fire chased hundreds of Philippine inmates out of their cells and razed a sprawling shantytown near a Manila prison Friday, leaving thousands of residents homeless, authorities said.
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Fire Sweeps Through Philippine Prison Killing 10 Inmates
Fire swept through a maximum-security Philippine prison killing 10 inmates, most of them in their cells, authorities said on Friday, in a disaster likely to highlight woeful conditions in one of the world's most over-crowded prison systems.
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9 Dead, 1 Missing After Philippine Jail Fire
Nine prisoners were killed when fire ripped through the psychiatric ward of a provincial jail, Philippine authorities said Friday, adding the facility was operating at more than double its capacity.
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Indian Man Jailed for Harassing Woman in Dubai
A 27-year-old Indian man has been sentenced to three months in prison for harassing a woman at a shopping mall in Dubai, a media report said today.
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Deal to Target Drug Network, Not The Mule, Saved Filipina's Life
As the clocked ticked on Tuesday towards midnight, the hour when nine drug traffickers were expected to be executed on a high-security prison island in Indonesia, mandarins in the Philippines waited nervously for some word from Jakarta.
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Prison Sex Assault of Girl, 8, Fuels Anger in Philippines
An eight-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a toilet at a notorious Philippine prison, officials said today, fuelling a national uproar over revelations that its inmates were "living like kings" with stripper bars and jacuzzis.
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Philippines Orders Crackdown on Privileged Jailbirds
Philippine authorities have given privileged inmates in the country's main prison until Christmas Eve to turn over their hidden guns, drugs and other contraband or the notorious facility will face a major shakedown.
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Murderers Wander With Machetes at Idyllic Philippine Prison
One hundred convicts armed with machetes wander through a vast prison without walls in one of the Philippines' most beautiful islands, a unique approach to reforming criminals.
