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'Like WWII Concentration Camp': Ex-US Marine's Experience In Russian Prison
Paul Whelan was taken and locked inside a cramped, nine-foot-square cell in Moscows Lefortovo Prison, known for holding political prisoners.
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"I Will Die Here": Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Wrote Before Death In Prison
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin's top political opponent before his death in February, believed he would die in prison, according to his posthumous memoir which will to be released on October 22.
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US Secures Release Of 135 Political Prisoners From Nicaragua
The United States said Thursday it had secured the release of 135 political prisoners from Nicaragua, the latest mass transfer by President Daniel Ortega's increasingly authoritarian government.
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Russian Court Imprisons 5 Men Over Anti-Israel Riots At Dagestan Airport
A court in southern Russia on Friday sentenced five men to more than six years in prison each in the first convictions related to a mass anti-Israel protest last October at an airport in the predominantly Muslim Dagestan region.
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Restoration Of J&K Statehood Centrepiece Of Omar Abdullah's Party Manifesto
Fight for the restoration of autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, repealing Public Safety Act, release of political prisoners, one lakh jobs, free electricity and other issues are among promises made by the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference in its elec
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Bangladeshi Lawyer Reveals Sheikh Hasina's Secret Jail "House Of Mirrors"
Blindfolded, handcuffed and bundled out of his secret prison for the first time in eight years, Bangladeshi barrister Ahmad Bin Quasem held his breath and listened for the sound of a cocked pistol.
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High-profile Russian Political Prisoners Reported Disappeared
At least five Russian political prisoners have been moved from jails and prison colonies in recent days, in an apparently coordinated move that has raised speculation of a possible prisoner exchange.
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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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Trump Says Sending Him To Prison Would Be "Breaking Point" For Supporters
Donald Trump has suggested that sending him to prison could prove a "breaking point" for his supporters -- a warning that will fuel concerns of political violence around the US presidential election on November 5.
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Donald Trump Warns Jail Time Could Be "Breaking Point" For His Supporters
Donald Trump has warned that sending him to prison could prove a "breaking point" for his supporters - remarks that will fuel concerns of political violence around the US presidential election on November 5.
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"They've Just Convicted Me": Trump's Appeal For Funds After Guilty Verdict
Donald Trump is seeking to spin his criminal conviction into gold with an appeal to donors to contribute money to his newly embattled presidential campaign.
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"I'm A Political Prisoner": Trump In Fundraising Appeal Amid Hush Money Trial
Donald Trump's campaign website began redirecting visitors to a fundraising page Thursday declaring he was a "political prisoner" moments after he was convicted in his New York hush money trial.
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"Inmates Can't...": Official On Row Over Arvind Kejriwal's Orders From Jail
Top prison official Sanjay Baniwal Monday said an inmate can only sign two kinds of documents while in judicial custody and they should not be political in nature.
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After Navalny's Death, "Life In Danger," Says Wife Of Another Putin Critic
The wife of jailed Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza said on Monday the lives of many political prisoners in Russia, including her husband's, were at risk in the wake of Alexei Navalny's death in an Arctic penal colony last month.
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Alexei Navalny, Putin Critic, Dies In Prison. Why Was Russian Leader In Jail?
Alexei Navalny, the jailed Russian political leader who was a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, has been found dead at the federal prison in Russia's Yamalia, where he was serving his sentence.
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'Like WWII Concentration Camp': Ex-US Marine's Experience In Russian Prison
Paul Whelan was taken and locked inside a cramped, nine-foot-square cell in Moscows Lefortovo Prison, known for holding political prisoners.
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"I Will Die Here": Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Wrote Before Death In Prison
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who was President Vladimir Putin's top political opponent before his death in February, believed he would die in prison, according to his posthumous memoir which will to be released on October 22.
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US Secures Release Of 135 Political Prisoners From Nicaragua
The United States said Thursday it had secured the release of 135 political prisoners from Nicaragua, the latest mass transfer by President Daniel Ortega's increasingly authoritarian government.
-
Russian Court Imprisons 5 Men Over Anti-Israel Riots At Dagestan Airport
A court in southern Russia on Friday sentenced five men to more than six years in prison each in the first convictions related to a mass anti-Israel protest last October at an airport in the predominantly Muslim Dagestan region.
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Restoration Of J&K Statehood Centrepiece Of Omar Abdullah's Party Manifesto
Fight for the restoration of autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, repealing Public Safety Act, release of political prisoners, one lakh jobs, free electricity and other issues are among promises made by the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference in its elec
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Bangladeshi Lawyer Reveals Sheikh Hasina's Secret Jail "House Of Mirrors"
Blindfolded, handcuffed and bundled out of his secret prison for the first time in eight years, Bangladeshi barrister Ahmad Bin Quasem held his breath and listened for the sound of a cocked pistol.
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High-profile Russian Political Prisoners Reported Disappeared
At least five Russian political prisoners have been moved from jails and prison colonies in recent days, in an apparently coordinated move that has raised speculation of a possible prisoner exchange.
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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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Trump Says Sending Him To Prison Would Be "Breaking Point" For Supporters
Donald Trump has suggested that sending him to prison could prove a "breaking point" for his supporters -- a warning that will fuel concerns of political violence around the US presidential election on November 5.
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Donald Trump Warns Jail Time Could Be "Breaking Point" For His Supporters
Donald Trump has warned that sending him to prison could prove a "breaking point" for his supporters - remarks that will fuel concerns of political violence around the US presidential election on November 5.
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"They've Just Convicted Me": Trump's Appeal For Funds After Guilty Verdict
Donald Trump is seeking to spin his criminal conviction into gold with an appeal to donors to contribute money to his newly embattled presidential campaign.
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"I'm A Political Prisoner": Trump In Fundraising Appeal Amid Hush Money Trial
Donald Trump's campaign website began redirecting visitors to a fundraising page Thursday declaring he was a "political prisoner" moments after he was convicted in his New York hush money trial.
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"Inmates Can't...": Official On Row Over Arvind Kejriwal's Orders From Jail
Top prison official Sanjay Baniwal Monday said an inmate can only sign two kinds of documents while in judicial custody and they should not be political in nature.
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After Navalny's Death, "Life In Danger," Says Wife Of Another Putin Critic
The wife of jailed Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza said on Monday the lives of many political prisoners in Russia, including her husband's, were at risk in the wake of Alexei Navalny's death in an Arctic penal colony last month.
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Alexei Navalny, Putin Critic, Dies In Prison. Why Was Russian Leader In Jail?
Alexei Navalny, the jailed Russian political leader who was a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, has been found dead at the federal prison in Russia's Yamalia, where he was serving his sentence.
