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Former Canada Fashion Mogul Nygard Sentenced To 11 Years In Sex Assault Cases
Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of four counts of sexual assault in attacks on women in his Toronto office building that in some cases date back for decades.
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Indian-Origin Yoga Instructor Jailed For Sexually Harassing 3 Women In Singapore
A former Indian national yoga instructor was on Friday sentenced to 23 months in prison and four strokes of the cane for molesting three women while conducting classes with them.
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Instagram Model Forced Followers Into Sex Work, Kept Them As Slaves
Former Brazilian model and US-based wellness influencer Kat Torres has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the human trafficking and slavery of women, after an FBI investigation found that two women living with her had gone missing in 2022.
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US Man, Who Killed Popular Colombian DJ, Gets 42 Years In Jail
An American man was sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota on Tuesday for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ, in a case that drew international outrage from women's rights activists.
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Ex Kazakh Minister Gets 24 Years In Jail For Murdering Wife
A former economy minister of Kazakhstan was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Monday for murdering his wife following a widely watched trial that some saw as a litmus test of the president's promise to strengthen women's rights.
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Saudi Woman Jailed For 11 Years Over Social Media Posts, Says Amnesty
Amnesty International called on Saudi Arabia to free a 29-year-old fitness instructor it says has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for her choice of clothing and social media posts urging an end to the kingdom's male guardianship system.
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Pope Francis Washes Feet Of 12 Women Prisoners In Pre-Easter Ritual
Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter.
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62 Babies Born In West Bengal Jails In Last 4 Years, Court Told
Sixty-two babies were born in West Bengal jails over the last four years and most of the women inmates who gave birth to them were expecting when brought to prison, the Supreme Court has been informed.
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Women Getting Pregnant In Bengal Jails, 196 Babies Born: High Court Told
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered transfer to a criminal division bench of a matter in which the amicus curiae claimed that some women prisoners lodged in West Bengal's correctional homes were getting pregnant and 196 babies
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Taliban Sending Women Abuse Survivors To Prison For Their Protection: UN Report
The Taliban no longer sees the need for state-sponsored women's shelters, hence they have shut them down.
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39 Palestinians, Including 6 Women And 33 Minors, Released by Israel
Prison authorities in Israel announced early Sunday that they had released 39 Palestinian detainees after Hamas freed 13 hostages under an agreement that came into force on Friday.
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Tearful Reunions As Hamas Frees 2nd Batch Of Hostages Held Captive In Gaza
Thirteen Israeli and four Thai nationals released from Hamas captivity arrived in Israel and were set to be reunited with their families as part of a crucial hostage deal, which briefly risked falling apart due to a dispute over aid supplies.
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Pregnant Japan Prisoners Stay Shackled, Newborns Separated: Rights Group
Handcuffs during pregnancy, separation from newborn babies, and insufficient care for elderly inmates are among the abuses suffered by women incarcerated in Japan, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
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Ex-CIA Officer Admits Drugging, Sexually Abusing Multiple Women
The former US government officer will face between 24 and 30 years in prison and supervised release for life.
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Iran Sentences 2 Women Journalists Who Covered Mahsa Amini's Death: Report
An Iranian Revolutionary Court has handed out long prison sentences to two women journalists over their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini last year, state media reported on Sunday.
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Former Canada Fashion Mogul Nygard Sentenced To 11 Years In Sex Assault Cases
Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of four counts of sexual assault in attacks on women in his Toronto office building that in some cases date back for decades.
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Indian-Origin Yoga Instructor Jailed For Sexually Harassing 3 Women In Singapore
A former Indian national yoga instructor was on Friday sentenced to 23 months in prison and four strokes of the cane for molesting three women while conducting classes with them.
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Instagram Model Forced Followers Into Sex Work, Kept Them As Slaves
Former Brazilian model and US-based wellness influencer Kat Torres has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the human trafficking and slavery of women, after an FBI investigation found that two women living with her had gone missing in 2022.
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US Man, Who Killed Popular Colombian DJ, Gets 42 Years In Jail
An American man was sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota on Tuesday for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ, in a case that drew international outrage from women's rights activists.
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Ex Kazakh Minister Gets 24 Years In Jail For Murdering Wife
A former economy minister of Kazakhstan was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Monday for murdering his wife following a widely watched trial that some saw as a litmus test of the president's promise to strengthen women's rights.
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Saudi Woman Jailed For 11 Years Over Social Media Posts, Says Amnesty
Amnesty International called on Saudi Arabia to free a 29-year-old fitness instructor it says has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for her choice of clothing and social media posts urging an end to the kingdom's male guardianship system.
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Pope Francis Washes Feet Of 12 Women Prisoners In Pre-Easter Ritual
Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter.
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62 Babies Born In West Bengal Jails In Last 4 Years, Court Told
Sixty-two babies were born in West Bengal jails over the last four years and most of the women inmates who gave birth to them were expecting when brought to prison, the Supreme Court has been informed.
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Women Getting Pregnant In Bengal Jails, 196 Babies Born: High Court Told
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered transfer to a criminal division bench of a matter in which the amicus curiae claimed that some women prisoners lodged in West Bengal's correctional homes were getting pregnant and 196 babies
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Taliban Sending Women Abuse Survivors To Prison For Their Protection: UN Report
The Taliban no longer sees the need for state-sponsored women's shelters, hence they have shut them down.
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39 Palestinians, Including 6 Women And 33 Minors, Released by Israel
Prison authorities in Israel announced early Sunday that they had released 39 Palestinian detainees after Hamas freed 13 hostages under an agreement that came into force on Friday.
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Tearful Reunions As Hamas Frees 2nd Batch Of Hostages Held Captive In Gaza
Thirteen Israeli and four Thai nationals released from Hamas captivity arrived in Israel and were set to be reunited with their families as part of a crucial hostage deal, which briefly risked falling apart due to a dispute over aid supplies.
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Pregnant Japan Prisoners Stay Shackled, Newborns Separated: Rights Group
Handcuffs during pregnancy, separation from newborn babies, and insufficient care for elderly inmates are among the abuses suffered by women incarcerated in Japan, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
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Ex-CIA Officer Admits Drugging, Sexually Abusing Multiple Women
The former US government officer will face between 24 and 30 years in prison and supervised release for life.
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Iran Sentences 2 Women Journalists Who Covered Mahsa Amini's Death: Report
An Iranian Revolutionary Court has handed out long prison sentences to two women journalists over their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini last year, state media reported on Sunday.
