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Fake vaccine passports could land Germans in prison – reports

Politicians from Germany’s likely coalition government have drafted a law extending the country’s Covid-19 measures into next year, Bild reported…

2 years ago

Social media trolls could face two years in prison over posts intended to cause ‘psychological harm’ – reports

As part of the review process on the government’s upcoming Online Safety Bill, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport…

3 years ago

If Assange dies in UK prison it would mean he’d been ‘tortured to death,’ UN special rapporteur on torture tells RT

It would be a “tragedy” if Assange died in London’s Belmarsh maximum security prison due to his poor health, Melzer…

3 years ago

Blogger & girlfriend given 10 months in Russian prison after snapping photo simulating oral sex outside iconic Moscow cathedral

Last month, Ruslan Bobiev (whose real name is Ruslani Murojonzod) and Asya Akimova (Anastasia Chistova) published photos on social media…

3 years ago

Heavily-armed gunmen attack Nigerian prison, free hundreds of detainees – most still on the run

The prison, located in Nigeria’s Oyo State, was raided overnight by a group of unknown assailants, the country’s prison service…

3 years ago

Massive prison riot breaks out in Russia’s southern city of Vladikavkaz – reports

The riot broke out on Friday in a prison located in the capital city of Russia’s southern Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.…

3 years ago

Russia’s latest prison torture scandal, like Guantanamo, shows the worst human rights violations happen out of sight, out of mind

Now behind bars in Tbilisi after a dramatic arrest last week, former Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili must be hoping that…

3 years ago

Russian prison sexual abuse scandal: Guards in Saratov encouraged inmates to beat & extort each other, former convict tells RT

The revelations come after human rights group gulagu.net published video evidence presumably showing the rape of three inmates at the…

3 years ago

At least 30 killed, some beheaded, in Ecuador prison gang war (VIDEO)

Violence broke out on Tuesday at the Penitenciaria del Litoral prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador. By Wednesday, at least 30 people…

3 years ago

Forget punishment & rehabilitation… for one UK prison, handing out purple ‘pronoun’ badges is the priority

Before Parkhurst Prison was downgraded in the 1990s it enjoyed a reputation as one of the toughest jails in Britain.…

3 years ago