Northern Ireland-born James Brown glued his hand to an Amsterdam-bound British Airways aircraft in October 2019 as part of the group’s takeover of London City Airport, explaining at the time that he felt “compelled” to bring about “radical change”. The champion for Britain in the B3 800 metres and 1500m at …
Read More »Hactivist jailed in ‘Little Guantanamo’ says prison blocked him from contacting wife, covering for ‘sexually abusive’ guard
Gottesfeld is serving a 10-year sentence for a “cyberattack” on Boston Children’s Hospital in 2014 – which he says he did to help end the “torture” of the teen girl Justina Pelletier, who was being administered the wrong treatment while her parents lost custody of their daughter to the state …
Read More »Israeli forces catch last two Gilboa Prison escapees after two-week manhunt
The raid early on Sunday morning in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank was conducted by the Israeli military, the domestic security service Shin Bet, and the police special forces. The two fugitives, Ayham Nayef Kamamji and Munadel Yacoub Infeiat, surrendered without a fight. Two other people, …
Read More »‘QAnon Shaman’ denied request for prison release to see ailing grandfather, who has since died, as judge deems him ‘flight risk’
While Chansley, 34, filed a motion in July for temporary release to see his sick granddad before he passed, he was denied that opportunity by Judge Royce Lamberth, who ruled on Thursday that the accused “failed to present clear and convincing evidence that he is not a flight risk.” According to his attorney, …
Read More »This week’s Palestinian prison break from Israeli jail could threaten the country’s entire security establishment and Fatah
The great escape has sparked outrage among Israelis, celebrations amongst Palestinians, and represents an embarrassing failure for Israel’s security apparatus, which could lead to an explosion of violence across the occupied Palestinian territories. On Monday at approximately 1am local time, guards at Israel’s Gilboa prison realized that six detainees were …
Read More »Russian opposition figure Navalny was sent to prison for breaking law & NOT for his political activities, Putin insists
The Russian president and the German chancellor were speaking to reporters during Merkel’s presumably final state visit to Moscow. She is due to stand down next month, prior to the country’s elections. Putin was responding to a question from a German journalist who asked about Navalny’s imprisonment. “As for the …
Read More »China-Canada row: Trudeau blasts China’s 11-year prison sentence for Canadian man charged with spying as ‘unacceptable’
A court in the city of Dandong, located far in China’s northeast along the border with North Korea, handed down the sentence early on Wednesday, consigning Spavor to more than a decade behind bars. The court announced the decision in a brief statement, noting that the Canadian national was previously …
Read More »Jab or JAIL: Ohio judge tells man convicted of fentanyl possession to get vaccinated or be sent to prison
Brandon Rutherford, 21, was given a suspended sentence – known as Community Control – last week, for possession of the deadly drug. He was shocked, however, when Hamilton County Judge Christopher Wagner gave him 60 days to get vaccinated or be sent to prison for 18 months. Rutherford’s lawyer told …
Read More »Austrian court sentences Chechen arms dealer to life in prison over killing of ‘Kadyrov critic’
The man who gunned down Umarov, identified only as Sar-Ali A., was unanimously sentenced by a jury at the Korneuburg regional court on Friday. The hearings saw extreme security measures, with heavily armed police guarding the court, all video and photo recording prohibited in the courtroom, and the defendant reportedly …
Read More »‘Retaliation v all who challenge power’: Prison’s mistreatment of hacktivist Gottesfeld is par for the course, whistleblower says
“There’s not been a single case of someone who’s a high profile activist or even a low profile activist incarcerated in the Bureau of Prisons who has not faced retaliation to the extent that they have tried to continue their engagement with the civic body from prison,” Brown told RT on …
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