The acting premier of the British Virgin Islands has voiced deep “concerns” over London’s plans to assume direct governance of the Caribbean territory, following the arrest of its leader in a US drug sting operation, and a highly-critical report into alleged systemic corruption. On Friday, shortly before the premier of …
Read More »UK seeks direct control of ex-colony
Shortly before the premier of the British Virgin Islands appeared before a US judge on charges of cocaine smuggling and money laundering, a commission of inquiry in London hurriedly published a report urging the UK to take direct control of the Caribbean territory, citing systemic corruption. BVI Premier Andrew Alturo …
Read More »Maori leader who pleaded not to turn New Zealand into ‘penal colony’ talks to RT
Australia and New Zealand are facing a surge in gang-related crimes, and the policy of shipping busted gang members away from Australian soil instead of joining forces hurts both neighbors, a Kiwi activist told RT. Since 2014, foreigners living in Australia on a temporary visa can be deported by the …
Read More »Australia asked not to turn New Zealand into ‘penal colony’
“New Zealand has got to stop being the dumping ground for Australian criminals,” Matthew Tukaki, the executive chairman of the country’s National Maori Authority, told the Guardian on Monday. “Quite frankly, I don’t think any Australian would accept their country becoming a penal colony.” The controversial Australian law, which New …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Amid ‘political repression,’ Ukraine becoming American ‘colony’ in Europe, says sanctioned opposition leader Medvedchuk
In an exclusive interview with RT, the MP and chairman of Opposition Platform — For Life, which advocates better ties with Moscow, insisted that the allegations were a tool of political persecution. According to him, they are part of a wider pattern of repression linked to Kiev’s recent moves to …
Read More »‘This is not a colony!’ Ankara snaps at Washington over threat that US pharma may exit Turkey if it fails to repay $2.3bn debt
“What the ambassador did is neither correct nor ethical. He is using manipulation at a time when we are holding talks with drug companies. He may be able to do such acts in colonies, but this is not such a country,” Koca told reporters on Friday, while visiting the Black …
Read More »FSIN called the main cause of Russians in the colony
MOSCOW, March 11. /TASS/. Drug crimes were the most common reason for contact with the Russians in places of deprivation of liberty. This is according to statistics of the Federal penitentiary service of Russia, which was studied by the correspondent of TASS. According to the statistics of the Federal penitentiary …
Read More »In the colony of Kaliningrad prisoners opened to itself veins
Prisoners of the Kaliningrad colony N8 has attempted suicide by slashing his wrists. Thus, they protested against the beatings by the guards. According to them, the complaint outside of the colony do not go away, and objectionable to the administration for months in a penal insulator (SHIZO) writes “the North.Realities”. …
Read More »About the beatings in the colony of Kokorin and Mamaev said the former prisoner
About the correctional colony IK-4 in the Belgorod region, where recently transferred the players Pavel Mamaev and Alexander Kokorin, told in an interview to “Soviet sport”, her former prisoner Valentin Sokolov. According to him, there are harsh rules, almost all newly arrived prisoners are beaten. “Wooden stick” head of the …
Read More »In Russia deny the transfer of the colony.
Earlier, Russian journalist Victoria Ivleva said that the plane with Sentsov on Board took off from the city of Salekhard. Management of Federal service of execution of punishments of Russia (FSIN) in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous district have denied reports that Ukrainian film Director Oleg Sentsov was taken out of the colony …
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