Monday, 03 August 2020_Afghan officials have confirmed that more than a dozen people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an ongoing attack by the Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province.
Monday, 13 July 2020_A staff member involved in the preparation of the first executions of US federal prisoners in 17 years has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Bureau of Prisons said on Sunday.
Tehran 22 April _The Iranian Judiciary has dismissed as politically-motivated a United Nations human rights report that suggests Iranian prisoners face discrimination when it comes to receiving furloughs during a new coronavirus outbreak, saying Iran’s performance in dealing with the issue — compared to that of the West — has been “exemplary.”
Tehran 11 March_Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has approved the release of hundreds of Taliban prisoners as part of efforts to pave the way for the start of talks with the militants.
Tehran 21 February _Roger Stone, President Donald Trump’s longtime friend and political adviser, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison over charges stemming from investigation into the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.
TEHRAN, August 21 - Nineteen prisoners broke out of their crumbling cells last night and ran amok in their wing before anti-riot officers were called in and regained control.
TEHRAN, August 14 - Boris Johnson was stunned as he was shown a body scan from a prisoner who tried to smuggle contraband into jail, in a Kinder egg, hidden inside his body.
TEHRAN, Jun 24 -A court in Vietnam on Monday sentenced an US citizen to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of "attempting to overthrow the state" in a trial which lasted only half a day, his lawyer said.
TEHRAN, May 20 - Tajikistan says convicted Daesh terrorists have started a riot at a high-security facility in the Central Asian state, leaving 32 people dead.
TEHRAN, May 19 - Top Iranian stem cell scientist Dr. Masoud Soleimani has been behind bars in the United States without trial for the past seven months.
TEHRAN, May 08 - Independent United Nations human rights experts have warned that prominent Emirati pro-democracy campaigner and rights activist Ahmed Mansoor may be enduring treatment amounting to torture, including prolonged solitary confinement, as he is serving his jail terms in the Persian Gulf Arab country.
TEHRAN, May 06 -Michael Cohen, the lawyer who once vowed to “take a bullet” for President Donald Trump but now calls him a “con man,” on Monday will begin serving a three-year prison sentence for arranging hush payments to two women who said they had sexual encounters with the president and lying to the U.S. Congress.
TEHRAN, Apr 17 - Ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has been transferred to a Khartoum prison following his toppling by the army last week, a source from his family told AFP on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, Mar 03 - An Egyptian court on Sunday upheld a five-year prison sentence for the country's former anti-corruption chief, found guilty of insulting the military, legal sources said.
TEHRAN, Jan 27 - Amnesty International criticized Saudi regime for torturing and mistreating Saudi Arabian human rights activists jailed by the regime.
TEHRAN, December 13 - A former Colombian anti-corruption official is facing prison time after pleading guilty to U.S. money-laundering conspiracy charges as part of a bribery scheme.