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Bali bomber released on parole after serving half of 20-year sentence
World
December 8, 2022
Bali bomber released on parole after serving half of 20-year sentence
Jakarta, IndonesiaCNN — Indonesia has released on parole Umar Patek, a bomb maker in the deadly 2002 Bali attacks, the Ministry of…
UAE signals jailed UK academic could be freed in ‘amicable solution’
Middle East
November 23, 2018
UAE signals jailed UK academic could be freed in ‘amicable solution’
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates signaled on Friday a British academic it jailed for life on spying…
Son of ousted Egyptian president freed on bail: judicial source
Egypt
October 11, 2018
Son of ousted Egyptian president freed on bail: judicial source
CAIRO (Reuters) – The youngest son of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi was released on bail, a judicial source…
Pakistan’s Ex-PM Sharif returns to prison after furlough
Middle East
September 17, 2018
Pakistan’s Ex-PM Sharif returns to prison after furlough
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A provincial government in Pakistan has returned former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, as well as his…
Egypt set to release Lebanese tourist jailed over Facebook post
Egypt
September 11, 2018
Egypt set to release Lebanese tourist jailed over Facebook post
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Lebanese tourist who was sentenced to eight years in prison for posting a video on…
Palestinians release activist jailed for Facebook post
Middle East
September 10, 2017
Palestinians release activist jailed for Facebook post
The Palestinian Authority has released a prominent activist a week after he was arrested for writing a Facebook post criticizing…
Turkish court frees 7 newspaper staff, keeps 5 in jail
Middle East
July 29, 2017
Turkish court frees 7 newspaper staff, keeps 5 in jail
A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of seven journalists and staff members of an opposition newspaper pending the…
China says Nobel laureate cremated and his wife is ‘free’
World
July 15, 2017
China says Nobel laureate cremated and his wife is ‘free’
Deceased Chinese Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo was cremated on Saturday and his wife is “free,” a government official…
Jailed Kurdish lawmakers seek freedom after Turkish court ruling
World
January 3, 2014
Jailed Kurdish lawmakers seek freedom after Turkish court ruling
Turkey's top court has ruled that the lengthy detention of two Kurdish lawmakers while on trial for supporting militants violated…
Military court jails two activists for insulting the army
Egypt
August 17, 2011
Military court jails two activists for insulting the army
An Egyptian military court on Wednesday sentenced Hassan Mahmoud Saeed, 18, and Karim Sayed, 23, to six months in prison…