Freed Pussy Riot punk slams Kremlin amnesty as 'PR stunt'Pussy Riot bandmember Maria Alyokhina, who was freed from prison Monday under a Kremlin-backed amnesty, slammed the measure as a mere publicity stunt and said that she would have preferred to remain in prison.
23 December 2013
Khodorkovsky to stay out of Russia, help jailed dissidentsRussia's former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said Sunday after walking free from a decade in jail that he would stay away from his homeland but help to free Russian political prisoners still behind bars.
23 December 2013
Putin pardons Khodorkovsky after 10 years in jailPresident Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree granting a pardon to Russia's former richest man and bitter Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, allowing his release after more than a decade in prison.
20 December 2013
Malaysian family jailed over child's 'exorcism' deathA Malaysian high court on Friday jailed three family members who suffocated their two-year-old to death by piling on top of her in a suspected exorcism ritual.
'Free Ukraine, not me': Tymoshenko urges EU leadersJailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko called on EU leaders to drop all demands and sign a historic pact with Ukraine without any preconditions at a summit that opens Thursday.
28 November 2013
British medics could face jail for patient neglectBritish doctors and nurses who neglect their patients could be jailed under government proposals announced Saturday, in the wake of a scandal at a hospital where hundreds died after receiving appalling care.
17 November 2013
Australian gang members face pink prison uniformsMembers of criminal gangs could be forced to wear "embarrassing" bright pink overalls in prison under a plan being considered by an Australian state as it cracks down on bikers.
21 October 2013
Greenpeace boss admits surprise at harsh Russian responseDespite its expertise at risky protests, Greenpeace's head admitted he was "extremely surprised" by Russia's response in the Arctic and never imagined activists would face piracy charges and years in jail.
11 October 2013
US calls for release of Americans imprisoned in Iran US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday called for the release of two American dual citizens jailed in Iran, saying Washington was "deeply concerned" about their fate.
29 August 2013
WikiLeaks source Manning: 'I am female' The American soldier sentenced to 35 years in jail for passing secret documents to WikiLeaks asked to be considered a woman on Thursday and requested sex change therapy.
Ablyazov faces 13 years in jail in KazakhstanThe exile banker Mukhtar Ablyazov may face 13-year imprisonment with confiscation of property in Kazakhstan that is currently seeking his extradition from France.
Hundreds of prisoners escape in Taliban jail attack Taliban insurgents armed with mortars and grenades launched a major attack on a jail in northwest Pakistan, escaping with 230 prisoners including hardline militants after a gunbattle with security forces.
30 July 2013
More than 200 detained after Navalny rally: watchdog More than 200 people have been detained in Moscow after several thousand rallied outside the Kremlin to protest the conviction and jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
19 July 2013
Saudi princess charged with human trafficking in US A Saudi princess was to be released from US jail on bail after being charged with enslaving a Kenyan woman, forcing her to work in abusive conditions and withholding her passport.
12 July 2013
Pussy Riot rockers in US to fight for jailed bandmates Two members of the Russian feminist punk-rock band Pussy Riot on Friday urged the United States to help free their bandmates jailed last year for an anti-government protest performance.
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