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His paintings are on display at the Champop gallery in Paris

An American artist wrongly sentenced to life imprisonment as a teenager, who collaborated on a Kim Kardashian documentary about the American prison system, is exhibiting his paintings in Paris.

15/05/2023

World News

Eight EU nations experienced overcrowded prisons, latest data shows

Latest data ranks prisons in Cyprus, Italy, France and Sweden among the most overfull.

14/05/2023

Culture news

Gary Glitter recalled to jail one month after release

Footage has emerged of Gary Glitter asking questions about how to access the dark web, which is in breach of his probation conditions.

15/03/2023

Greece

Fisherman facing 4,760 years in jail receives centuries-long sentence

The 45-year-old man had agreed to steer the migrant boat he was travelling on with his teenage son, in return for a cheaper fee paid to the smugglers.

07/03/2023

El Salvador

2,000 prisoners transferred to new 'mega-prison' in El Salvador

The first 2,000 gang members are transferred to the mega-prison "Terrorism Confinement Center" in El Salvador designed to hold 40,000 criminals. The mega prison was built on President Bukele's orders after he declared a "war" on gangs last March.

25/02/2023

Culture news

Weinstein begs for mercy as he is jailed for 16 more years for rape

The sentence after a second sexual misconduct trial in Los Angeles follows a 23-year term the Hollywood producer received in 2020 for a similar conviction in New York.

24/02/2023

Culture news

Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter freed from prison

British glam rock musician Gary Glitter has been freed from prison after serving half of his 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls

03/02/2023

France

Charles Sobhraj arrvies in France

The convicted murderer known as The Serpent has arrived in France after being released from prison on health grounds in Nepal.

24/12/2022

Turkey

Thousands gather in Istanbul to protest mayor's political ban

Leaders and representatives of the six opposition parties in the country joined Thursday's rally in support of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

15/12/2022

Culture news

11 men convicted of cyber harassing French singer Eddy de Pretto

The Paris Criminal Court ruled that it's unlawful to engage in "digital lynching" of a person whose public commitments and sexual orientation have had the misfortune of offending certain extremists.

13/12/2022

Culture news

Man who shot Lady Gaga's dog walker sentenced to 21 years in prison

The man who shot and wounded Lady Gaga’s dog walker while stealing her French bulldogs last year has taken a plea deal and been sentenced to 21 years in prison

06/12/2022

France

Record numbers behind bars in France

This year France has reached record numbers of people behind bars, with prison density at 120% compared to places available.

28/11/2022

Norway

Russian man jailed for 90 days in Norway for illegally flying drone

Norway implemented a ban on drones in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

23/11/2022

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Ultra-Orthodox men protest Israeli military service

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men protested in Jerusalem on Thursday against the obligation to register for Israeli military service.

29/09/2022

Travel News

Prison sentence handed to American passenger for physical assault

Two women were indicted for disorderly conduct for verbally and physically assaulting other passengers and flight crew members.

13/09/2022

Belarus

Belarus jails five people for alleged attempted coup

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had claimed that he had foiled a coup in April last year.

05/09/2022

USA

Retired NYPD officer gets 10 year jail sentence - longest for US Capitol Hill riots

A retired NYPD officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after attacking police officers with a metal flagpole at the Capitol Hill riots in 2021. Prosecutors say Webster led the charge against the police barricades at the Lower West Plaza.

02/09/2022

Iran

Iran jails two Swedish citizens for alleged drug trafficking

Tensions between Tehran and Stockholm soared after a Swedish court convicted a former Iranian official of war crimes during the 1980s.

30/08/2022

United Kingdom

Former Conservative MP jailed for sexually assaulting teenage boy

A London court sentenced Imran Ahmad Khan to 18 months in prison.

23/05/2022

Culture news

Fyre Festival founder released from prison early

Billy McFarland was serving a six-year sentence for two counts of wire fraud.

19/05/2022