„Wir wollen auf die Straße gehen und Freiheit für die jungen Leute einfordern, die für bessere Löhne, gegen Straflosigkeit, für eine angemessene Rente und für die Bewegung der sozialen Revolte seit Oktober gekämpft haben und immer noch inhaftiert sind“, sagte Alicia Lira, Vorsitzende der Afep.
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Kyrgyz protesters storm government headquarters, free ex-president in post-election clashes
Protesters seized Kyrgyzstan’s seat of government and freed a jailed former president on Tuesday after demonstrations against an election marred by vote-buying accusations spiralled into violent clashes with police.
Judge orders Chelsea Manning‘s release from jail in Virginia
Ordering Manning’s release, Judge Anthony J Trenga wrote: “The court finds Ms Manning’s appearance before the grand jury is no longer needed, in light of which her detention no longer serves any coercive purpose.”
Peru court orders Keiko Fujimori to return to prison
A Peruvian judge ordered opposition leader Keiko Fujimori to return to prison for a further 15 months‘ pre-trial detention Tuesday as part of an investigation into Latin America‘s sprawling Odebrecht corruption scandal.
Human Rights Advocates Demonstrate, Demand Guantanamo’s Closure
As Jan. 11 marked the 18th anniversary of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp opening by the United States, human rights activists rallied Saturday outside the White House to demand the prison‘s immediate closure and an end to “years of torture and human rights violations.”
Bolsonaro signs law ending disciplinary detention for military police and firefighters
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has signed into law a bill that eliminates jail time as a punishment for military police and firefighters convicted of disciplinary offenses, according to the Official Gazette on Friday.
Egypt‘s speaker praises Hitler to justify government spending
„Hitler had his mistakes, but what allowed him to expand eastward and westward was that he created a strong infrastructure,“ the speaker said.
Egypt’s Harsh Crackdown Quashes Protest Movement
These are among the latest political prisoners to overcrowd Egypt’s jails, arrested as President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi moved to quash the anti-government protests that first erupted across Egypt two weeks ago. The harsh crackdown — one of the largest waves of arrests in Egypt in decades — has ended the short-lived protest movement and put Mr. el-Sisi back in control, at least for now.
Julian Assange to remain in jail pending extradition to US
Another administrative hearing will take place on 11 October and a case management hearing on 21 October, the court heard. The final extradition hearing is expected in February.
Assange Must Not Also Die in Jail – The highly dubious death of Jeffrey Epstein in a US maximum security prison is another strong reason not to extradite Julian Assange into one – particularly as many of the same people who are relieved by Epstein‘s death
13.8.2019
French worker sentenced to six months’ jail over Facebook call for demonstrations
A local reporter tweeted a photo of police photographing the ID cards of protesters, quoting a demonstrator who noted that police were creating a database of political opponents.
Brazil: Army Chief Admits Threatening Top Court to Jail Lula
The comments by Army Chief Vilas Boas confirm the claims by Lula‘s Workers‘ Party that jailing the former president was a political decision rather than judicial.
Pakistan Releases 26 Indian Fishermen From Jail As Goodwill Gesture
Pakistan‘s newly-elected Parliament is meeting tomorrow for the first time to start the process of transition and handing over powers to the new government.
Sara Netanyahu said to prefer jail over admitting guilt, paying fine
(3.5.2018) However, during a preliminary meeting to discuss the proposal, Sara Netanyahu reportedly flew into a rage at her lawyers, saying she would rather go to jail than pay the NIS 200,000 ($55,000) that they estimated she would have to pay.
Every Day That Lieberman Is Defense Minister
“Every day that Ayman Odeh is not in prison is a failure of law enforcement,” Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said of the chairman of the Joint List, the third largest bloc in the Knesset. Interior Minister Gilad Erdan — who lost no haste in pronouncing Yakub Abu al-Kian, who was shot dead by police in Umm al-Hiran, a terrorist — quickly joined in. He announced that he would ask the attorney general to launch a criminal investigation against Odeh, who cursed out a police officer at the hospital where Jafar Farah, the director of Mossawa Center, the Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel, was being treated while under arrest in connection to a protest in Haifa.