A South Korean man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for killing 76 cats. The man, whose identity remains undisclosed, was found guilty of violating South Korea’s animal protection law. He appealed the ruling, seeking a potential reduction or overturning
A Belarusian man who was in jail awaiting trial on charges of insulting the authoritarian president has died in custody, the country’s leading human rights group said Thursday. Aliaksandr Kulinich, 51, died Tuesday in a detention center in the western city of
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has spoken out about the horrors of her years spent in an Iranian jail and how she managed to stay sane – by knitting a pinny for her then baby daughter. The mother-of-one, 45, who was held in prison from
A Wimbledon ticket tout has been given a final chance to avoid jail. A High Court judge told Oliver Hardiman he must disclose his associates by April 26 or go “immediately to prison”. He is also required to pay more than £19,000
Thugs who assault shop workers could be jailed for up to six months, under new Government plans. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed a new criminal offence of ‘assaulting a retail worker’ will be created, warning criminals “enough is enough”. Serial offenders will
Police in Wales have launched a manhunt for a convicted killer who skipped out on jail. Shaun Walker, 29, is on the loose after breaching his licence conditions and is wanted back in jail. Walker, from Newport, South Wales, was jailed for
An Albanian asylum seeker who arrived in Britain in a rubber boat and was described as a ‘high risk to the public’ has been jailed for a terrifying police chase. Lirdi Ruta, 19, reached speeds of up to 110mph, ran several red
Former Manchester City footballer Robinho has been arrested at his home in Brazil after a judge ruled he should spend nine years in prison for rape. In November 2017, the 40-year-old was found guilty of his involvement in a gang rape in
Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was released from jail late Thursday ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled for March 24, his lawyer said. Sonko and his key ally, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were both set free, his lawyer Bamba Cisse told
A court in Belgium convicted prominent far-right activist Dries Van Langenhove to a year in prison on Tuesday for what the judge called “racist, hateful, Nazi and negationist speech” in a major ruling on how the nation deals with extremism. Five members