Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza was convicted by a Russian court of treason Monday, and sentenced to 25 years in prison for speaking out against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine at the outset of the war last year. Kara-Murza, who has survived two
A Chinese man on Friday was sentenced to nine years in prison for abusing and unlawfully detaining a woman who was shown chained in a viral video that sparked an outcry in China last year. The abuse of the woman, “Xiaohuamei,” or
Three men convicted of murdering rapper XXXTentacion were handed life sentences on Thursday for the 2018 killing. XXXTentacion was gunned down outside a motorcycle shop in South Florida while being mugged of $50,000. Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome,
Eight robbers who stole millions of euros’ worth of precious metals from an armored transport vehicle then opened fire on police in a wild car chase through Amsterdam were convicted Monday and handed prison sentences ranging from two to 15 years. The
Saudi Arabian authorities on Monday released an American citizen sentenced to 19 years in prison for tweeting criticisms of the regime. Saad Almadi, 72, was in prison for more than a year before his Monday release. Almadi confirmed his freedom during a
British police have released bodycam footage showing a man in the United Kingdom drunkenly returning to the scene where he murdered a father of two. Adrian Ellingford, 44, was stabbed multiple times at a residence in Chelmsford, Essex in July. Marek Hecko,
A Thai man was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for selling calendars featuring satirical cartoons of yellow ducks that a court said mocked the country’s monarch, a legal aid group said. Bangkok’s Criminal Court ruled that the calendar for 2021
A court on Friday sentenced Belarus’ top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to 10 years in prison, the latest move in a yearslong crackdown on dissent that has engulfed the ex-Soviet nation since
Former Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Letroy Guion has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading no contest to a domestic violence assault incident at his home last fall. Guion is also getting probation for three years
A German man offering babysitting services online has been convicted of child sex abuse charges after being accused of committing crimes that horrified even veteran investigators. The 45-year-old man was convicted Tuesday in a Cologne, Germany regional court and sentenced to 14