Pak court ordered Imran be put in Adiala jail not Attock prison: Report

According to the order issued by an Islamabad trial court that found the former Pakistan prime minister guilty in a corruption case. Imran Khan awoke on Sunday as an inmate in the high-security Attock prison in Attock city but should have been in Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, according to the order issued by an… Continue reading Pak court ordered Imran be put in Adiala jail not Attock prison: Report

BJP MP from Etawah gets 2 yr jail for thrashing Torrent staff, disqualified

A local court on Saturday sentenced BJP MP Ram Shankar Katheria to two years’ jail for thrashing staff of a private power firm in 2011. The former Minister of State for Human Resource Development, who now faces disqualification from the Lok Sabha, was also levied with a fine of Rs 50,000. The… Continue reading BJP MP from Etawah gets 2 yr jail for thrashing Torrent staff, disqualified

Pak ex-PM moved to Attock jail after 3-year sentence in corruption case

Imran Khan was shifted to Attock jail in Pakistan’s Punjab province amid tight security on Saturday after a trial court found the former prime minister guilty of corrupt practices in a corruption case and sentenced him to three years in prison. Khan, 70, was arrested from his Zaman Park home in Lahore on… Continue reading Pak ex-PM moved to Attock jail after 3-year sentence in corruption case

Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance in harsh new hijab law

Just weeks before the one-year anniversary of the major protests caused by Mahsa Amini’s death, Iranian authorities are preparing a new Bill on hijab-wearing that experts fear would put unprecedentedly harsh punitive measures into law, according to CNN. The 70-article draft law sets out a range of proposals, including much longer prison terms… Continue reading Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance in harsh new hijab law

Alexei Navalny handed 19 more years in jail, West condemns Russia

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny had an extra 19 years added to his jail term on Friday in a criminal case that he and his supporters said had been trumped up to keep him behind bars and out of politics for even longer.   Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest domestic critic, is… Continue reading Alexei Navalny handed 19 more years in jail, West condemns Russia