Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in a Russian penal colony.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
Ex-C.I.A. Psychologist Re-enacts Interrogations for Guantánamo Court
Lawyers for a Saudi prisoner had the psychologist show some of his practices in an effort to exclude evidence as derived from torture.
China Sentences Leading Rights Activists to 14 and 12 Years in Prison
Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi were detained after organizing a small seaside gathering of activists to discuss human rights. Their lengthy sentences point to Beijing’s intolerance of dissent.
Baptist Minister in Myanmar Gets 6 Years in Prison for Opposing Junta
The minister met with President Donald J. Trump in 2019 to highlight the abuses of Myanmar’s military, which later seized power in a coup.
Blinken Demands Release of Evan Gershkovich in Call With Lavrov
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with his Russian counterpart after the American basketball star Brittney Griner, who was detained for almost 10 months by Russia, urged the U.S. government to use “every tool possible” to secure Evan Gershkovi…
For Ukrainian Convicts, a Strange Odyssey Through Russian Prisons
When Russian troops left Kherson, they took with them 2,500 Ukrainian convicts from local prisons. For some, it was the start of a bewildering, five-country journey highlighting the war’s absurdity.
Jailed in Egypt at 17, He Wrote to Survive and to Share His Long Ordeal
Sentenced as a teenager to 15 years for “unlawful assembly,” Abdelrahman ElGendy started recording the abuses of prison life. The idea of someday publishing his memoir gave him a reason to live.
Gary Glitter Is Back in Prison After Violating Probation Terms
The singer was released from prison last month after serving half of a 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three young girls decades ago.
Ukraine Opens Investigation Into Video of Ukrainian Soldier’s Execution
Ukrainian officials said they had opened a war crimes investigation.
U.S. Sends Home Brothers Held for Nearly 20 Years at Guantánamo Bay
The latest release, of two Pakistanis never charged with a crime, reduced the detainee population of the once-sprawling prison complex to 32.