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Russian investigators file new charge against Navalny

The jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny faces a new charge of "establishing an organization that infringes on the rights of citizens," RIA news agency reported, citing the investigative committee on

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China rejects Canadian drug smuggler's death sentence appeal

A Chinese court on Tuesday rejected a Canadian drug smuggler's appeal against his death sentence.Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian national convicted of smuggling over 222 kilograms of methamphet

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Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months in jail for unauthorized assembly

A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 14 months in jail for organizing and participating in an illegal assembly on October 1, 2019.

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Ex-police officer Chauvin to be sentenced on June 16 in Floyd case

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted this week of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last year, will be sentenced on June 16, the Minnesot

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Russian opposition leader Navalny transferred to prison

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was transferred from Moscow to prison, head of Russian jail authority confirmed on Friday.Earlier this month, a Moscow court sentenced Navalny to 3.5 year

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Former Huarong chairman Lai Xiaomin executed for corruption

Lai Xiaomin, former board chairman of China Huarong Asset Management Co., was executed on Friday, after approval of China's Supreme People's Court.The court has found L

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Fmr. S. Korean president Park sentenced to 22 years in prison

Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Thursday, Yonhap reported.

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Former Huarong chairman sentenced to death

Lai Xiaomin, former chairman of China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd., was sentenced to death on Tuesday for taking bribes, according to the Second Municipal Interme

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HK court sentences Joshua Wong to 13.5 months in jail

A court in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday sentenced Joshua Wong to 13.5 months in jail.Agnes Chow has also been sentenced to ten m

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Brother of Manchester Arena bomber sentenced to at least 55 years in prison -- report

Hashem Abedi, brother of Manchester Arena bomber, was sentenced to at least 55 years in prison, the BBC reported Thursday. Abedi helped source, buy, stockpile and transport the components for his

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10 sentenced to death over 2001 Bangladesh political rally attack

A Bangladeshi court on Monday sentenced 10 people to death, including ringleaders of a banned militant outfit over a bomb attack at a political rally of the Communist

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HK student activists jailed for contempt of court

Thecity’sHighCourtonWednesdayorderedimprisonmentandfinesfor16protestersintheillegalOccupymovementin2014,includingthestudentactivistleaderJoshuaWongChi-fung,forr

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Lotte chairman faces a suspended 20-month prison sentence

ASeoulcourtsentencedLotteGroupchairmanShinDong-binto20monthsinprison,withatwo-yearsuspension,onFridayforcorruptionandbreachoftrust.ShinKyuk-ho,ShinDong-bin'sfat

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Associate of former FIFA vice president sentenced to 15 months

AformergeneralsecretaryoftheCaymanIslandsFootballAssociationwassentencedto15monthsinprisononTuesdayafterhepleadedguiltyinamoneylaunderingconspiracy,thesecondper

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Former Thai PM Yingluck sentenced to 5 years in prison

FormerThaiPrimeMinisterYingluckShinawatrahasbeensentencedtofiveyearsinprisonfornegligencebythecountry’sSupremeCourt,accordingtoTheStraitsTimes.Yingluckdidnotsho

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Former top Sri Lankan official sentenced to jail in corruption case

ByAPDWriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,September7(APD)–AformertopSriLankanofficialwasonThursdaysentencedtojailafterbeingfoundguiltyinacorruptioncase.LalithWeeratunga,thesec

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South Korean journalists sentenced to death in DPRK

ADemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)courthassentencedtwoSouthKoreanjournalistsandtheirpublisherstodeathfor“seriouslyinsultingthedignity”ofthecountrybyreview