Interior Minister Shabani Lukoo says 24 people were shot dead while others suffocated in the crowd. Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have said at least 129 people were killed while trying to escape from the central Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa. In a statement posted on X early on Tuesday, … Read more
They were in prison in the West. Now they’re celebrities in Russia. The Washington Post After emotional family reunions, the 3 Americans freed in a historic prisoner swap face a challenging road ahead CNN Long Johns, Forensics and a Bound Russian Killer: Inside the Big Prisoner Swap The New York Times Children of freed sleeper agents learned they … Read more
Speculation rises over Russia prison swap including Paul Whelan The Hill Biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War could be underway, movements suggest USA TODAY Russia May Free 20-30 Political Prisoners in Historic Exchange With West The Moscow Times Russian-UK dissident Kara-Murza disappears from jail in latest sign a prisoner swap with West may be close Reuters Russia transfers … Read more
The Bolivian general accused of leading a failed coup was sent Saturday to a maximum-security prison as he faces charges of terrorism and starting an armed uprising. “At some point the truth will be known,” a handcuffed Gen. Juan José Zúñiga told journalists as he was escorted by two guards to the vehicle that will take him … Read more
Ryan Salame pled guilty to tens of millions of dollars in unlawful campaign donations to boost causes supported by his boss. Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary and a top lieutenant of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, has been sentenced to 90 months in prison, United States federal prosecutors have said. … Read more
France prison van attack: Two officers killed in ambush near Normandy BBC.com Three French prison officers reported killed as inmate escapes van The Guardian French prison van attack: Prisoner escapes after two prison officers killed in attack in Rouen BBC 2 French prison officers killed and 3 injured in a Normandy convoy attack The Hill Two prison officers killed … Read more
Flames erupted inside Haiti’s almost empty national penitentiary in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, adding to the chaos already engulfing the capital. Live video of thick, black smoke billowing out from the prison was broadcast on national television. A spokesperson for the national police confirmed to NBC News that there was a fire at the prison but … Read more
BERLIN — A German regional court on Monday convicted U.S. citizen Troy Philipp B. of murder, rape and attempted murder for an attack on two American tourists and sentenced him to life in prison. The man, 31, who attacked two female U.S. tourists close to Germany’s famed Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria last June, admitted to … Read more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s government said Sunday it released a prominent Catholic bishop and 18 other clergy members imprisoned in a crackdown by President Daniel Ortega and handed them over to Vatican authorities. Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the other clergy were jailed more than a year ago, in most cases, as part of a … Read more
Israel has released 39 Palestinian prisoners in line with a Qatar-mediated deal that saw 13 Israeli captives freed by Hamas hours earlier. Qadura Fares, who heads the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club NGO, said 33 prisoners freed in the West Bank were handed to a team from the International Committee of the Red Cross. He said the … Read more