Germany: Man jailed for life for train knife attack
Two people have been killed and seven wounded in a knife attack on a train in Germany. The attack took place in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein that borders Denmark. A young…
Several killed in Brazil jail violence
Clashes between rival inmates in a prison in northwestern Brazil have killed more than a dozen people. The jail was the same one where 56 people died in a rebellion in 2017.…
Senegal gives suspended term to man who urged women be killed
The lawyer of a Senegalese man who had urged the public on Facebook to "kill lots" of women after a murder case that shook the West African country says his client "apologises",…
Former Lebanese prisoners and families demand justice for jail time in Syria
Former Lebanese prisoners and families demand justice for jail time in Syria.…
Yahaya Bello reacts to Dino Melaye’s jail threat
Yahaya Bello reacts to Dino Melaye's jail threat.…
$3.5m fraud: 9 Nigerians to serve a jail term in U.S.
$3.5m fraud: 9 Nigerians to serve a jail term in U.S.…
Nigeria: community service to reduce prison crowding
Nigeria is grappling with overcrowded prisons and a backlog in court cases. In a bid to change this, Oyo State is now punishing lighter crimes with community service rather than jail time.…
Australian journalists accused of violating Cardinal Pell suppression order
Dozens of journalists in Australia who reported on Cardinal George Pell's trial could face jail time. Pell's trial was subject to a gag order due to another trial in which Pell faced…
R. Kelly released from jail after posting bail
After spending the weekend in jail on sexual-abuse charges, R. Kelly posted $100,000 in bail and was released from Cook County Jail in Chicago.…
Court Rejects Ghosn jail extension
A Tokyo court has rejected a request to extend Carlos Ghosn's jail detention. The move raises questions over the car titan's future a month after he was arrested, though it doesn't necessarily…
Journalists in jail
As of December 1, 2018, the Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) have found out that, about 251 journalists are in jail. CPJ said most authoritarian regimes increasingly use imprisonment to silence journalists.…