Former Russian journalist Ivan Safranov has been found guilty of treason by a Moscow court. He has now been sentenced to 22 years in a maximum security prison.

Moscow court sentences former journalist Ivan Safranov to 22 years in prison

South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who was jailed for 13 years for murdering his girlfriend, has asked the courts to force prison authorities to consider him for parole.

Disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius goes to demand early parole

Three Ukrainian troops who claimed they were injured and captured by Russia before being later freed, accused their captors of torturing and using psychological pressure after one of the fiercest engagements in the war.

Released Ukrainian soldiers accuse Russians of atrocities in prison

Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Sunday (July 31), promised an investigation of female former prison guard that she was forced to work as a "sex slave" by her superiors.

Israeli PM says 'sex slave' prison case will be investigated

Thirteen inmates were killed and two others injured on Monday in yet another bloody fight in a notorious Ecuadoran prison, law enforcement officials said. "Unfortunately, central command reports 13 (inmates) dead and two injured," the South American country's prison authority SNAI said on Twitter.

13 inmates killed in fresh fight in Ecuador prison

R&B singer R Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing women, girls and boys, almost 20 years after first facing allegations. The 55-year-old was found guilty on all nine charges he faced, and the punishment was announced by Judge Ann Donnelly in the Brooklyn federal court.

Singer R Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison on sexual abuse charges

Here we bring you a quick round-up of all latest news, top headlines and international breakings from all across the globe, stay tuned with Gravitas for more!

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Disgraced R&B superstar R Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison, months after he was convicted on all nine counts in a high-profile sex trafficking case.

R Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in sex trafficking case

The 60-year-old British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping sex offender Jeffrey Epstein who sexually abused teenage girls. Maxwell was convicted of five charges in December including trafficking a minor and recruiting and grooming girls for sexual encounters with Epstein.

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years of prison

At an overcrowded prison in Haiti that ran out of food two months ago at least eight inmates have starved to death, adding to dozens of similar deaths this year as the country’s institutions crumble.

Numerous inmates starve to death in Haiti prison due to overcrowding

In a court filing late Wednesday, United States prosecutors argued that former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell should go to jail for somewhere between 30 and 55 years for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls, as reported by Reuters.

US prosecutors say Maxwell deserves minimum 30-year prison sentence for sex-trafficking conviction

Indira Ranamagar, a woman working for 33 long years for the welfare of prisoners and their children, said the system in Nepal as a country is not designed for poor people and that her fight for social security and basic human rights, especially for children, will continue.

Indira Ranamagar: The woman who helped 2,000 Nepali kids out of prison

The 46-year-old Gonzalo Lopez, a Texas inmate suspected of murdering five people after he escaped from a prison bus was killed by authorities on Thursday. He escaped the prison bus on May 12 after stabbing the bus driver and later he killed a family of five and stole their truck from a rural weekend cabin.

Texas prison bus escape convict killed

A clash between rival gangs in an Ecuadorian prison has left 44 inmates dead and another 100 prisoners managed to escape This comes just over a month after another deadly prison riot.

Ecuador Prison Riots: At least 44 in jail killed

A prison riot between rival gangs has left at least 43 dead and 13 injured at a maximum security facility in northern Ecuador. At least 108 inmates are on the run and 112 have been recaptured.

At least 43 dead in Ecuador prison riots; 108 on run, 112 recaptured

Elsa, Spiderman, Batman...and more: Heroes and villains visit kids in Argentine prison

Books behind bars: Bolivian prisoners to reduce jail time by reading

A Turkish court has sentenced an activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala to life in prison. He was found guilty of charges related to the nationwide protests in 2013 and the failed coup attempt in 2016.

Osman Kavala: Turkish philanthropist and activist sentenced to life in prison

The Pentagon announced Saturday it has repatriated an Algerian man detained for nearly 20 years at the Guantanamo Bay military prison, more than five years after his release was first arranged.

US says Algerian at Guantanamo has been repatriated

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is held in London as he fights a US attempt to extradite him on espionage charges, is all set to enter into wedlock for the second time.

Julian Assange all set to marry second time, wedding to take place in UK prison

A former close associate of Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead in his Paris prison cell. Jean-Luc Brunel, in his mid-70s, was charged with the rape of minors. He was held in prison since December 2020.

Jeffrey Epstein associate, Jean-Luc Brunel, found dead in French prison cell

A prison attack in Syria is the latest sign of ISIS resurgence in the region. ISIS has mounted a series of recent attacks in both Syria and Iraq, suggesting it is re-emerging as a serious threat three years after it was driven out. Ghadi Francis tells you about this resurgence in this week's episode of The West Asia Post.

The West Asia Post: Kurdish fighters recapture prison after a week

Forces from a Kurdish-led militia on rooftops traded fire with dozens of Islamic State fighters still holed up in an embattled prison in northeastern Syria on Thursday, despite claims by the U.

US-backed forces in Syria are still fighting Islamic State at prison

At least 70 people were killed in an air strike on a prison and at least three children died in a separate bombardment as Yemen's long-running conflict suffered a dramatic escalation of violence on Friday.

At least 70, including women, kids, killed in Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen prison

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