Tag: penitentiary
Erdogan’s great danger: the Kurdish politician Demirtas
Selahattin Demirtas before his imprisonment Captured but not silenced: the pro-Kurdish politician mobilizes his supporters against Erdogan from prison. (Photo: AP) Istanbul Selahattin Demirtas has not appeared in public for…
Six years in prison for corrupt chief prosecutor
Alexander Badle The affair has been shaking the Hessian judiciary since the summer of 2020. (Image: dpa) Dusseldorf The Frankfurt Regional Court sentenced the former senior public prosecutor Alexander Badle…
Moscow and Washington exchange prisoners: Griner and But free
Brittney Griner The US basketball player is brought to the USA. (Photo: AP) Moscow, Washington US basketball player Brittney Griner, sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia, has been…
Russia and USA surprisingly exchange prisoners
Trevor Reed in Moscow Given the strained relations between the two countries, the exchange comes as a surprise. (Photo: Reuters) Moscow Russia and the US have surprisingly carried out a…
Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in one day
death penalty In 2019, the kingdom executed 37 people in one day. (Photo: dpa) riad The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia says it executed 81 people in a single day. The…
Fines debtors are said to be less likely to be imprisoned
Marco Buschmann (FDP), Federal Minister of Justice The Minister of Justice wants fewer alternative prison sentences. (Photo: imago images/photothek) Berlin Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP) wants fewer people…