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Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist, state media reports
1 week, 4 days ago

Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist, state media reports

CNN  

CNN — Iran has confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, state news agency IRNA said, citing the Iranian Ministry of Culture. Sala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was “stopped by Tehran police” on December 19, the Italian foreign ministry statement said, adding that the foreign ministry “has worked with the Iranian authorities to clarify the …

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Polish man sentenced to life in Congo on espionage charges has been released and returned to Europe
7 months, 1 week ago

Polish man sentenced to life in Congo on espionage charges has been released and returned to Europe

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Congolese authorities have released a Polish man who was sentenced there to life in prison on espionage charges, Poland’s top diplomat said Tuesday. The allegations against him said that he had “approached the front line with Mobondo militiamen,” moved along the front line without authorization and “took photos of sensitive and strategic places and secretly observed military …

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Former US diplomat sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to spying for Cuba
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Former US diplomat sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to spying for Cuba

CNN  

CNN — Manuel Rocha, the former US ambassador to Bolivia who acted as a secret foreign agent of Cuba, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges Friday – a judge telling him, “you turned your back on this country.” Rocha, 73, pleaded guilty in Miami to one count of conspiracy to act as an …

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Foreign prisoners could serve shorter sentences than Britons to ease overcrowding
1 year, 1 month ago

Foreign prisoners could serve shorter sentences than Britons to ease overcrowding

The Independent  

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Daughter of British-US national jailed in Iran urges Truss to get him home
2 years, 8 months ago

Daughter of British-US national jailed in Iran urges Truss to get him home

The Independent  

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Giuliani Associate Sentenced To One Year In Prison In Foreign Donor Case
2 years, 11 months ago

Giuliani Associate Sentenced To One Year In Prison In Foreign Donor Case

Huff Post  

NEW YORK — A Florida man who helped Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information against Joe Biden in Ukraine was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and fined $10,000 Friday in an unrelated campaign finance case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten had urged a sentence of at least three years behind bars, saying the crime had caused “incalculable …

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Zimbabwe’s foreign minister dies of COVID-19
3 years, 11 months ago

Zimbabwe’s foreign minister dies of COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

Sibusiso Moyo, who became the face of the 2017 coup against then-President Robert Mugabe, died at a hospital in Harare. Zimbabwe’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sibusiso Moyo has died from COVID-19, the government announced on Wednesday. Transmission among inmates Opposition spokeswoman Fadzayi Mahere said she tested positive for COVID-19 after being released from prison. Jailed journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and other …

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