Red Bank driver accused in Lakewood double fatal crash stays jailed
Red Bank man to remain jailed on manslaughter and homicide charges after deadly Lakewood crash TOMS RIVER, NJ – A 43-year-old Red Bank man charged in a July crash that killed two…
Son of jailed Hong Kong activist, U.S. congressman slam UK, Vatican over rights weakness
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The British son of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and a leading Catholic U.S. congressman criticized Britain and the Vatican on…
Russian official says U.S. exerting ‘pressure and threats’ over jailed WSJ reporter
(Reuters) -A senior Russian official accused the United States on Tuesday of exerting “pressure and threats” on Moscow over the case of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, state-owned news agencies…
Extradition near for Peru ex-president, nation’s third jailed leader
By Marco Aquino and Brendan O’Brien LIMA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo surrendered to U.S. authorities on Friday, a U.S. Marshals Service official told Reuters, a day after his last-ditch bid…
Hong Kong activist Wong jailed for 3 months over information breach
HONG KONG (Reuters) – One of the most prominent democracy activists in Hong Kong over recent years, Joshua Wong, was sentenced on Monday to three months in prison over an information breach…
U.S. journalist jailed by Russia meets lawyers for first time, in good health – editor
(Reuters) -Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested and charged with espionage in Russia last week, met his lawyers for the first time on Tuesday, editor-in-chief Emma Tucker said in…
Jailed WSJ reporter in Russia files appeal as US pushes for his release
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested and charged with espionage in Russia last week, has appealed against his pre-trial detention through his lawyers, as Washington said it was “pushing…
Saudi Arabia Frees American Citizen Jailed For Criticizing Crown Prince
Saudi Arabia Frees American Citizen Jailed For Criticizing Crown Prince Trevor Schakohl on March 21, 2023 Dual U.S.-Saudi citizen Saad Almadi was released from Saudi prison Monday and reportedly had all his…
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny says he’s in harsher solitary cell for six months
(Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday he had been moved to a harsher “cell-type” regime of solitary confinement for the next six months where he would be…
Jailed Iranian American appeals to Biden, starts hunger strike
By Arshad Mohammed (Reuters) – An Iranian American imprisoned in Iran for more than seven years on spying charges that the United States rejects as baseless appealed to U.S. President Joe Biden…
Marine Vet Jailed For 20 Months On J6 Charges Granted Partial Release On The Corps’ Birthday
Marine Vet Jailed For 20 Months On J6 Charges Granted Partial Release On The Corps’ Birthday Micaela Burrow on November 10, 2022 A district judge partially released Marine Corps veteran Ryan Nichols…
True the Vote leaders jailed after being found in contempt
(Reuters) – Two leaders of a Texas nonprofit with a history of spreading false claims about voter fraud were jailed on Monday for not complying with a judge’s order to identify a…
Members of disbanded Hong Kong group jailed up to 3 years for inciting subversion
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Three members of a Hong Kong pro-democracy student group were sentenced on Saturday to up to three years jail for conspiracy to…
U.S. says it raised concerns with Riyadh over jailed U.S. citizen as recently as Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has raised with Saudi authorities the case of a Saudi-U.S. citizen detained in Saudi Arabia as recently as Monday, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said…
Former U.S. governor held meetings in Russia where Americans remained jailed
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Former Governor Bill Richardson, who has privately worked to secure the release of American detainees abroad, has held meetings this week in Russia, where WNBA star Brittney Griner and former…
Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib needs “proper” medical care, says daughter
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The daughter of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Monday called for “proper” medical care for her jailed father, three weeks into a 12-year sentence he is…
Mexican drug lord who was jailed for killing U.S. agent granted house arrest
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The 76-year-old Mexican drug lord Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo has been granted house arrest after three decades in jail by a district judge, prosecutors said on Monday. A…
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny in solitary confinement yet again – Twitter feed
LONDON (Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Tuesday that he had been thrown into solitary confinement for the third time this month to punish him for his political…
Jailed Russian politician Navalny says he is back in punishment cell
(Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Wednesday that prison authorities had transferred him to a punishment cell for the second time this month at the facility where he…
U.S. seeks resolution for naval officer jailed in Japan -State Dept
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials have been in touch with their Japanese counterparts to seek a resolution in the case of U.S. naval officer Ridge Alkonis, who is serving…
German driver jailed for life for 2020 pedestrian zone killings
TRIER, Germany (Reuters) – A German court on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old man to life in prison for killing five people, including a baby, by driving a speeding car into a pedestrian…
Jailed Russian politician Navalny says he’s in punishment cell
(Reuters) – Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Monday that prison authorities had thrown him into a punishment cell for a minor rules infraction after he tried to encourage fellow…
Three men jailed for 1995 Brooklyn murder to be exonerated, prosecutors say
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Prosecutors asked a judge to reverse the convictions of three men who have spent decades in prison for the 1995 arson death of a subway token clerk,…
Three Men Jailed and Fined for Illegally Wading into the Brooks River
ANCHORAGE – Three men have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment and ordered to pay a total of $9,000 for illegally leaving the Brooks Falls viewing platform and entering a closed…
Russian court dismisses appeal of jailed former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed
(Reuters) – A Moscow court declined on Tuesday to rule on an appeal from a jailed former U.S. marine, who is seeking to overturn a nine-year sentence for an attack on two…
Parents of U.S. ex-Marine jailed in Russia worried ‘something terrible’ happened to him
By Kanishka Singh and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON – The parents of Trevor Reed, a former U.S. Marine jailed in Russia, said on Wednesday they were worried “something terrible” has happened to him…
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