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Tougher parole rules proposed for most-serious offenders

The Justice Ministry is drafting new rules that would require prisoners sentenced to death or life imprisonment to serve far longer behind bars before becoming eligible for prisoner-classification upgrades, parole or other sentence-reduction benefits.

Pardons need repairing

Pardons need repairing

Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat deserves credit for his frank admission that Thailand's pardon system is flawed and needs to be reviewed. To prove that his words are not merely hot air, the Justice Ministry must begin overhauling the system immediately, with a clear timeline and a process…

Russia bars its only anti-war party from September elections

Russia bars its only anti-war party from September elections

The Supreme Court ruling came just days after the Central Election Commission had unanimously approved the party's registration, prompting speculation that the initial approval was itself a Kremlin-orchestrated manoeuvre.

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Heart failure may have killed Hlun Solo, poisoning not ruled out

The Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS), under the Justice Ministry, conducted an autopsy on the body of popular travel YouTuber Hlun Solo on Thursday and found that heart failure could be a cause while poison has not been ruled out.

Turkish police detain actor-turned-mayor Erdal Besikcioglu in latest raids targeting opposition

Police have detained a former TV actor-turned-mayor in the latest wave of arrests targeting the opposition

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Up to 10,000 prisoners could be released to ease overcrowding in Italy

About 15 per cent of the total population of inmates are ‘potentially eligible’

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Eradicating drugs from prisons may be unrealistic, but it should be the goal

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The removal of drugs from Britain’s prisons needs to be pursued with a lot more urgency and application than governments have shown thus far

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Lady Gaga breaks silence after police foil anti-LGBTQ terror group’s plan to attack her record breaking concert

Lady Gaga breaks silence after police foil anti-LGBTQ terror group’s plan to attack her record breaking concert

The suspects were recruiting minors to carry out coordinated attacks using improvised explosives and Molotov cocktails

The Independent UK

Brazil federal police seek extradition of Bolsonaro supporters from Argentina

Brazil federal police seek extradition of Bolsonaro supporters from Argentina

Brazil’s Federal Police has requested the extradition of dozens of people who had fled the country after being accused of storming top government offices last year, in an alleged bid to forcefully restore former President Jair Bolsonaro to office

The Independent UK

French prison population hits new record as overcrowding concerns grow

French prison population hits new record as overcrowding concerns grow

The number of prisoners in France hit a new high on 1 September, with 78,969 people incarcerated compared to 78,397 the previous month, according to the Justice Ministry.

Radio France Internationale

Authorities told DRC's Makala prison was set to erupt before deadly riot

Authorities told DRC's Makala prison was set to erupt before deadly riot

Congolese authorities were warned of a situation “on the verge of explosion” at the notorious Makala prison, which witnessed a deadly riot last week when inmates forced open locked wings, set fires and looted facilities. Letters from the prison’s director, seen by RFI, reveal the Justice Ministry was repeatedly told…

Radio France Internationale

Dozens Escape Maximum Security Prison In Liberia

Dozens Escape Maximum Security Prison In Liberia

Inmates escape Liberian prison due to security breach. Authorities working to recapture them amidst ongoing prison system issues.

India welcomes steps by Taliban to restore assets to minorities

India welcomes steps by Taliban to restore assets to minorities

India has welcomed the Taliban’s initiative to restore property to the minority Sikhs and Hindus of Afghanistan.

Watch as Navalny appears at Russia’s top court in case against Putin’s Justice Ministry

Watch as Navalny appears at Russia’s top court in case against Putin’s Justice Ministry

Watch as Russia’s top court hears Alexei Navalny’s case against the Justice Ministry on Thursday 11 January.

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Norwegian mass killer begins second attempt to sue state for alleged breach of human rights

Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik, who murdered 77 people in a far-right terror attack in 2011, launches his second attempt at suing the state accusing the Justice Department of breaching his human rights

Chicago Sun-Times

Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism

In its landmark ruling, issued in response to a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the court labeled what the suit called the LGBTQ+ “movement” operating in Russia as an extremist organization and banned it.

The Independent UK

Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling

Russia’s Supreme Court has effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country

Russia’s Supreme Court bans 'international LGBT movement', effectively outlawing activism

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country.

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Israel Advances Bill To Permit Facial Recognition For Security

Legislation aims to use facial recognition technology in public places to combat crime, raising concerns over privacy.

Thaksin 'not in' private hospital

The Justice Ministry has denied media reports that former premier Thaksin Shinawatra has been transferred from the Police General Hospital to a privately run facility.

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Russia shuts down human rights group that preserved the legacy of Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov

Russian courts have ordered the liquidation of a human rights organization that preserved the legacy of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov and have ordered the detention of a prominent election monitor

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Belarus crackdown targets not just political activists but also their lawyers

For nearly three years, a harsh crackdown on dissent in Belarus by its authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has filled the country’s penal colonies with thousands of political prisoners, with new arrests reported daily

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