World news about “Jail” published by euronews.
Mass killer Breivik demands medal from Oslo court Anders Breivik, the man who admitted killing 77 people in a bombing and shooting spree in Norway last year, has appeared before the cameras for the first time… 06/02/2012
UN court hands life term to Khmer Rouge jailer A UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia on Friday rejected an appeal by Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch, ruling that he must spend the rest of his life in… 03/02/2012
Deux ans de prison pour l’ex-Premier ministre roumain Nastase Adrian Nastase écope de deux ans de prison ferme. Il a été reconnu coupable de corruption par la Haute cour de cassation à l’issue d’un long procès. Chef… 30/01/2012
Kyrgyz inmates sew lips together in prison protest More than 1,300 prisoners are said to have sewn their lips together with nearly 7,000 on hunger strike. Shock images of the protest have come from Kyrgyzstan… 26/01/2012
Belarus: Jailed opposition leader was tortured claims wife Jailed Belarussian ex-presidential candidate Andrei Sannikov has been tortured into asking for a pardon from President Alexander Lukashenko, according to the… 25/01/2012
Sri Lankan prison riot – nocomment More than 30 prison guards and inmates were injured when rioting broke out on Tuesday (January 24) at a Sri Lankan prison. 25/01/2012
French official denied visit to former Ukraine PM France has expressed fresh concerns over the plight of Ukraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. It comes after France’s human rights… 19/01/2012
Anger in Istanbul over Dink murder trial Demonstrators in Istanbul marched in anger over the conviction of a second man for the killing, five years ago of a prominent Turkish-Armenian… 18/01/2012
Dutchman jailed for murder in Peru A 24-year-old Dutch citizen has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for murdering a woman in the Peruvian capital Lima. Joran Van der Sloot apologised on… 14/01/2012
N Korea frees prisoners to commemorate dead leaders An amnesty for political prisoners in North Korea has been announced – though the exact number of how many people will be freed remains unclear. The… 10/01/2012
Protest outside jail on Tymoshenko’s birthday – nocomment Supporters of Ukraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko demonstrated outside her prison on Sunday – her 51st birthday. Tymoshenko was… 27/11/2011
Tymoshenko makes plea from prison windowUkrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is seen through a prison window in Kiev November 4, 2011. Tymoshenko, in a dramatic plea from her prison cell… 05/11/2011
Pakistan cricket captain set to appeal jail sentence Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt, along with team mates Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir and their agent Mazhar Majeed have been jailed. They will… 03/11/2011
Cherkesov found guilty A Moscow city court jury has found Aslan Cherkesov guilty of the premeditated murder of Yegor Sviridov, a fan of the football club Spartak. Sviridov was… 25/10/2011
Hamas-Israel win-win Shalit deal The prisoner-exchange deal between Israel and the Hamas rulers of the Palestinian Gaza Strip has finally been sealed, amid much emotion and controversy. To… 18/10/2011
Protest over conditions for Palestinian prisoners – nocomment Several dozen Palestinians clashed with Israeli troops outside an Israeli jail. They had gathered to demonstrate in support of prisoners on hunger strike over… 12/10/2011
British man convicted of sex crimes in Cambodia – nocomment A Cambodian court on Thursday convicted a British man of sexually abusing three young girls and sentenced him to 12 years in prison. 09/09/2011
Ahmadinejad defends ‘free’ Iran Faced with a growing power-struggle and political isolation in Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck an unusually moderate tone in an exclusive interview… 04/08/2011
Spanish drama heads for Hollywood remake Riding high on its success at home, award-winning Spanish drama “Cell 211” is about to inspire a Hollywood remake. The story of a young prison guard who… 14/07/2011
Learning lessons in jail In prison, education can be the window that lets hope in. More and more prisons are offering not only academic and vocational studies, but also arts, music… 10/05/2011
Thousands march to defend ETA prisonersThousands of people streamed through the streets of Bilbao on Saturday, demanding that inmates linked to the terror organisation ETA be allowed to serve their… 07/01/2012
Basbug arrest shows move to democracy: analystTurkey’s military stepped in to take over the running of the country three times between 1960 and 1980. In 1997 it also exerted its considerable pressure to… 06/01/2012
Ex-military supremo behind bars in TurkeyThe once all-powerful Turkish military is having to re-think its role in the country after a former Chief of Staff was jailed, accused of plotting to bring… 06/01/2012
Basbug arrest grips TurkeyThe detention of Ilker Basbug is the main talking point in Turkey. Newspapers heralded the arrest on their front pages. Some detailed the accusations that… 06/01/2012
Turkey’s ex-army chief jailed over coup plotTurkey’s ex-army chief has spent his first night behind bars after being charged with trying to overthrow the government. Retired General Ilker Basbug is… 06/01/2012
Prison transfer for Ukraine ex-PM TymoshenkoFormer Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is now in a detention centre in the east of the country, after being moved from a jail in the capital Kiev… 30/12/2011
Extended jail term for Argentina’s last dictatorArgentina’s last dictator has been sentenced to another 15 years in jail for rights abuses during a 1976 military coup. Reynaldo Bignone, an army general… 29/12/2011
Imprisonment of Swedish journalists in Ethiopia sparks outrage in EuropeThe detention of two Swedish journalists in Ethiopia has provoked anger by their own government and at by European Union, and both the EU and the Swedish… 27/12/2011
China jails dissident for 10 years for subversionChinese dissident Chen Xi has been jailed for ten years for subverting state power in what rights groups are calling a Christmas crackdown by Beijing. … 26/12/2011
Cuba’s Castro approves prisoner amnestyCuban President Raul Castro granted an amnesty to nearly 3,000 prisoners on Saturday but an American convicted of spying is not on the list. Castro told… 24/12/2011
Video surfaces of imprisoned TymoshenkoA political storm has broken out in Ukraine after a video showing jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko surfaced on social networking sites after being… 16/12/2011
Panama’s ex-dictator Noriega to be sent homeIt is reported that former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega will soon be extradited to his homeland. He has previously spent 20 years in a US prison for… 09/12/2011
Jackson doctor gets maximum 4 years jailThe doctor convicted over the killing of Michael Jackson has been sentenced to a maximum four years in jail. Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary… 29/11/2011
Belarus jails rights activist for tax evasionA court in Belarus has sentenced a leading human rights activist to four and a half years in prison for tax evasion, in a case the EU has attacked as… 24/11/2011
Carlos the Jackal faces new terrorist trialConvicted murderer Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, better-known to the world as ‘Carlos the Jackal’, faces a new trial today in France accused of masterminding a… 07/11/2011
China hits Ai Wei Wei with big tax billChinese dissident artist Ai Wei Wei says he has been ordered to pay nearly two million euros in back taxes and fines. Authorities say it is due from the… 01/11/2011
Egypt frees Israeli-American in prisoner exchange25 Egyptians held by Israel, and an Israeli-American accused by Cairo of spying, have been returned to their respective countries in a prisoner exchange… 27/10/2011
Shalit’s first day of freedom.Gilad Shalit was outside his family home on Wednesday as he celebrated his first day as a free man. After five years of captivity, the twenty-five-year-old… 19/10/2011
Gaza celebrates release of Palestinian captivesA hero’s welcome awaited the Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel as they arrived in Rafah to meet friends, family and well-wishers. Among the crowds was… 18/10/2011
The Middle East celebrates a day of freedomIt was a momentous day in the Middle East, a day for freedom for one Israeli soldier, release for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The world watched, the… 18/10/2011
Thousands in Gaza square for Palestinian prisoner releaseAs buses carrying Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel arrived in Rafah, friends, family and well-wishers were there to welcome them. In this first phase… 18/10/2011
Images of freed Shalit beamed round the worldThe first pictures of Gilad Shalit following his early morning release have been beamed around the world. They were images many had been praying to see for… 18/10/2011
Shalit calls for peace in first interviewBefore leaving Egyptian soil, Gilad Shalit was interviewed by Egyptian state television. He appeared weak and pale and sometimes seemed to struggle to find… 18/10/2011
Gilad Shalit freed and handed over to IsraelIsraeli soldier Gilad Shalit, held in captivity by the Islamist group Hamas since June 2006, was handed over to Israeli officials. Israeli television showed… 18/10/2011
The transformation of Gilad ShalitHe was snatched from obscurity as a 19 year-old corporal five years ago, when Gilad, now Sergeant Shalit was taken hostage by Hamas. In six minutes their… 18/10/2011
Shalit prisoner swap gets underwayVehicles carrying Palestinian prisoners began departing from jails in Israel in the early hours of Tuesday morning. It set in motion the phased prisoner… 18/10/2011
Joy and sorrow among Palestinians at prisoner swapNot all Palestinians are rejoicing at the prisoner exchange. In Ramallah in the West Bank, the families of some of the thousands of inmates who will remain… 17/10/2011
Released US hikers head homeTwo American hikers jailed in Iran for spying have flown home from the Middle East. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were arrested in 2009 close to the border… 25/09/2011
Eta prisoners pledge to join ceasefirePrisoners from the Basque separatist group ETA have told a newspaper they’ll join a call for a permanent ceasefire. More than 700 people in jail in Spain… 24/09/2011
Heavy jail term for Basque separatist leaderSpanish judges have handed down a 10-year jail term against the Basque separatist leader Arnaldo Otegi. The 53-year-old, who is already serving a prison… 16/09/2011
American “spies” to be freedIran says it will release two Americans jailed on spying charges within 48 hours. Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were sentenced last month to 8 years. They… 14/09/2011
Freedom beckons for jailed US hikers in IranTwo Americans jailed in Iran for spying are to be released early from their sentence according to their lawyer. He said the appeal court had agreed to free… 13/09/2011
Chinese activist Wang locked up for nine monthsChinese rights activist Wang Lihong has been sentenced to nine months in jail for taking part in a protest outside a court as three bloggers stood trial last… 09/09/2011
Galliano gets suspended sentence for anti-Semitic rantBritish fashion designer John Galliano has received a suspended 6,000 euro fine for his anti-Semitic outburst in Paris last year. He was also ordered to pay… 08/09/2011
US hikers ‘jailed’ as spies in Iran for eight yearsTwo US hikers have been sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally entering Iran and spying, according to state television there. They were arrested… 20/08/2011
Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko tells court she’s illFormer Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has told the court trying her for abuse of office that she is unwell and she wants to be examined by a doctor… 19/08/2011
Isolation continues for ‘tortured’ Norway killerA judge has ruled that Anders Behring Breivik must remain in solitary confinement for another four weeks, ignoring complaints from the Norwegian mass killer… 19/08/2011
Indian anti-corruption activist refuses to leave jailProtests have spread across India for a second day in support of an elderly anti-corruption campaigner who is on hunger strike. Anna Hazare, who styles… 17/08/2011
Facebookers jailed for inciting riotsTwo Facebook users in their early twenties have been jailed for four years for inciting riots. Jordan Blackshaw and Perry Sutcliffe-Keenan set up pages on… 17/08/2011
EU defends gas deal behind Tymoshenko chargesThe EU has voiced more concern about the trial of Ukraine’s former prime minister. Yulia Tymoshenko arrived at court to hear that her request for release… 08/08/2011
Abu Ghraib abuse ringleader freed from jailThe ringleader of US soldiers who abused suspected Iraqi insurgents at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison has been freed from jail. Charles Graner served more than… 07/08/2011
Iranian president talks to euronewsFaced with a growing power-struggle and political isolation in Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck an unusually moderate tone in an exclusive interview… 04/08/2011
Killer of Turkish-Armenian journalist is jailedThe chief suspect in the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink has been jailed for nearly 23 years by a court in Istanbul. Dink, the editor of a… 25/07/2011
Mexican man tries baggage jail-breakOne man took the saying ‘travelling light’ very literally as he attempted to break out of jail in a piece of luggage. Mexican prisoner Juan Ramirez tried… 06/07/2011
Ai Wei Wei released on bailAi Wei Wei is back home after more than two months in detention. The Chinese activist and artist has been released on bail, after pleading guilty to charges… 22/06/2011
Life sentences for Bahrain activistsThere have been demonstrations in Bahrain as eight pro-democracy activists were sentenced to life in prison. The trial is one of several taking place… 22/06/2011
Ai Wei Wei released on bailThe renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Wei Wei has been released on bail after reportedly admitting charges of tax evasion and also because he is in poor… 22/06/2011
Venezuelan army storms El RodeoThousands of Venezuelan troops have ended a prison revolt, retaking control of El Rodeo in Caracas. Gunbattles between gangs last Sunday had already claimed… 18/06/2011
Amnesty calls to end 40-year solitary in USHuman rights group Amnesty International has urged the US state of Louisiana to remove two prisoners from solitary confinement, where they have been placed… 07/06/2011
British author goes to jail for death-penalty bookAlan Shadrake, a British author, has begun a six week prison sentence in Singapore after a court there rejected his appeal. Shadrake was convicted of… 03/06/2011
Amnesty fails to disguise Syrian brutalityMore amateur video showing funerals in the Syrian city of Homs after three civilians were reported killed on Monday. Despite the continued protests against… 01/06/2011
Mubarak “too ill” to be transferred to prisonProsecutors say former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak is too ill to be moved to prison from his hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. The… 01/06/2011
Amnesty announced in SyriaState-run Syrian Television says President Bashar al-Assad has issued a general amnesty that includes all political prisoners. The TV says the amnesty… 31/05/2011
Suzanne Mubarak admitted to hospitalThe wife of Egypt’s ousted former president Suzanne Mubarak has been admitted to intensive care in a Cairo hospital after suffering a suspected heart… 13/05/2011
Wife of Belgian paedophile could be freedThe ex-wife of Marc Dutroux, the Belgian paedophile who was sentenced to life in prison for a shocking string of murders, rapes and kidnappings in the 1990s… 10/05/2011
Up to 18 killed in Baghdad prison shoot-outUp to 10 inmates and 8 police officers are reported dead in an attempted prison break-out in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Officials say one of the men killed… 08/05/2011
Hundreds of Afghan prisoners escape through Taliban tunnelMore than 470 Afghan prisoners have broken out of jail through an escape tunnel dug by Taliban insurgents underneath the prison walls. The breakout happened… 25/04/2011
Hundreds escape from Afghan jailMore than 470 Afghan prisoners have broken out of jail through an escape tunnel dug by Taliban insurgents underneath the prison walls. The breakout happened… 25/04/2011
Jail terms for Transrapid signalmenA court in Germany has sentenced two signalmen to suspended jail terms for their role in one of the country’s worst rail disasters. In all 23 people died… 04/03/2011
Belarus jails first of December protestersIn a fast-tracked one-day trial a Belarus court has sentenced an opposition activist to four years in a top-security jail for his part in an anti-government… 18/02/2011
Cuban dissidents freed against their willA well-known Cuban dissident has arrived home, after being freed from prison against his will. Hector Maseda left jail with another dissident, Angel Moya… 13/02/2011
Argentine military leader jailed for lifeThousands of Argentines gathered outside a court in Cordoba, north west of Buenos Aires to hear the sentencing of their former military ruler Jorge Videla… 23/12/2010
New Chile prison riot exposes overcrowding crisisMore than 30 inmates and prison guards have been injured during a riot at a jail in northern Chile. The latest violence is exposing a deep crisis in the… 22/12/2010
Mass escape from Mexico prisonSecurity is now tight around a prison in Mexico after a brazen escape by scores of inmates. Soldiers and federal police are surrounding the jail in Nuevo… 18/12/2010
Chile jail fire poses questions over safetyOne day after a fire killed 81 prisoners in Chile, questions are being raised about safety in the country’s prisons. The fire at the San Miguel jail in… 10/12/2010
Anger and questions after Chile’s prison infernoAmateur video and inmates’ accounts have triggered more uncomfortable questions about the prison fire in Chile that has claimed at least 81 lives. “Open the… 09/12/2010
Prison fire in Chile kills over 80 inmatesPolice in Chile have identified the 80 or so prisoners killed in a major fire in a Santiago jail. Relatives had gathered outside the prison gates waiting… 09/12/2010
Anger at Chile jail overcrowding after deadly fireA fire at a prison near the Chilean capital Santiago has killed 83 inmates and critically injured another 14, according to the government. Officials say the… 08/12/2010
Fire kills dozens after fight at Chile prisonA fire at a jail near the Chilean capital Santiago has killed 81 inmates and injured many more, according to the authorities. Reports say the fire at the… 08/12/2010
Scores killed in Chile prison fireMore than 80 people, mostly prisoners, are reported killed in a fire at a jail in the Chilean capital Santiago. It is not known what caused the fire at the… 08/12/2010
US jail under FBI investigationAn FBI investigation has been launched at a privately-run US jail after guards allegedly stood by and watched a prisoner get beaten unconscious… 01/12/2010
UK says ex-Guantanamo detainee pay-out will save millionsThe UK government has said its decision to settle out-of-court with a group of ex-Guantanamo detainees will save the British tax payer tens of millions of… 16/11/2010
Ex-Guantanamo detainees tell of tortureDespite US president Barack Obama promising to close Guantanamo within a year upon taking office, the facility in Cuba still remains open. Earlier this… 16/11/2010
UK to pay compensation to ex-Guantanamo inmatesThe UK government is to pay out millions in compensation to a dozen or so men, including former Guantanamo Bay detainees. Binyam Mohamed was one of several… 16/11/2010
Cuba to free political prisonersThe Cuban Catholic church says the government is about to free 52 political prisoners, and five may be freed in the coming hours. The others could be released… 07/07/2010
Cuba to free 52 political prisonersThe Catholic Church of Cuba has declared that the Cuban government has agreed to free 52 political prisoners. This informaiton was given to Cardinal Jaime… 07/07/2010
Cuban dissidents: the factsThe death of Orlando Zapata Tamayo in February of this year brought the issue of human rights in Cuba into sharp focus. Late last year, the 42-year-old… 05/07/2010
Alleged coup plotters rearrested in TurkeyAn Istanbul court has ordered the rearrest of 19 senior serving and retired military officers just three days after they were released pending their trial… 05/04/2010
Orlando Zapata, Cuban dissident dies on hunger strikeThe Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata has died after 85 days on hunger strike. The 42-year-old had been transferred from prison to a hospital in Havana when… 24/02/2010
