Prison sentence

Prosecution appeals sentence in killing of teen Lital Yael Melnick, seeks harsher conviction

The prosecution has appealed the sentence handed to Eduard Kachura, arguing that his actions in the death of Lital Melnick should be classified as reckless killing, not negligent homicide.

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025
South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea August 12, 2025.

South Korean court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to jail for bribery by Unification Church

The law courts in Tel Aviv

Prosecution indicts convicted sex offender for repeated violations of supervision order

District Court of Jerusalem

Two terrorists convicted of 2024 Jerusalem car ramming attack sentenced to 28 years in prison


Brittney Griner's attorneys appeal Russian prison sentence

Under Russian law, the defense team had 10 days to do so after the sentencing. The grounds for the appeal were not immediately clear.

 US basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, stands inside a defendants' cage during the reading of the court's verdict in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4, 2022.

Psychologist Yuval Carmi sentenced to 39 months for sexually assaulting patients

The prosecution's representative said Carmi's case is a severe case of sexual assault and so his sentencing should be more intense than others in cases like these.

 Verdict of Yuval Carmi, a psychologist suspected of committing sexual offenses on at least one of his patients is brought for a court hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on August 2, 2022.

Sex offender Alon Kastiel released from prison over a year earlier than sentenced

Alon Kastiel was convicted of four counts of sexual assault and attempted rape and was sentenced to 57 months in prison.

 Real estate promoter Alon Kastiel arrives to enter the Hermon Prison in the northern part of Israel to serve his 57-month sentence After being convicted for Sexual offences. August 26, 2018.

Arab man receives shortened sentence for attacking Ultra-Orthodox Jews

Saleh Bakirat, 20, from Jerusalem, was sentenced to a maximum of 30 months in prison for attacking Jews, even though the prosecution sought at least 11 years in prison.

 HAREDIM ON a Mea Shearim street corner during Sukkot.

Global campaign to save kidnapped dissident from execution in Iran

Jamshid Sharmahd 's trial is presided over by the 'death judge' Abolqasem Salavati.

Jamshid Sharmahd and his daughter, Gazelle.

Abusive kindergarten teacher's assistant sentenced to 2 years in prison

Liraz Natan and Carmel Meoda severly abused the children under their care.

 Liraz Natan, a Kindergarten teacher accused of abusing toddlers, arrives for a court hearing at Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court.

Belarus jails opposition leader's husband for 18 years

A court found video blogger Syarhei Tsikhanouski guilty of organizing mass unrest and of inciting social hatred and handed him one of the longest sentences in modern Belarusian history.

Syarhei Tsikhanouski, a video blogger and the husband of Belarus' opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, is escorted before a court hearing in Gomel (Homel), Belarus, December 14, 2021.

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen freed after 3-year confinement

Michael Cohen served a three-year sentence for campaign finance violations and other crimes.

Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, testifies before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019

Palestinian terrorist should get death sentence, victim's father says

The father of Yehuda Guetta also suggested that the murderer's family should be deported from Israel.

Funeral of Yehuda Guetta, who was killed in the Tapuah Junction attack on May 2nd, 2021.

Undercover agent turned scammer sentenced to community service

A former undercover agent who sent dozens of drug dealers to prison got caught up in scams with her ex-partner.

Dozens of arms and drug dealers arrested throughout Israel in Operation 217, September 9, 2020