Prison

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

The court cleared Kim, the wife of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was ousted from office last year, of charges of stock price manipulation and violating the Political Funds Act.

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.
A person holds a Venezuelan flag as Venezuelans living in Costa Rica demonstrate for a democratic transition, after the US launched strikes on Venezuela, capturing its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in San Jose, Costa Rica January 4, 2026

Venezuela frees at least 104 political prisoners as interim government continues releases

Children and women, relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists, walk inside Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on January 21, 2026; illustrative.

US to complete transfer of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq in coming days, official says

Tetsuya Yamagami, suspected of killing former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe, is escorted by police officers as he is taken to prosecutors, at Nara-nishi police station in Nara, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 10, 2022.

Japanese Court sentences man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former PM Shinzo Abe


Palestinian prisoner slated for release attacks female prison guard

A Palestinian inmate slated for release under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal attacked a female prison guard before being restrained and detained.

 A Palestinian prisoner waits to be released from Ketziot prison, southern Israel, October 1, 2007

Global Sumud Flotilla activist sentenced to 10 days in prison after assaulting guard

The activist was fined 10,000 shekels and given a suspended fine of 5,000 shekels for three years. Seven detainees from the flotilla remain in Israel as of Friday.

FILE PHOTO: Crew interacts from aboard a boat, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, as it sails off Koufonisi islet, Greece, September 26, 2025.

Israel deports 171 Gaza flotilla activists, including Greta Thunberg, to Greece and Slovakia

The Israel Prison Service (IPS) announced its intentions to deport the activists by late Sunday night.

Greta Thunberg and a crew member flash victory signs from their ship, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel's naval blockade, as they sail off Crete island, Greece, September 25, 2025.

Ben-Gvir: Thunberg and flotilla activists 'deserve conditions of terrorists' in prison

“If any of them thought they would come here and be greeted with a red carpet and fanfare, they were mistaken,” Ben-Gvir said.

 NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the media before a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to more than 4 years in prison over prostitution conviction

The American rapper was convicted on two counts of arranging for paid male escorts to travel across state lines to take part in drug-fueled sexual performances.

JULY 2: King Combs departs federal court after verdicts were announced during Sean Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering trial at Manhattan Federal Court on July 2, 2025 in New York City. Combs has been acquitted of the most serious charges in his case, but was convicted on two counts of transport

US State Dept. appoints official to handle case of US-Palestinian teen held in Israeli prison

Mohammed Ibrahim, jailed for stone-throwing since February, is set to meet the new State Department official next week amid calls for his release.

 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department, February 10, 2025.

Birthday getaway gone wrong: Tourist hauled off into Italian jail over identity mix-up

"The nightmare is over," Ovidiu Andronache said after nearly a month behind bars because police mistook him for a convicted thief.

An Adriatic beach.

Ecuador prison riot leaves at least 17 dead

The riot follows another deadly outbreak earlier this week in a prison in southern Ecuador, where 14 people were killed.

Police leave the El Inca prison after a security operation due to riots, following the disappearance of Jose Adolfo Macias, alias 'Fito', leader of the Los Choneros criminal group, in Quito, Ecuador, January 8, 2024.

Female prisoner dies in Iran; rights groups blame delayed medical treatment

Rights group Hengaw said prison officers had beaten her and accused her of "malingering" instead of immediately transferring her to the infirmary after her seizure.

Prison cell block

Ukrainian civilians suffer systematic torture in Russian facilities, UN says

A UN report detailed cases of mock executions, electric shocks, and the use of prolonged stress positions on Ukrainian citizens for non-criminal acts.

Freed Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Khyliuk, who was in Russian captivity since March 2022, disembarks a bus after a swap of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, August 24, 2025.