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


Nukhba terrorists must face death penalty or 'rot in prison,' Ben-Gvir says during prison visit

Ben-Gvir said his preference would be to issue a death penalty for the Nukhba terrorists, releasing them would send a message that "Jewish blood is cheap," and incentivize further attacks.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (R) and Israel Prison Service Chief Kobi Yaakobi visit a prison where high-risk terrorists are held, January 8, 2025; illustrative.

Inmate escapes French prison by hiding in cellmate's bag

According to the prison administration, he "took advantage of the liberation of his fellow inmate to hide himself in his luggage and get out."

 Medias wait outside the prison of Lyon-Corbas on February 20, 2019, in Corbas, France.

Tunisia hands lengthy prison terms to top politicians and former security officials

A total of 21 were charged in the case, with 10 already in custody and 11 having fled the country.

 Tunisia's President Kais Saied attends his swearing-in ceremony for his second term at the parliament in Tunis, Tunisia October 21, 2024.

Claims to be Christ reincarnated: Russian 'Siberian Jesus' jailed

Investigative Committee stated that Sergei Torop and his aides caused serious mental and physical harm to followers, including 'moral harm' to 16 people.

 Claims to be Christ reincarnated: Russian 'Siberian Jesus' jailed.

WATCH: Israel strikes Iran's infamous Evin Prison, Basij Headquarters, officials confirm to 'Post'

Evin Prison holds many Iranian political prisoners and is where many of the anti-regime protesters are sent following arrest.

Screenshot from a video shows a reported Israeli strike on the entrance of Iran's infamous Evin Prison in Tehran, June 23, 2025

Ex-police chief convicted of rape, murder recaptured after escaping prison

Grant Hardin was serving both a 30 year and 50 year sentence after he was found guilty of murdering Gateway city water employee James Appleton in 2017 and raping teacher Amy Harrison in 1997.

Grant Hardin

Syria shutters displacement camp Rukban, symbol of Assad regime, people's suffering

Between 2018 and 2019, the number of displaced people in the camp reached 50,000, most of them women and children, according to a Syrian media report.

 A little girl walks near makeshift tents at Rukban camp, which lies in no-man's-land off the border between Syria and Jordan in the remote northeast, near Damascus, Syria on September 27, 2018.

More than 200 prisoners break out of Pakistani jail after earthquake panic, says official

Prisoners ran through the area throughout the night, some of them barefoot, with police giving chase, local TV footage showed.

 Paramilitary soldiers stand outside the district Malir jail after dozens of prisoners escaped from the jail on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan, June 3, 2025.

IDF reservist sentenced to 20 days in military prison for refusing service

Feiner cited moral objections related to the ongoing Gaza war and the government’s handling of hostage rescue efforts as reasons for his refusal.

 IDF soldiers continue their ground operations in northern Gaza May 17, 2025

Jailed UK anti-Islam activist 'Tommy Robinson' to be released next week

British anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon on Tuesday won a bid to trim his 18-month sentence for contempt of court, meaning he will be released from jail within a week.

 Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, gestures before arriving at Folkestone Police Station in Folkestone, Britain, October 25, 2024.