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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2018
Ottawa irked as wife of Iranian-Canadian who died in jail is barred from leaving Iran
The wife of an Iranian-Canadian environmental activist who died in prison in Tehran last month was barred from leaving Iran, one of her sons said, in an unexplained move that drew an angry response from Canada.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 24, 2017
Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori taken from prison to hospital after heart irregularity
Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori was rushed from prison to a local hospital by ambulance late Saturday after suffering a severe drop in blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythm that put him at risk of dying, Fujimori's doctor said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2017
Critics cry foul as Joshua Wong and other young Hong Kong democracy leaders get jail
A Hong Kong appeals court jailed three leaders of the Chinese-ruled city's democracy movement for six to eight months on Thursday, dealing a blow to the youth-led push for universal suffrage and prompting accusations of political interference.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 9, 2017
Thailand sentences man to 18 years in prison for insulting monarchy
A Thai man was jailed for 18 years on Wednesday for posting six video clips deemed insulting to the monarchy, his lawyer said, the latest conviction in junta-ruled Thailand where authorities have cracked down on critics of the monarchy and military.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2017
Imprisoned Japanese Red Army founder Shigenobu holds out hope for revolution
The imprisoned founder of the Japanese Red Army admits her efforts to bring revolution to Japan in the 1970s and '80s ended in failure but she remains optimistic that public protest can check government moves to alter the pacifist Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 3, 2017
Treatment for mentally ill elusive at Japan's medical prisons
When a 21-year-old woman was sentenced to life in prison on March 24 for killing an elderly woman, the Nagoya District Court acknowledged that the defendant's mental illness — a developmental and bipolar disorder — was part of the reason for the heinous crime and that she should be treated in a medical...
WORLD
Dec 26, 2016
Human traffickers in India get life in prison for chopping off laborers' hands
Eight human traffickers found guilty of torturing and chopping off the hands of two laborers have received life prison sentences and hefty fines, a prosecutor said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 14, 2016
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim loses final appeal against sodomy conviction
Jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim lost his final bid for freedom on Wednesday when the federal court rejected his appeal to set aside his sodomy conviction and five-year prison term.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2016
Ex-Stanford swimmer convicted of rape denied alcohol experience in court but spoke of drugs before starting college
The former Stanford University swimmer whose sentence for sexual assault has been widely condemned as too lenient spoke of drug and alcohol use before entering college, undermining his claims to a judge that he lacked experience with alcohol, court documents showed on Friday.

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