Former Sudanese minister Ahmed Haroun wanted on war crimes charges freed from Khartoum prison | CNN
CNN — A once powerful member of the former Sudanese government wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war
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Murder charge dropped against co-defendant in case of killer accused of faking his own death in South Africa | CNN
CNN — South African prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against Zolile Sekeleni, the father of the girlfriend of high-profile
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Around the world, criminal charges are no barrier to high office | CNN
CNN — Donald Trump may be the first former US president to face criminal charges, but around the world many
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Malaysia scraps mandatory death penalty, natural-life prison terms | CNN
Malaysia’s parliament on Monday passed sweeping legal reforms to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offenses punishable
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A Wagner soldier returned home after fighting for Russia. Days later he was a murder suspect | CNN
CNN — A convicted murderer who was allowed to leave prison in Russia to join the Wagner private military company
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Reeva Steenkamp’s parents oppose early release for Oscar Pistorius as hearing starts | CNN
CNN — South Africa’s parole board is hearing early release submissions Friday for disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who was jailed
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Torture, forced abortions and insects for food: Life inside North Korean jails, says this NGO | CNN
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Extrajudicial executions, rape, forced abortions, jail without trial, torture, starvation rations that leave prisoners so
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Jailed American appeals to Biden in unprecedented interview from Iran’s most notorious prison | CNN
CNN — Iran’s longest-held American prisoner has made an emotional plea to US President Joe Biden to put the “liberty
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Indonesian court jails soccer officials for role in deadly stadium crush | CNN
Jakarta, Indonesia CNN — Two Indonesian soccer officials were sentenced up to 18 months in prison by a court on
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US sanctions top Iranian officials over “serious” human rights abuses against women and girls in prisons | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — The Biden administration took action Wednesday against several Iranian officials and entities for committing human rights abuses
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