prison

  1. hans

    Libya 1996 prison massacre...

    The three mujahideen It all began in the summer of 1996, Haraga said, when guards brought in three new prisoners. Like other Libyans, the men had traveled to Afghanistan to fight against the Russian invasion and, later, against other groups of mujahideen. At some point during the conflict...
  2. sarmad

    Two U.S. hikers detained in Iran on espionage charges have been sentenced to eight years in prison

    Two U.S. hikers detained in Iran on espionage charges have been sentenced to eight years in prison, state-run TV reported Saturday. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were charged with illegal entry and spying. They and another person, Sarah Shourd, were seized two years ago when they were hiking in...
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    The U.S. Govt. is in the Gun, Drug & Prison Business

    The U.S. Govt. Has Been Complicit In Gun & Drug Running For Decades Barry Seal -- gunrunner, drug trafficker, and covert C.I.A. operative extraordinaire -- is hardly a familiar name in American politics. But nine years after he was murdered in a hail of bullets by Medellin cartel hit men...
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    Brit faces prison after argument with Pakistani in Dubai

    A BRITON could be jailed for ten years in Dubai after being accused of calling the prophet Mohammed a "terrorist". Businessman Andrew Graham, 40, had an argument with a Pakistani shopkeeper, who told police he had abused the Muslim faith's most revered figure. Mr Graham insists he had merely...
  5. sarmad

    Mubarak being moved to prison in Cairo

    The former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, is being moved to a military hospital in Cairo after a doctor declared him well enough to travel. He had been staying at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh since his forced resignation in February. Under questioning two weeks ago about corruption...