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Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after release from Egyptian prison

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LONDON, – High-profile activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who was released from prison after an Egyptian presidential pardon in September, has arrived in Britain, the Egyptian-British campaigner’s family and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday. Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah arrives in UK after release from Egyptian prison Abd el-Fattah, 44, has become Egypt’s … Read more

Brazil’s Supreme Court allows Bolsonaro to leave prison for surgery

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Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been permitted to leave prison to undergo surgery on Christmas Day following approval from Brazil’s Supreme Court, court documents show. Bolsonaro is currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup after he lost the last election in 2022. Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday granted permission for … Read more

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks immediate release from prison in appeals argument

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NEW YORK — Lawyers for hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs urged a federal appeals court in New York late Tuesday to order his immediate release from prison and reverse his conviction on prostitution-related charges or direct his trial judge to lighten his four-year sentence. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks immediate release from prison in appeals argument … Read more

Judge orders administration to submit plans for return of migrants deported to El Salvador prison under AEA

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U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Monday ordered the Trump administration to submit plans to return or otherwise provide hearings for over 200 migrants who were deported to El Salvador’s CECOT mega-prison in March. Boasberg has certified a class representing all migrants sent to the prison and says the government must submit its plans to … Read more