Prisons – Page 4 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Prison riot sparked by gang violence kills at least 68

Posted on November 17, 2021November 17, 2021By Editor

The death toll from a massive riot that turned into a massacre at a large prison in Ecuador has risen to 68, according to the authorities. The deadly violence was reportedly sparked by a gang rivalry. … Read More >Prison riot sparked by gang violence kills at least 68

Russia

Former US Marine goes on hunger strike in Russian prison, family claims

Posted on November 12, 2021November 12, 2021By Editor

An ex-US Marine serving nine years in prison for assaulting two Moscow police officers while drunk has allegedly started a hunger strike to protest his incarceration, maintaining that he is the victim of a miscarriage of justice. … Read More >Former US Marine goes on hunger strike in Russian prison, family claims

Shows

Israel labels Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organisations after Pegasus spyware attack

Posted on November 11, 2021November 11, 2021By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Ubai Al-Aboudi, one of the Palestinian activists targeted by Pegasus Spyware and executive director of the Bisan Centre for Research and Development – one of the bodies Israel has labelled a terrorist organisation. He discusses his reaction after finding out that he had been hacked using Pegasus Spyware. He also talks about Israel’s draconian control over Palestinian communications … Read More >Israel labels Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organisations after Pegasus spyware attack

Georgia’s jailed former president Saakashvili transferred to prison hospital

Posted on November 11, 2021November 11, 2021By Editor

Mikhail Saakashvili has been transferred to a prison hospital, according to Georgian authorities. The former President allegedly went on hunger strike after he was jailed upon his return from exile, last month. … Read More >Georgia’s jailed former president Saakashvili transferred to prison hospital

Fake vaccine passports could land Germans in prison – reports

Posted on November 10, 2021November 10, 2021By Editor

Germany’s parliamentary leaders are reportedly preparing a draft law to extend coronavirus measures into next year, and have proposed fines or imprisonment for anyone forging Covid-19 vaccine certificates. … Read More >Fake vaccine passports could land Germans in prison – reports

World

NSW Police Officer Sent to Prison for Lying in Court

Posted on November 8, 2021November 8, 2021By Editor

A New South Wales Police Officer has been sentenced to imprisonment for unlawfully arresting a woman and lying about the details of her arrest. … Read More >NSW Police Officer Sent to Prison for Lying in Court

Shows

Teaching prisoners with Chris Hedges, Tennessee County caught jailing kids, the Paris Commune

Posted on November 6, 2021November 6, 2021By Editor

Chris Hedges, the author and presenter of RT’s On Contact, joins Lee Camp for a conversation around his latest book about teaching in American prisons. They also discuss corruption in the media and the US justice system. … Read More >Teaching prisoners with Chris Hedges, Tennessee County caught jailing kids, the Paris Commune

Asia & Pacific

Aung San Suu Kyi aide jailed for 20 years by military tribunal of Myanmar junta

Posted on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021By Editor

A senior aide to Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been handed the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for high treason by a military tribunal, his family has revealed. … Read More >Aung San Suu Kyi aide jailed for 20 years by military tribunal of Myanmar junta

Shows

On Contact: Trauma & Transformation in an American Prison, Part 2

Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021By Editor

In the second of a two-part interview, journalist Hugh Hamilton discusses with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges the role of race and poverty in mass incarceration, as chronicled in Hedges’ new book, ‘Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison’. … Read More >On Contact: Trauma & Transformation in an American Prison, Part 2

Shows

Trauma & Transformation in an American Prison, Part 1

Posted on October 16, 2021October 16, 2021By Editor

In part one of a two-part interview, journalist Hugh Hamilton discusses the saga of trauma and transformation in an American prison as chronicled in journalist Chris Hedges’ new book, ‘Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison’. The US imprisons more of its people than any other country in the world. … Read More >Trauma & Transformation in an American Prison, Part 1

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