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US ex-commandos sentenced to 20 years in prison over failed attempt to depose Venezuela’s Maduro

Posted on August 8, 2020August 8, 2020By Editor

Two former US military special force troopers, who were captured in a botched attempt to infiltrate Venezuela and allegedly capture President Nicolas Maduro, have been sentenced to 20 years in prison. … Read More >US ex-commandos sentenced to 20 years in prison over failed attempt to depose Venezuela’s Maduro

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Ex-US Marine Whelan convicted of espionage in Russia changes jail as Moscow says US not interested in swap

Posted on August 5, 2020August 5, 2020By Editor

Paul Whelan, imprisoned in Russia on spy charges, will serve his sentence in Russia’s Republic of Mordovia, about 500km east of Moscow. It had been rumored he was likely to be swapped with the US for Russians. … Read More >Ex-US Marine Whelan convicted of espionage in Russia changes jail as Moscow says US not interested in swap

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Defence Team Has Been Unable to Reach Viktor Bout for 2 Weeks, Lawyer Says

Posted on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020By Editor

The defence team of Russian citizen Viktor Bout, who is imprisoned in the United States, has been unable to contact their client for two weeks, lawyer Alexey Tarasov said on Monday. … Read More >Defence Team Has Been Unable to Reach Viktor Bout for 2 Weeks, Lawyer Says

Multiple bomb blasts at jail compound in Afghanistan, 1 killed and 20 injured – officials

Posted on August 3, 2020By Editor

At least one person was killed after a series of bombs exploded outside a jail compound in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan. Clashes broke out between police and attacking militants who made their way inside the jail. … Read More >Multiple bomb blasts at jail compound in Afghanistan, 1 killed and 20 injured – officials

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Cultured Convicts: survey reveals Russian prisoners prefer to read Tolstoy, Dumas & other high brow literature while doing time

Posted on August 1, 2020August 1, 2020By Editor

What would you do to pass the time if you were behind bars? In Russia, they read. On Thursday, the country’s prison service released a list of the most-read books, and Mikhail Bulgakov’s ‘Master and Margarita’ came in first. … Read More >Cultured Convicts: survey reveals Russian prisoners prefer to read Tolstoy, Dumas & other high brow literature while doing time

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Ivan Safronov, former Russian journalist accused of treason, isolated in jail with suspected Covid-19

Posted on July 29, 2020July 29, 2020By Editor

Former journalist Ivan Safronov, accused by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) of spying for Czech intelligence, has been isolated in Moscow’s Lefortovo pre-trial detention center due to suspected coronavirus. … Read More >Ivan Safronov, former Russian journalist accused of treason, isolated in jail with suspected Covid-19

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‘I was completely exhausted emotionally after everything I’d been through’: Maria Butina recalls the nightmare of jail time in US

Posted on July 15, 2020July 15, 2020By Editor

Two years ago a Russian woman was arrested in the US and made look like a honeypot spy by bloodthirsty media. Maria Butina recalls how she was thrown into the hellhole of the US penal system. … Read More >‘I was completely exhausted emotionally after everything I’d been through’: Maria Butina recalls the nightmare of jail time in US

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Trump signs ‘very strong’ executive order protecting US monuments, stays in DC to ‘make sure LAW & ORDER is enforced’

Posted on June 28, 2020June 28, 2020By Editor

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to protect American monuments, after calling off a weekend trip to New Jersey to remain in DC amid ongoing protests, insisting “agitators” will be “brought to justice.” … Read More >Trump signs ‘very strong’ executive order protecting US monuments, stays in DC to ‘make sure LAW & ORDER is enforced’

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‘If you burn the flag, you go to jail’: Trump says he wants a law criminalizing desecration of the symbol

Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020By Editor

US President Donald Trump has reiterated calls for a law that will ban the burning of the American flag – an act which is now protected as free speech – after Black Lives Matter protesters have repeatedly torched the flag. … Read More >‘If you burn the flag, you go to jail’: Trump says he wants a law criminalizing desecration of the symbol

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78-year-old academic & navy veteran charged with HIGH TREASON for selling classified data on Russian Arctic submarines to China

Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020By Editor

Despite Moscow and Beijing’s cultivation of friendship in recent years, there’s still competition between the two powers. The arrest of the president of Russia’s Arctic Academy of Sciences on treason charges serves as a reminder. … Read More >78-year-old academic & navy veteran charged with HIGH TREASON for selling classified data on Russian Arctic submarines to China