Historian Yuri Dmitriev of Karelia, who was president of the outlawed Memorial organization in Russia, has been transferred to a colony of high-security N18 detainees in the village of Potma in Mordovia, Viktor’s lawyer Victor told the Russian Inerfax news agency. Dmitriev has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. On March 15, 2022, the […]
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Council of Europe: The pandemic has helped reduce the prison population in Europe
The coronavirus pandemic has helped reduce Europe’s prison population, according to the Council of Europe’s annual report. Specifically, on 31 January 2021, 101.9 people per 100,000 inhabitants were held in prisons in the member states of the Council of Europe, a number that decreased by 2.3% compared to 2020 (104.3). It is noted that the […]
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape, sex assault
Harvey Weinstein enters a Manhattan court house as a jury continues with deliberations in his trial on February 24, 2020 in New York City. prison. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Film producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for a rape and sex assault case that ignited the #MeToo movement in […]