Man jailed 25 years after wrong conviction awarded $672,000 compensation

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 08:17:39 +0000

Man jailed 25 years after wrong conviction awarded $672,000 compensation

A man who spent 25 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of killing a woman in Northeast China received 4.6 million yuan ($672,000) in compensation on Monday.

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Charles Manson follower, murderer recommended for parole

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 08:07:07 +0000

Charles Manson follower, murderer recommended for parole

A California parole panel has recommended for the first time that Charles Manson follower Robert Beausoleil be freed from prison.

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‘Thumbs up’ pics for Myanmar Reuters reporters as they mark year in jail

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 08:42:29 +0000

Reuters journalist Wa Lone (front) followed by Kyaw Soe Oo (C-back) arrive in court in Yangon on August 27, 2018 to face verdict after months of trial since they were detained on December 12, 2017. - A Myanmar court postponed ruling on August 27 whether two Reuters journalists, Myanmar nationals Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28 violated a state secrets law while reporting on the Rohingya crisis, a judge said, with a new date set for next week. (Photo by YE AUNG THU / AFP)

Messages of solidarity poured in from around the world on the one-year anniversary of the arrest of two Myanmar Reuters journalists.

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