China jails Japanese businessman for espionage, embassy says
Astellas Pharma employee sentenced to three and a half years in prison, Japan’s embassy in Beijing says. A Japanese businessman has been sentenced to three and a half years in…
Russia jails UK man for 19 years for fighting for Ukraine
James Scott Rhys Anderson convicted of ‘mercenary activities’ and a ‘terrorist act’, court press service says. A British man who was captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine has been…
Pakistan jails 25 Imran Khan supporters over attacks on military sites
Military court convicts civilians involved in 2023 unrest, with rights groups slamming ruling as ‘intimidation tactic’. Pakistan has jailed 25 civilians over attacks on military facilities that followed the arrest…
Indonesia jails official who kept slaves in cages on plantation
PUBLISHED : 26 Nov 2024 at 16:08 JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Supreme Court jailed a former government official accused of human trafficking for four years, reversing a lower court decision to…