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‘QAnon Shaman’ Freed from Federal Prison

The US Capitol rioter Jacob Chansley, known as the QAnon Shaman, has been released early from prison to a halfway house. The 35-year-old was sentenced to 41 months in prison. Chansley pleaded guilty to charges of civil disorder, disorderly and...

Qatargate: Greek MEP Eva Kaili to Remain in Prison

Eva Kaili, the Greek MEP at the center of Qatargate, the corruption scandal engulfing the European Parliament, was on Thursday ordered to remain in prison for at least two more months. This was the third time Kaili appeared before the...

Unconditional Freedom Releases New Documentary

This month, Unconditional Freedom released a new documentary exploring its environmental and social projects. In their own words, Unconditional Freedom creates programs to "provide the reflection, nourishment and tools necessary to restore human dignity." They tackle areas as varied as the...

More Than 100 Inmates Killed, 5 Beheaded, in Ecuador Prison Massacre

At least 116 people were killed after a ferocious battle between rival gangs erupted in an Ecuador prison, the country's authorities said on Wednesday. Another 80 inmates were injured during the Tuesday night clashes at the Penitenciaria del Litoral in...

Golden Dawn MEP Lagos Extradited to Greece

Ioannis Lagos, the European Parliament lawmaker who was convicted for his membership in the now-defunct neo-nazi Golden Dawn Party in Greece, landed in Athens on Saturday afternoon.

Golden Dawn Members to Enter Prison on Friday

The 37 members of the neo-Nazi party golden Dawn who were convicted in October will be transported to prison on Friday. The convicts were held at police headquarters in Athens after the court upheld their prison sentences on Thursday, rejecting...

Greek Court Sends Golden Dawn Leaders to Prison

A Greek court upheld its ruling to sentence the leaders of the criminal organization Golden Dawn to 13 years in prison, overruling an earlier recommendation by the public prosecutor that the sentences should be suspended pending appeal. Following the ruling,...

Greece Restricts Jail and Prison Visitations to Limit Spread of Coronavirus

  General Secretariat for Counter-Criminal Policy, part of Greece's Civil Protection Ministry, announced on Friday that visits to detention centers and jails in the country are now restricted and even prisoner transports to hospitals are prohibited, except for serious cases. The...

Former Greek Government Minister Giannos Papantoniou to be Released From Prison

Former prominent Greek politician and government minister Giannos Papantoniou is set to be released from prison after spending seventeen months incarcerated there. Papantoniou was found guilty of money laundering, a charge that he continues to deny. The Judicial Council of the...

New Facility in Aspropyrgos to Replace Notorious Korydallos Prison of Athens

The Greek Ministries of Defense and Citizen's Protection on Monday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation under which the procedures for the replacement of the infamous Korydallos prison complex will soon begin. One of the main pledges of the conservative government...