3 d. ago New Caledonia activist says France is impeding travel home after prison release

Exclusive: Kanak leader Christian Tein, who was freed from prison in June, says France is ‘deliberately dragging out’ re-issue of his passportA pro-independence leader from the French overseas territory of New Caledonia has accused the French government of “deliberately dragging out” his passport application, preventing him from flying home after his release from prison.Christian Tein, an Indigenous Kanak leader, was arrested in New Caledonia in June 2024 over allegations that he had instigated the deadly pro-independence protests that had taken place on the island a month earlier. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Belarus frees 2 imprisoned Catholic priests after talks with Vatican

Officials say two Roman Catholic priests imprisoned on what human rights officials said were politically related charges were freed from prison following talks with the Vatican

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1 week ago Infamous ‘Tinder Swindler’ Simon Leviev is freed from Georgian prison after cutting plea deal over £7m fraud cases

TINDER Swindler Simon Leviev has been released from prison after making a plea deal. The infamous fraudster, whose real name is Shimon Hayut, was able to walk free in Georgia after receiving a one-year suspended sentence. As reported by the Mail, the scammer is now rid of arrest warrants and legal proceedings. Hayut had only...

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2 w. ago The taste of freedom: Ex French president Nicolas Sarkozy is APPLAUDED by diners as he goes for lunch at Paris restaurant with Carla Bruni a day after his release from jail

After spending just 20 days in La Sante prison, Sarkozy was freed on Monday following an appeal court hearing. He arrived home in a car with blacked-out windows, escorted by police.

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2 w. ago Drug dealer freed from prison by Trump now back behind bars for new crimes

Jonathan Braun ‘caused fear and terror in his victims’

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2 w. ago Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Breuckner FREE to leave Germany after living in tent

Christian Brueckner, who has been investigated over the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in 2007, was freed from prison in Germany in September and has now been told he can leave the country

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2 w. ago What is next for Nicolas Sarkozy? Former French president freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’

Nicolas Sarkozy, 70, was found guilty in September of criminal conspiracy but will be freed

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2 w. ago Au revoir, prison! Nicolas Sarkozy arrives home after being freed from prison following appeal hearing

He arrived in a car with blacked-out windows, which was escorted by police on motorcycles.

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2 w. ago Nicolas Sarkozy walks free: Former French president arrives home after being released from prison following appeal hearing

He arrived in a car with blacked-out windows, which was escorted by police on motorcycles.

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2 w. ago France’s Sarkozy freed from prison after 3 weeks as he awaits appeal

Former president granted conditional release while contesting Libyan financing conviction

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2 w. ago Sarkozy freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’ pending appeal – Europe live

Former French president, who is appealing against a conviction for criminal conspiracy, is released from prison in ParisAs we are waiting for the Paris court decision on Sarkozy to come, expected around 13.30 local time (12.30 GMT), let’s take a look at other news across Europe.If Sarkozy gets released with an ankle tag, it won’t be his first: Reuters notes that last year, France’s highest court upheld a separate conviction for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former French head of state. The tag has now been removed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nicolas Sarkozy walks free: Former French president will leave prison later today following appeal court hearing

Sarkozy, 70, who will be placed on judicial supervision, will also be banned from leaving the French territory, the court said. An appeal trial is expected to take place later.

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2 w. ago Police searching for Palestine Action prisoner who absconded after being freed from prison for wedding

The government has warned that Sean Middlebrough may face a longer sentence after he absconded

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2 w. ago More pressure on David Lammy as it's revealed a record 90 violent or sex offenders were freed from prison by mistake in past year

The number of bungled releases mark the highest on record, and eight times the figure from the year before, when 11 were freed in error.

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2 w. ago HMP Wandsworth: Inside 'inhumane' prison at centre of wrongly freed inmates scandal

The notorious South London prison has been under public pressure in the past, with serious issues raised in past and recent reports, and a high-profile sex scandal hitting the courts in 2024

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2 w. ago Manhunt underway after more inmates mistakenly freed from London prison

Manhunt underway after more inmates mistakenly freed from London prison  Courthouse News

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2 w. ago UK police hunt two men accidentally released from same prison

Algerian man convicted of indecent exposure and British man sentenced for fraud were mistakenly freed from Wandsworth prison

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2 w. ago Chaos as a SECOND migrant is accidentally released from prison: Urgent hunt is launched for Algerian sex offender, 24, freed by mistake from Wandsworth

The Algerian convict, 24, is understood to have been serving time for trespass with an intent to steal but has previously committed sexual offences.

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2 w. ago Bella Culley arrives back in the UK with her mother after pregnant Brit 'drugs mule' was freed from Georgian prison

The suspected drugs mule, 19, flew in from Tbilisi after spending five months in jail following her arrest for smuggling £200,000 of marijuana and hashish from Thailand to the ex-Soviet state.

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3 w. ago Pregnant British drug mule Bella Culley arrives back in UK after being freed from Georgia prison

Pregnant teenager Bella May Culley, 19, touched down in the country this evening after prison release

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