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Russian-American woman, in jail over $51 donation, released in prisoner swap with US
April 10, 2025 11:21 pm
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed on X that Karelina is en route back to the United States, crediting President Donald Trump for securing her release.
Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in prisoner exchange
January 22, 2025 2:31 am
US, Taliban and Qatar all involved in the swap The Taliban's Foreign Ministry in Kabul confirmed the swap, saying two unidentified US citizens had been exchanged for Khan Mohammed, who was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment in 2008.
How released US journalist Evan Gershkovich was caught in oppression his parents had fled
August 02, 2024 9:12 am
He was fulfilling his dream of becoming a foreign correspondent, but he ended up spending his 32nd birthday in Lefortovo, a notorious Moscow prison.
'Brutal ordeal is over,' says Joe Biden as Americans detained in Russia return home
August 01, 2024 10:39 pm
He confirmed that the released prisoners include 16 individuals from Russia: four Americans, five Germans, and seven Russian political prisoners. “Now, their brutal ordeal is over,” Biden said, highlighting the “incredible relief” felt by the families.
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and others released by Russia in biggest prisoner swap since Cold War
August 02, 2024 7:31 am
Gershkovich, who was arrested in March 2023 while reporting from Ekaterinburg, was sentenced last month to 16 years in prison. He has pleaded not guilty, and both the Wall Street Journal and the US government have dismissed the charges as baseless.
Man freed after serving 50-year sentence, at the age of 100
June 24, 2017 1:21 pm
Franzese released Friday at the age of 100. It was reported that Franzese left the Federal Medical Center in Devens, Mass., in a wheelchair just before noon Friday. He was serving a 50-year sentence for bank robbery.
Barack Obama commutes sentences of 42 prisoners, reflecting his call for criminal justice reform
June 04, 2016 7:51 am
Some 2.2 million people are behind bars in the United States, a quarter of the world's prisoners in a country with only five percent of the world's population
Cuba to free 2,900 in sweeping amnesty
December 24, 2011 10:38 am
Those to be released include some who had been convicted for crimes against security of the state.
Not only stars,US prisoners get makeover at taxpayer expense
December 07, 2010 1:23 am
When John Ditullio goes on trial,jurors will not see the large swastika tattooed on his neck.
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