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Iran Executes Pedram Madani for Alleged Mossad Espionage

Human rights advocates decried the execution as part of Tehran’s escalating capital punishments for alleged Mossad collaborators.

Robert Maudsley Relocated After Record 46 Years in Solitary Confinement

Record Violence in England and Wales Prisons Prompts Government Safety Reforms

14-Year-Old Accused in Newark Detective’s Killing to Be Tried as Adult in Federal Court

Former Red Army Faction Militant Daniela Klette Goes on Trial in Germany

Ex-Augusta National Employee Sentenced for $5.3M Masters Memorabilia Theft

Chinese Engineer Sentenced to Death for Selling State Secrets

U.S. Deportation of Alleged Gang Members to El Salvador Draws Legal and Human Rights Criticism