Appeal to trim jail terms for prisoners

>Home affairs minister Mathias Chikawe has  said the government will consider reducing  the sentences of long-term prisoners whose behaviour has changed considerably but cannot be pardoned under the parole system.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

BBC

Egypt activists' jail terms upheld

A judge in Cairo has upheld jail terms imposed on three activists who were prominent in the 2011 uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Sep

About 500 prisoners escape Central African Republic jail

The worst violence to hit Central African Republic's capital in a year further deteriorated Monday as more than 500 inmates escaped from a prison and militia fighters looted the offices of international aid organizations, officials said. The death toll from several days of clashes reached 42 including a teenage boy who was decapitated.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Sep

Afghan Taliban storm jail, release hundreds of prisoners

Ghazni, Afghanistan. Taliban insurgents stormed a mud fort being used as a prison in Afghanistan on Monday, killing police and releasing more than 400 inmates, and then attacked troops rushing to help, officials said.

 

5 years ago

BBC

07 Apr

Coronavirus: Moroccans without masks in public risk jail terms

Offenders face sentences of up to three months and a hefty fine as part of anti-Covid-19 measures.

 

10 years ago

Daily News

26 Dec

Newala man loses appeal against jail term for rape

Newala man loses appeal against jail term for rape
Daily News
A NEWALA resident, Mohamed Athumani, will have to remain behind bars to complete h 30-year impronment for rape after the Court of Appeal dmsed h petition against the verdict. “There no merit in the appeal. We dms it,” Justices January Msoffe, Steven ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Mar

Katiba outfit seeks to trim CCM’s edge

Some members of the Constituent Assembly (CA) have formed an alliance, ostensibly to articulate opposing views, in what appears to be an attempt to counter the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi’s plans to use its numerical strength to push through its agenda.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

05 Jan

Trim house costs to assist the poor, Lukuvi tells NHC

The National Housing Corporation (NHC) has been directed to come up with a strategy for lowering the costs of its houses, to enable many Tanzanians to afford them.

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

20 Oct

Better Terms Lined Up for All Investors

Better Terms Lined Up for All Investors
AllAfrica.com
Iringa — FOREIGN and local investors have been assured of favourable environment to conduct business in Tanzania if CCM Union presidential aspirant, Dr John Magufuli, is elected for the top job. "Red tape in public offices which has been frustrating ...

 

10 years ago

BBC

Indonesia executes drugs prisoners

Eight convicted drug smugglers, including three Nigerians and a Ghanaian, have been executed by firing squad in Indonesia.

 

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