A Burmese hip-hop artist is jailed for 20 years for criticizing Myanmar's military leaders
A 38-year-old Burmese hip-hop artist has been found guilty of criticizing Myanmar’s military-controlled government and h...
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Noted thinkers, writers and filmmakers call on Algeria to free jailed journalist seen as independent
Ten noted thinkers, writers and filmmakers, including Ken Loach and Nobel literature laureate Annie Ernaux, have signed...
Artwork removed after honoring jailed Hong Kong protesters
A Hong Kong department store took down a digital artwork that contained hidden references to jailed dissidents, in an in...
'Dances With Wolves' actor remains jailed in sex abuse case
A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous girls has faced a judge for the first time si...
Jailed Turkish pop star released to house arrest over joke
A Turkish court has released pop star Gulsen from jail but placed her on house arrest as she awaits trial on charges of...
Turkish pop star jailed over joke about religious schools
Turkish pop star Gulsen has been arrested on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” over a joke she made about Turkey’s...
Rapper Fetty Wap jailed after alleged FaceTime death threat
Rapper Fetty Wap has been jailed after, prosecutors say, he threatened to kill a man during a FaceTime call in 2021, vio...
Rappers Young Thug, Gunna remain jailed in racketeering case
Rappers Young Thug and Gunna remain jailed on racketeering charges in Atlanta following a court hearing in the wide-rang...
Rapper Tory Lanez jailed again in Megan Thee Stallion case
Rapper Tory Lanez was briefly jailed after a judge said he had violated a protective order in a felony assault case in w...
Myanmar pardons celebrities jailed for anti-military views
Several top Myanmar celebrities who were detained for criticizing the army's seizure of power have been released from pr...