imprisonment

Finland

CRIME

Helsinki taxi driver sentenced to 6 years for drugging, raping women

The Nomad Today 8/7/21

One of the victims was 16 years old

World

COURT RULED

Navalny gets jail time as Russian court rules he violated probation

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/3/21

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov warns that Russia would not accept "admonitions" from the European Union.

World

PROTESTS IN RUSSIA

Navalny's lawyers to appeal 30-day imprisonment in court hearing

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/28/21

Navalny is accused by Russian prosecutors of violating a previous suspended sentence by travelling to Germany.

World

RUSSIA

More than 2,600 detained in pro-Navalny protests

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/24/21

Participants chanted not only "Freedom for Navalny", but also "Putin, go away!"

Finland

RUSSIA

Finnish president raises Navalny question on call with Putin

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/22/21

Niinistö did not coordinate the call with European leaders beforehand.

Finland

STABBING IN VALLILA

District court sends 16-year-old homicide suspect to prison

The Nomad Today 11/4/20

The boy of Roma ethnicity is also a suspect in another attempted homicide committed by stabbing in Tampere.

World

Turkey jails opposition journalist on charges of espionage

The Nomad Today 6/12/20

Muyesser Yildiz, Ankara managing editor of media outlet Oda TV, was jailed on Friday.

World

Turkish opposition lawmakers jailed after losing seats in parliament

The Nomad Today 6/5/20

The three had varying jail sentences handed down against them ranging in length up to nine years

Finland

Espoo sex offender sentenced to 6 years for abusing and raping girls

The Nomad Today 5/29/20

A 29 year-old man born in Ghana contacted teenage girls on Instagram and attracted them by offering alcohol, tobacco and drugs.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS MEASURES

Short prison sentences are postponed due to the coronavirus

The Nomad Today 3/19/20

Jail sentences less than six months have been postponed for 3 months.