Word: jails
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...regional conflict. But Palestinians wanted more out of Annapolis than mere words and hazy promises. Before the summit, Abbas was pushing the Israelis to release up to 2,000 Palestinian inmates, but Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert refused. (Israel is holding more than 10,000 Palestinian inmates, many in jail for for years without being charged or put on trial.) It was only after U.S. prodding, Palestinian sources told TIME, that Israel agreed to free 429 Palestinian inmates, none engaged in terrorist activities. Presidential sources told TIME that the Israelis were ready to release them before the Annapolis summit...
GARRY KASPAROV, former chess champion, on court proceedings after he was sentenced to five days in jail. Kasparov had been arrested after attempting to lead an unauthorized march against Russian President Vladimir Putin...
While this is certainly a sad story, hopefully never to be repeated, the town’s new law, passed unanimously by the Board of Aldermen, is the wrong reaction. The law provides for a $500 fine and 90 days in jail for individuals who engage in “Internet harassment...
Garry Kasparov, a former chess champion and prominent Putin critic, was arrested last week and sentenced to five days in jail. Boris Nemtsov, a presidential contender and former deputy prime minister, was also detained...
...call came sophomore year. Bryan C. Barnhill ’08 was writing a paper for Social Studies 10 when his mother told him the news: His uncle was heading back to jail...