Rioting inmates take hostages at Paraguay’s largest prison
Asuncion — Hundreds of inmates rioted on Tuesday and took dozens of hostages at the overcrowded Tacumbu prison, the largest in Paraguay, according to authorities and AFP journalists at the…
Ecuador extends state of emergency after prison deaths
Guayaquil — Ecuador on Sunday extended by a month a state of emergency in place since the August assassination of presidential candidate and anti-graft crusader Fernando Villavicencio, the presidency announced.…
More than 700 sentenced to prison over French riots: minister
Paris — Lebih dari 700 orang telah dijatuhi hukuman penjara atas kerusuhan di Prancis akhir bulan lalu, kata menteri kehakiman negara itu Rabu, memuji tanggapan “tegas” dari para hakim. Secara…