jailed

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Two men have become the first to be jailed under a new law targeting people who risk the safety of others by piloting small boats across the Channel.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The son of a British couple jailed in Iran has called for a prisoner exchange to be explored to secure their release, as the pair remain on hunger strike.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Sanchez, a 57-year-old congressman draws on the rural background of his mentor, former president Pedro Castillo, a schoolteacher jailed after a failed attempt to dissolve Congress in 2022.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

"An era comes to an end with her passing. I feel, like so many French people, a deep nostalgia," said Sarkozy, who last year was briefly jailed over a graft conviction.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

“If this doesn’t work,” he said aloud, “I’ll have to feed the little eyas. That will change her whole life. “I also might be jailed for harboring an endangered species.”

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George