jailed

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On Tuesday, Connor Bishop, 24, was sentenced to two years and eight months and Leon O'Leary, 41, was jailed for three years and one month.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 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

The foundation of Narges Mohammadi, the jailed Iranian Nobel peace prize winner, praised Satrapi as "a fearless voice for feminism, human rights, and freedom".

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Grammy award winner Maykel “Osorbo” Castillo and performance artist Luis Manuel Otero have been jailed since mass protests in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

A person who believes in Satyagraha will not fight physically, but instead resists through his or her own inner courage, knowing he might be jailed or beaten.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson