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The demonstration follows a crackdown on activists, independent media and political opposition in recent months, with most of the leaders of the pro-Western opposition now behind bars.

He could face up to two decades behind bars, but his attorneys are battling for a more lenient sentence that could see Combs freed in a matter of weeks – or acquitted.

They were happy to put vulnerable migrants into the backs of lorries for long Channel sea crossings, and I'm delighted they are now behind bars.

Major policy shifts mean people are likely to stay behind bars far longer than the recent past.

In the latest instance of a conservative looking to crack down on First Amendment-protected speech, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., is suggesting that those who burn flags might deserve time behind bars.