Thailand’s ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early after serving eight months of a one-year corruption sentence. The 76-year-old telecom billionaire will undergo four months of probation under an electronic monitoring device. With other legal cases still pending, his early release is likely to fuel fresh speculation over whether he can re-enter Thai politics.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is reportedly in an unstable condition in an Iranian hospital after a severe health episode while in custody. Her family says she suffered a major deterioration, including loss of consciousness and a cardiac crisis, prompting doctors to transfer her from prison. She is receiving oxygen, but her condition remains unstable.
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