Russia passed new laws against discrediting or distributing 'deliberately false information' about the armed forces on March 4, 2022, eight days after invading Ukraine.

They cite testimonies that jailed black women had been shackled during childbirth while male inmates were forced to work in 'plantation-style' conditions.

Thaksin fled abroad 15 years ago before he was jailed in absentia for abuse of power, two years after the military toppled him in a coup, alleging corruption and disloyalty to the powerful monarchy, which he refutes.

Khan has been at the centre of political turmoil since he was ousted last year as prime minister in a no-confidence vote, raising concerns about Pakistan's stability as it grapples with an economic crisis.

Navalny, Putin's best-known critic, is serving sentences totalling 11-1/2 years in a penal colony on fraud and other charges he says were trumped up to silence him.

Saifuddin Nasution Ismail cites a prisons regulation on the matter.

The 16-year-old was found to have 'insulted the president', reports say.

Navalny's supporters said last month that he was suffering from significant stomach pain in jail, which they said could be a sign of some sort of slow acting poison.

Wissanu Krea-ngam, who is also the deputy prime minister, says Thaksin Shinawatra will need to be in judicial custody before he can apply for bail during the appeal process.

The case is believed to be the most serious US security breach since more than 700,000 documents, videos and diplomatic cables appeared on the WikiLeaks website in 2010.

Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to just over 11 years in prison for defrauding investors with her Silicon Valley start-up Theranos.

The Drug and Substance Abuse (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act is expected to be tabled this year.