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Military
Russian Military Plane Crashes Near Ukraine Border
A Russian military plane with 74 people on board crashed in the Belgorod region of Russia, near the border with Ukraine, on Wednesday. The region's governor said all those on board were killed.
The cause of the crash is unclear,...
Medicine
China Killing Prisoners for Organ Trafficking, Scientists Claim
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China is the only country in the world to have an industrial-scale organ trafficking practice that harvests organs from executed prisoners of conscience. This practice is known as forced organ harvesting.
By Ali Iqbal and Aliya Khan
Organ transplantation is a...
Crime
Manhunt Underway For Two Korydallos Prison Escapees
Two prisoners from Athens' Korydallos high-security prison of broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, forcing the Greek capital's police authorities to launch an extensive manhunt to locate and arrest the inmates, who are Albanian nationals.
The two Albanians were...
Crime
'Shots Fired' as Prisoners Try to Escape Greek Police
Gunshots were reportedly heard in downtown Athens on Friday as two prisoners tried to escape police custody during a transfer.
Media reports say the two men -- both Georgian nationals arrested in Greece on burglary charges earlier this month --...
Greece
Prisoners and Police Officers in Greek Detention Centers Suffer from Tuberculosis
Several prisoners and police officers in Greece have been found infected with tuberculosis.
The Greek Center of Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) has stated that it is launching a program to vaccinate convicted prisoners, immigrants held in detention and police...
Greece
Prisoners Held in Greek Police Stations
Facing overcrowding in prisons, Greece is keeping many of those convicted of crimes in police station holding cells or detention centers. The newspaper Kathimerini said that many are being held for up to four months until spots open for...