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Indonesia In Pictures

Indonesia In Pictures

Three convicted dealers in Sumatran tiger skins (Panthera tigris sumatrae) were seen before the end of the trial which sentenced the three convicts to two years in prison and a fine of ten million rupiah. Witnessed February 2, 2016 at the District Court in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on. Previously, the prosecutor demanded that the three suspects be jailed for 2.5 years and fined 10 million rupiah for the case of trade in protected wildlife, namely selling a set of tiger skins. The panel of judges also stated that the evidence would be destroyed. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran, Belarus ink deals to boost comprehensive cooperation

STORY: Iran, Belarus ink deals to boost comprehensive cooperation DATELINE: March 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's visit to Tehran STORYLINE: Iran and Belarus on Monday set a roadmap for expanding their comprehensive cooperation and signed seven cooperation agreements in the fields of trade, transportation, agriculture and culture. The roadmap was signed by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his visiting Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in a ceremony held in Tehran, according to the website of the president's office. The other documents, including one on the transfer of convicts, were signed by senior Iranian and Belarusian officials in the presence of the two presidents. At a joint press conference with his Belarusian counterpart following the signing ceremony, Raisi said Lukashenko's visit marks a turning point in the expansion of relations between the two countries. He added that desp

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Ex-inmate sets up NPO to help other convicts

Ex-inmate sets up NPO to help other convicts

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Igarashi (C), a former inmate who launched the nonprofit organization "Mother House" to assist convicts and those released from prisons, shares a light hearted moment with priest Hideo Kato (L) and friar Hernandez, both of whom he was greatly influenced by, at a church in Tokyo. Igarashi set up the NPO in 2012 after he was released from a prison in late 2011 after a total of some 20 years of detention. (Photo by Toshihiro Ariyoshi)

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Foster home children write Xmas, New Year cards for inmates

Foster home children write Xmas, New Year cards for inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Christmas and New Year cards for inmates sent to "Mother House," a nonprofit organization to support convicts and those released from prisons, from children at a foster home in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, is shown at the NPO in Tokyo in 2014. (Photo by Toshihiro Ariyoshi)

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U.S. lawyer says DNA test a must to counter false charges

U.S. lawyer says DNA test a must to counter false charges

NEW YORK, United States - Bryce Benjet, a staff attorney for the New York-based nonprofit legal clinic Innocence Project, says in an interview at the clinic's office in April 2014 that DNA testing is a must to exonerate wrongfully convicted people. Pictures of exonerated former convicts are put up on the wall.

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Murder case retrial

Murder case retrial

TSUCHIURA, Japan - Shoji Sakurai (L) and Takao Sugiyama answer questions from reporters before the opening of their retrial at the Mito District Court's Tsuchiura branch on July 9, 2010. The convicts in the so-called Fukawa case -- a 1967 murder-robbery case in Ibaraki Prefecture -- are expected to be acquitted through the retrial.

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Murder case retrial

Murder case retrial

TSUCHIURA, Japan - Shoji Sakurai (L) and Takao Sugiyama answer questions from reporters before the opening of their retrial at the Mito District Court's Tsuchiura branch on July 9, 2010. The convicts in the so-called Fukawa case -- a 1967 murder-robbery case in Ibaraki Prefecture -- are expected to be acquitted through the retrial.

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High court OKs retrial for 2 convicts of 1967 murder-robbery

High court OKs retrial for 2 convicts of 1967 murder-robbery

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Sugiyama (C) and Shoji Sakurai (R) shake hands in front of the Tokyo High Court on July 14 after the court approved a retrial of a 1967 murder-robbery case in Ibaraki Prefecture. The court accepted a petition from the two who have pleaded innocent. The life sentences of the two were finalized at the Supreme Court in 1978 for the murder of a carpenter and theft of some 100,000 yen in cash from the victim.

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Israeli court convicts seaman over Japanese fishermen's deaths

Israeli court convicts seaman over Japanese fishermen's deaths

JERUSALEM, Israel - A court in Haifa, Israel, sentenced Pilastro Zdravko, the Montenegrin second officer of the Israeli container ship Jim Asia, to two and a half years in prison, suspended for three years, on Nov. 12 for causing through negligence the deaths of seven Japanese fishermen in a collision last year with the Japanese fishing boat Shinsei Maru No. 3 off Nemuro in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Zdravko was in charge of navigation on the ship in place of the skipper when the collision occurred.

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Prison Break : Season 2 (2006)

Prison Break : Season 2 (2006)

William Fichtner Characters: Alex Mahone Television: Prison Break : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 21 August 2006 PRISON BREAK: FBI Agent Alexander Mahone (William Fichtner) is brought in to catch the escaped convicts in the PRISON BREAK season two premiere episode 'Manhunt' airing Monday, August 21 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ゥ2006 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Chuck Hodes/FOX Date: 21 August 2006

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Let'S Go To Prison (2006)

Let'S Go To Prison (2006)

Will Arnett & Dax Shepard Characters: Nelson Biederman IV & John Lyshitski Film: Let'S Go To Prison (USA 2006) Director: Bob Odenkirk 17 November 2006 Date: 17 November 2006

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Let'S Go To Prison (2006)

Let'S Go To Prison (2006)

Will Arnett & Chi Mcbride Characters: Nelson Biederman IV & Barry Film: Let'S Go To Prison (USA 2006) Director: Bob Odenkirk 17 November 2006 Date: 17 November 2006

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Let'S Go To Prison (2006)

Let'S Go To Prison (2006)

Dax Shepard & Will Arnett Characters: John Lyshitski & Nelson Biederman IV Film: Let'S Go To Prison (USA 2006) Director: Bob Odenkirk 17 November 2006 Date: 17 November 2006

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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

John Turturro, George Clooney & Tim Blake Nelson Characters: Pete, Everett, Delmar Film: O Brother, Where Art Thou? (USA/UK/FR 2000) Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (Uncred) 13 May 2000 Date: 13 May 2000

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Fun And Games (1971)

Fun And Games (1971)

David Bauer & Alexandra Hay Characters: Gribney, Angela Thorne Film: Fun And Games; 1,000 Convicts And A Woman (UK 1971) Director: Ray Austin 04 October 1971 Date: 04 October 1971

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Fun And Games (1971)

Fun And Games (1971)

Alexandra Hay, Sandor Eles & Harry Baird Characters: Angela Thorne, Paul Floret, Carl Film: Fun And Games; 1,000 Convicts And A Woman (UK 1971) Director: Ray Austin 04 October 1971 Date: 04 October 1971

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Fun And Games (1971)

Fun And Games (1971)

Alexandra Hay & Fredric Abbott Characters: Angela Thorne, Forbus Film: Fun And Games; 1,000 Convicts And A Woman (UK 1971) Director: Ray Austin 04 October 1971 Date: 04 October 1971

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Fun And Games (1971)

Fun And Games (1971)

Alexandra Hay, Sandor Eles & Neil Hallett Characters: Angela Thorne, Paul Floret, Warden Thorne Film: Fun And Games; 1,000 Convicts And A Woman (UK 1971) Director: Ray Austin 04 October 1971 Date: 04 October 1971

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Fun And Games (1971)

Fun And Games (1971)

Alexandra Hay & Sandor Eles Characters: Angela Thorne, Paul Floret Film: Fun And Games; 1,000 Convicts And A Woman (UK 1971) Director: Ray Austin 04 October 1971 Date: 04 October 1971

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Fun And Games (1971)

Fun And Games (1971)

Sandor Eles & Fredric Abbott Characters: Paul Floret, Forbus Film: Fun And Games; 1,000 Convicts And A Woman (UK 1971) Director: Ray Austin 04 October 1971 Date: 04 October 1971

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Fun And Games (1971)

Fun And Games (1971)

Alexandra Hay & David Bauer Characters: Angela Thorne, Gribney Film: Fun And Games; 1,000 Convicts And A Woman (UK 1971) Director: Ray Austin 04 October 1971 Date: 04 October 1971

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Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Sammy Davis Jr Film: Reprieve; Convicts 4 (1962) Director: Millard Kaufman 15 September 1962 Date: 15-Sep-62

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Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Ben Gazzara & Ray Walston Characters: John Resko & Iggy Film: Reprieve; Convicts 4 (1962) Director: Millard Kaufman 15 September 1962 Date: 15-Sep-62

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Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Stuart Whitman & Broderick Crawford Characters: Principal Keeper & Warden Film: Reprieve; Convicts 4 (1962) Director: Millard Kaufman 15 September 1962 Date: 15-Sep-62

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Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Ray Walston & Ben Gazzara Characters: Iggy & John Resko Film: Reprieve; Convicts 4 (1965) Director: Millard Kaufman 15 September 1962 Date: 15-Sep-62

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Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Sammy Davis Jr. Characters: Wino Film: Reprieve; Convicts 4 (1962) Director: Millard Kaufman 15 September 1962 Date: 15-Sep-62

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Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Fight Scene Film: Reprieve; Convicts 4 (1962) Director: Millard Kaufman 15 September 1962 Date: 15-Sep-62

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Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Rod Steiger Characters: 'Tiptoes' Film: Reprieve; Convicts 4 (1962) Director: Millard Kaufman 15 September 1962 Date: 15-Sep-62

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Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Reprieve; Convicts 4 - film (1962)

Ben Gazzara Characters: John Resko Film: Reprieve; Convicts 4 (1962) Director: Millard Kaufman 15 September 1962 Date: 15-Sep-62

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Princetown, Dartmoor Prison Gate & Convicts 1890

Princetown, Dartmoor Prison Gate & Convicts 1890

Princetown, Dartmoor Prison Gate & Convicts 1890 Date: 1890

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RUS/JAP WAR: CONVICTS

RUS/JAP WAR: CONVICTS

Desperate in the face of escalating defeat, the Russian army accepts convicts, released from their chains in Siberian prisons Date: August 1905

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CRIMEWAVE

CRIMEWAVE

CRIMEWAVE [US 1985] REED BIRNEY Date: 1985

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CONVICTS 4

CONVICTS 4

CONVICTS 4 aka REPRIEVE SAMMY DAVIS JR. CONVICTS 4 aka REPRIEVE SAMMY DAVIS JR. Date: 1962

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CONVICTS 4

CONVICTS 4

CONVICTS 4 aka REPRIEVE BEN GAZZARA, ARTHUR MALET CONVICTS 4 Date: 1962

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CONVICTS 4

CONVICTS 4

CONVICTS 4 aka REPRIEVE BEN GAZZARA, ART MALET CONVICTS 4 Date: 1962

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MY SIX CONVICTS

MY SIX CONVICTS

MY SIX CONVICTS ALF KJELLIN Date: 1952

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MY SIX CONVICTS

MY SIX CONVICTS

MY SIX CONVICTS MARSHALL THOMPSON MY SIX CONVICTS Date: 1952

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MY SIX CONVICTS

MY SIX CONVICTS

MY SIX CONVICTS from left - MILLARD MITCHELL, GILBERT ROLAND, HENRY MORGAN, JOHN MARLEY MY SIX CONVICTS

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MY SIX CONVICTS

MY SIX CONVICTS

MY SIX CONVICTS HENRY MORGAN MY SIX CONVICTS Date: 1952

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MY SIX CONVICTS

MY SIX CONVICTS

MY SIX CONVICTS HENRY MORGAN, JOHN MARLEY MY SIX CONVICTS Date: 1952

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H.K. court convicts boss of torturing domestic helper

H.K. court convicts boss of torturing domestic helper

Supporters of Indonesian domestic helper Erwiana Sulistyaningsih (3rd from L) hold a press conference in Hong Kong on Feb. 10, 2015, after the District Court convicted Law Wan-tung, Erwiana's employer for eight months in 2013, of torturing her. Erwiana's plight put the international spotlight on the "slave-like" working conditions for many live-in maids in Hong Kong. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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H.K. court convicts boss of torturing domestic helper

H.K. court convicts boss of torturing domestic helper

Indonesian domestic helper Erwiana Sulistyaningsih holds a press conference in Hong Kong on Feb. 10, 2015, after the District Court convicted Law Wan-tung, her employer for eight months in 2013, of torturing her. Erwiana's plight put the international spotlight on the "slave-like" working conditions for many live-in maids in Hong Kong. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's PM, justice minister meet ex-convicts in rehabilitation

Japan's PM, justice minister meet ex-convicts in rehabilitation

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and Justice Minister Mitsuhide Iwaki (L) sit straight to listen to a resident of a relief and rehabilitation facility in Tokyo, which offers accommodation, meals and job training for people who have nowhere to go after serving prison terms, on Dec. 4, 2015. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Celebrities attend Tokyo fair of goods made in prison by convicts

Celebrities attend Tokyo fair of goods made in prison by convicts

Singers Atsushi Sato (L) and Rimi Natsukawa (C) join actor Ryotaro Sugi in Tokyo on June 5, 2015, in pitching exhibits at a fair of goods made in prison by convicts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former front gate of beef cattle-raising prison in northern Japan

Former front gate of beef cattle-raising prison in northern Japan

This is the former front gate of the Abashiri Prison in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, photographed on April 22, 2015. Convicts at the prison are raising black wagyu cattle, whose beef has been given high marks by the Japan Meat Grading Association. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Convict brushes fatty "wagyu" beef cow at northern Japan prison

Convict brushes fatty "wagyu" beef cow at northern Japan prison

A male convict brushes a fatty "wagyu" beef cow in a pen at the Abashiri Prison in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on April 22, 2015. The prison started selling in February beef from black wagyu cattle raised by its convicts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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High court OKs retrial for 2 convicts of 1967 murder-robbery

High court OKs retrial for 2 convicts of 1967 murder-robbery

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Sugiyama (C) and Shoji Sakurai (R) shake hands in front of the Tokyo High Court on July 14 after the court approved a retrial of a 1967 murder-robbery case in Ibaraki Prefecture. The court accepted a petition from the two who have pleaded innocent. The life sentences of the two were finalized at the Supreme Court in 1978 for the murder of a carpenter and theft of some 100,000 yen in cash from the victim. (Kyodo)

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Israeli court convicts seaman over Japanese fishermen's deaths

Israeli court convicts seaman over Japanese fishermen's deaths

JERUSALEM, Israel - A court in Haifa, Israel, sentenced Pilastro Zdravko, the Montenegrin second officer of the Israeli container ship Jim Asia, to two and a half years in prison, suspended for three years, on Nov. 12 for causing through negligence the deaths of seven Japanese fishermen in a collision last year with the Japanese fishing boat Shinsei Maru No. 3 off Nemuro in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Zdravko was in charge of navigation on the ship in place of the skipper when the collision occurred. (Kyodo)

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Murder case retrial

Murder case retrial

TSUCHIURA, Japan - Shoji Sakurai (L) and Takao Sugiyama answer questions from reporters before the opening of their retrial at the Mito District Court's Tsuchiura branch on July 9, 2010. The convicts in the so-called Fukawa case -- a 1967 murder-robbery case in Ibaraki Prefecture -- are expected to be acquitted through the retrial. (Kyodo)

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Murder case retrial

Murder case retrial

TSUCHIURA, Japan - Shoji Sakurai (L) and Takao Sugiyama answer questions from reporters before the opening of their retrial at the Mito District Court's Tsuchiura branch on July 9, 2010. The convicts in the so-called Fukawa case -- a 1967 murder-robbery case in Ibaraki Prefecture -- are expected to be acquitted through the retrial. (Kyodo)

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