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In 2020, it was estimated that more than 90% of the people held at the prison were awaiting trial, [8] and only 6% were actually serving sentences. [2] Jailbreaks are common in the DRC. [7] In 2017, another prison break occurred at Makala prison, which led to more than 4,000 prisoners escaping. [5]
The 2025 Goma offensive was a military operation launched by the March 23 Movement (M23), a Congolese rebel group that is part of the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and is supported by Rwanda, against the regional capital of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It lasted from January 23 to January 30, 2025.
Was convicted of the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson and was serving a 19 years to life prison sentence at the time of his death. Nathaniel Burkett: 2021-01-19 United States: COVID-19: Serial killer Daniela Figueredo: 2021-03-13 Venezuela: Gunshot Young detainee Shot in the face by a police officer and killed at the age of nineteen.
The UN says at least 700 people have been killed in intense fighting in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, since Sunday. UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said 2,800 ...
Oklahoma resumed executions Oct. 28 after more than six years. Another execution had been scheduled to be carried out last week. It was called off when Gov. Kevin Stitt granted Julius Jones clemency.
AP reporters spoke with more than 100 current and former prisoners across the country – along with family members of workers who were killed – about various prison labor jobs.
9 February – At least 18 people are killed during a collision between a bus and a truck on a road in Kinshasa. [5]19 February – Rwanda rejects the United States’ calls to withdraw troops and missile systems from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing threats from an alleged Congolese military build-up near the border.
Nord-Ubangi Province, Mogóró cell – Anti-balaka rebels from the Central African Republic crossed over into the DRC and kidnapped six fishermen along the Ubangi river. [40] 5 February 12 unknown ADF North Kivu, Mabule – Twelve people were killed when ADF attacked the village of Mabule. [41] 7 February 1 3 Mai-Mai