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A court in Mauritania has jailed former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for five years for corruption.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

Bahrain, which has jailed thousands, some in mass trials, including opposition leaders, said 344,713 voters were eligible to vote, down from 365,467 in the last polls in 2018.

From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2022

It has jailed thousands, mainly Islamists, but also secular activists involved in the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2021

Meanwhile a court in Vietnam has jailed a man for five years for breaking strict Covid quarantine rules and spreading the virus to others.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2021

She points out that she has jailed men as well as women on adultery charges, and after investigating the evidence has dismissed more false accusations against women than she has prosecuted.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2012