Interdiction des emblèmes berbères et occupation des espaces symboliques : amazighité versus algérianité ? by Mohand Tilmatine

“…The announced ban on this emblem, promptly followed by the imprisonment of some 30 protesters, opened a gap in the apparent homogeneity that seemed to unify the new “smile revolution”, but also (re)opened a debate on symbols and identity references of a future Algerian republic. …”
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Qual será a verdade do jeitinho brasileiro? Perspectivas sobre a Comissão Nacional da Verdade do Brasil by Rodrigo Stumpf González, Rodrigo Lentz

“…The last three elected presidents can be considered victims of the old regime and they suffered persecutions of different natures, such as exile, imprisonment and torture. In 2012, a National Truth Commission has been implemented with the aim of establishing the memory and the truth about human rights violations committed by State agents over the past 66 years. …”
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Children in institutional re-socialisation and education – on the edge of contemporary trends by Justyna Kusztal, Sławomir Przybyliński

“…Although a prison sentence passed on minors is an exception to the rule of adjudicating educational and reformatory measures, according to international regulations, the category of juvenile imprisonment is broader than serving a sentence in prison. …”
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Pirates and Gallows at Execution Dock : Nautical Justice in Early Modern England by Samantha Frénée

“…A pirate’s career could end in a number of ways: imprisonment, fines, torture, execution by hanging, a negotiated release, a royal pardon, escape, exile or respectable retirement. …”
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Un établissement pénitentiaire singulier dans «l’archipel punitif» de l’armée française en Algérie : L’établissement des fers de Douera puis de Bône (1855-1858) by Nadia Biskri

“…Unique among the punitive structures of the French army in Algeria, the establishment of chain imprisonment in Douera / Bône, testifies to the permeability of the civil and military prison systems in a context of sharp conflict of competences between military and civil authorities. …”
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Fear and Disillusionment: The EcoGothic in the Poetry of Sylvia Plath by Colin BANCROFT

“…The EcoGothic utilises the tropes of the Gothic genre such as: monstrosity, imprisonment, fear, the Other, the Uncanny, repression, oppression and the Sublime to illuminate issues surrounding the self, relationships, landscapes and the environment. …”
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Marie Uguay et Saint-Denys Garneau, au bord du vide by Mylène Durand

“…Indeed, the subjects are wounded, fragmented, but against all odds, they search for a path, to go on in order to fight imprisonment, immobility. Hope comes from writing, specifically poetry that makes everything possible and draws a line and bridges; opens a pathway toward light and life.…”
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Fresnes, « prison algérienne »*? (1954-1962) by Fanny Layani

“…During the Algerian War of Independence, Fresnes Prison, crux of the range of repressive measures in France, becomes essentially an Algerian prison, because of the French correctional administration’s policy of grouping together Algerian inmates, and because of Parisian courts’ across-the-board rulings of imprisonment. Fresnes helps us locate the precise turning points of the penitentiary issue during the war, particularly as it has produced a massive amount of archival material which, unlike most French prisons, has been largely preserved. …”
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Rettspolitisk mobilisering og strategisk sakførsel mot isolasjon i norske fengsler by Kjersti Lohne, Marte Rua

“…This use of strategic litigation has been directed towards solitary confinement in police custody,  remand and during imprisonment. Based on qualitative interviews and documents, we analyze the organizational and legal strategy behind this legal mobilization, along with its effects and preconditions. …”
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Anton Nilsson et l’écho d’une bombe. Malmö, 1908-1917 by Lars Berggren, Roger Johansson

“…Anton Nilsson was sentenced to death in a subsequent trial, but after extensive protests, also abroad, the death sentence was converted to life imprisonment. Following the “potato revolution” and as the first Social Democratic / Liberal government was elected, he was granted an amnesty in 1917 and released from captivity. …”
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Religious Symbolism and Political Resistance: Navalny’s Martyr Narrative in the Russian Opposition by Nadezhda Beliakova, Zhanna Timofeeva

“…The death of Russian dissident Alexey Navalny in a far-northern colony after three years of imprisonment was declared a martyrdom by the Russian opposition, reflecting the sentiments of a part of Russian society. …”
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Unge lovbrytere by Kjersti Ericsson

“…The seventies saw a new turn of the ideological tides. The imprisonment of children was now seen as a moral outrage. …”
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The Role of New Orleans Parish Prison in Joyce Carol Oates’s “Aiding and Abetting” by Tanya TROMBLE

“…In this context, the mention of “deplorable conditions in the New Orleans Parish Prison,” which Steven hears in an NBC news report while he is on the phone with Owen, serves as a metaphor for feelings of victimization and imprisonment on the part of each of the characters, as well as a metaphor for Steven’s own mistreatment of his mentally scarred brother-in-law whose fragility he takes advantage of by suggesting he commit suicide. …”
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"He will die in another way before he is dead". The violence of the prison system in "The Double Dying of an Ordinary Criminal" by Breyten Breytenbach by Rosa Calì

“…First, the article will explore Breytenbach’s political activism during South African Apartheid and his following exile and imprisonment. Then, it will present a short introduction to the South African prison literature genre. …”
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Punishment for crimes against the person in the Criminal Code of China by F.B. Muljukov, A.G. Ibragimov

“…The study shows that the Criminal Code of China, when compared with the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, imposes stricter penalties in the form of imprisonment for a fixed term and for life, death penalty for murderers, rapists for intentionally causing death to another person, rape under aggravating circumstances. …”
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Figures mythiques et histoire. Réinterprétations et contrastes entre Orient et Occident by Denise Aigle

“…In fact, biblical references to this region abound such as the beaching of Noah's ark on Mount Ararat or the imprisonment of Gog and Magog behind the iron gates.…”
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Du vacarme individuel aux causes collectives : Les luttes carcérales en Suisse romande et le Groupe Action Prison by Ludovic Maugué

“…Prison work, arbitrary imprisonment, the practice of solitary confinement, social reintegration, prisoners' rights, and the competence of staff: the issues raised resonate strongly with the demands of the anti-prison movement, which was then in full swing. …”
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L’Affaire Charles Lainé (1818), ou comment la police fabriquait un faux-monnayeur by Étienne Hofmann

“…Constant’s efforts, combined with those of the lawyer Odilon Barrot and the Director of Criminal Affairs and Pardons Legraverend, led to Lainé’s sentence being commuted to ten years’ imprisonment.…”
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ILLEGAL TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION AND ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING IN NIGERIA by Aondowase Targba

“…It was also discovered that internationally organized drug trafficking has accounted for the imprisonment and deaths of many Nigerians within and outside of Nigeria. …”
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Identifying the Prophetic Legal Ethos in the Death Penalty Provisions of the Indonesian Criminal Code by Basto Daeng Robo

“…If a convict sentenced to death demonstrates genuine remorse and makes efforts toward rehabilitation, the imposition of the death penalty may be reconsidered in favor of life imprisonment. This perspective aligns with the principles articulated in QS. …”
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