Prison sentence

Gynecologist convicted of raping nine women sentenced to 14 years imprisonment

The court found that Alkalai had presented the sexual acts as part of legitimate medical examinations or treatment.

Menahem Alkalai, a gynecologist convicted of raping nine women.
A bus drives past a branch of Lloyds Bank in London, Britain, January 28, 2026.

Lloyds rejects mortgage bid from mother of jailed Palestine Action activist

A billboard depicting Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with text in Persian reading "Hitanyahu" and text in Hebrew reading "Germany's Nazi of today" at Palestine Square in central Tehran on August 11, 2025.

Iranian woman sentenced to three years in prison for comment on Netanyahu social media post

A bailiff puts handcuffs on Russian opposition politician Lev Shlosberg, sentenced to 11 years in prison over his criticism of Moscow's offensive in Ukraine at a city court in Pskov, northwestern Russia on August 17, 2026.

Russian opposition politician sentenced to 11 years for condemning Ukraine war


High court keeps pressure on state to release prisoners, make cells larger

The decision will place intense pressure on the entire police force and the prison system so that cell space will become compliant with international standards.

INMATES WALK through the Hermon Prison in northern Israel last week.

7 alleged Mossad spies sentenced in Algerian court

One man was sentenced to death, while six others were sentenced to ten years in prison.

Spy wars

IDF Parole Board orders early release of Hebron shooter Elor Azaria

Azaria entered jail on August 9, after being convicted of manslaughter for shooting Palestinian attacker Abdel Fatah al-Sharif on March 24, 2016.

Elor Azaria wearing a shirt with the Star of David as he enters prison in August, 2017

5 times Israeli politicians said ‘there’s nothing to it’ and ended in jail

Israelis have long complained that drawn-out investigations, often leaked to the media, have undercut politicians and their right to due process.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to give a speech in Tel Aviv, Israel February 14, 2018

Iran says U.S. jailing of consultant part of 'psychological warfare'

"This verdict was politically motivated as the Americans are constantly engaging in psychological warfare against Iran."

Ahmad Sheikhzadeh (C), a consultant to the Iranian mission to the United Nation, leaves Brooklyn Federal Court in New York.

American teen gets suspended sentence for vandalizing Auschwitz barracks

The judge at a court in the town of Oswiecim said he was surprised that a yeshiva student would desecrate the site.

The Nazi slogan "Arbeit macht frei" (Work sets you free) is pictured at the gates of the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland January 27, 2017.

Former Ramat Gan mayor Zvi Bar paroled after 10 months of 5-1/2 year sentence

Last month, Bar's sentence was commuted from three years to 15 months by President Rivlin.

Former Ramat Gan mayor Zvi Bar

Member of cell that murdered Malachi Rosenfeld gets life sentence

The Palestinian, Amjad Hamad, was part of a four-man cell and was also fined compensatory damages of NIS 325,000 and punitive damages of NIS 25,000 as a co-conspirator in the murder.

Malachi Moshe Rosenfeld

Raising the bars - inside Israel's high security prisons

Nafha Prison’s deputy warden Yariv Cohen, who is in charge of many security prisoners and terrorists, talks of life in jail from his perspective.

Nafha Prison’s deputy warden Yariv Cohen

A Bible and a cell: A new life for Jakarta's former Christian governor

A grim new life for Jakarta's former high-flying governor following his conviction for insulting Islam in Muslim-majority Indonesia.

Jakarta's first non-Muslim governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama raises his hand as he arrives at the Cipinang prison in Jakarta, Indonesia May 9