International Business News - Freed http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Myanmar's longest-serving political prisoner was among more than 9,000 inmates freed Tuesday, days before the first anniversary of the junta's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests led by Buddhist monks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/longest-held-political-prisoner-freed-in-myanmar.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:55:07 EDT An Afghan journalist detained for 11 months at the U.S. military base at Bagram alleged on Monday that his captors kicked him, forced him to stand barefoot in the snow and didn't allow him to sleep for days. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/136417-afghanistan-journalist-detained.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/us-military-releases-afghan-journalist.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/us-military-releases-afghan-journalist.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:28:17 EDT A man released from prison after a judge ruled that his 1984 murder trial was constitutionally flawed said Tuesday he hopes his case will convince the public that this country is jailing innocent people. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/judges-ruling-frees-man-convicted-in-1984-murder.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:59:24 EDT The United Nations has criticized Afghanistan's government for freeing two men convicted of raping a woman in northern Afghanistan after they served only a portion of their 11-year sentences. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/un-criticizes-afghan-decision-to-free-rapists.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:01:30 EDT Syria on Thursday released one of the country's most prominent dissidents after nearly seven years in prison--a man whose freedom was urged by international rights groups and President Bush. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/syria-frees-economist-after-nearly-7-years-in-jail.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:49:13 EDT The Hamas militant group released a Palestinian cameraman for German TV on Thursday, and the broadcaster said the 42-year-old man was tortured during his five days in detention. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/hamas-frees-german-tvs-cameraman-after-5-days.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:31:01 EDT Zimbabwe's opposition says 14 of its members have been freed after being cleared of charges of committing political violence. The Movement for Democratic Change says the activists were acquitted Monday after the state failed to produce its key witness--a police officer who died early that day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/14-zimbabwe-opposition-activists-freed.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:09:45 EDT The Rev. Phillip Miles thought he had the perfect gift when he decided to buy some hunting rifle ammunition for a fellow pastor he would visit. He had already picked out lotion and jewelry for the man's wife and was proud of thinking of something for the man. The problem was, his friend lives in Russia. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/sc-pastor-back-home-after-jail-odyssey-in-russia.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:33:15 EDT Nepal's supreme court has freed three Tibetan activists jailed for leading anti-China protests, a court official said Tuesday. Court spokesman Hemanta Rawal said the judges ruled in favor of the activists Monday and ordered them to be released immediately. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/nepal-court-frees-3-jailed-tibetans.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:28:08 EDT Aung San Suu Kyi's political party says Myanmar's military leaders have freed 15 party members who were arrested for marching to the home of the detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/myanmar-frees-15-members-of-opposition-party.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:47:18 EDT A prison official says 96 Indian fishermen are one their way home after being freed from a Pakistani jail. Official Yameen Khan says the fishermen left on two buses for the eastern city of Lahore from a jail in the port city of Karachi on Friday. They are expected to enter Indian through the Wagha border crossing on Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/official-pakistan-frees-96-indian-fishermen.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 03:00:59 EDT Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan was freed unharmed three months after he vanished in a tribal area in Pakistan's border region, a foreign ministry official and a relative said Saturday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/abducted-pakistani-diplomat-freed.htm Sat, 17 May 2008 05:04:50 EDT A Detroit man who served 12 years in prison for rape is free after DNA tests cleared him of the crime. Macomb County authorities dropped charges Monday against 29-year-old Nathaniel Hatchett. He had... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/detroit-man-out-of-prison-after-dna-tests-clear-him-of-rape.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:20:26 EDT A kidnapped British journalist was rescued by Iraqi troops on Monday after two months in captivity in the southern city of Basra, a military commander said. Richard Butler, who worked for CBS News, ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080414/british-journalist-rescued-in-basra.htm Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:04:57 EDT State officials said Thursday they will determine whether a former detective lied on the witness stand and withheld evidence from defense attorneys in a case that sent a man to death row for 14 years... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/ex-cop-who-led-discredited-case-probed.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:57:13 EDT After 14 years on death row, an inmate whose murder convictions were thrown out because investigators withheld evidence walked out of prison Wednesday a free man. Glen Edward Chapman, 41, was releas... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080402/inmate-freed-after-14-years-on-death-row.htm Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:57:26 EDT After 14 years on death row, an inmate whose murder convictions were thrown out because investigators withheld evidence will soon be freed, his lawyer said Wednesday. Attorney Frank Goldsmith said p... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080402/n-c-death-row-inmate-to-be-released.htm Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:22:08 EDT Mexican officials are releasing more than 100 prisoners in southern Mexico after determining there is little or no evidence against them. Chiapas state Justice Minister Amador Rodriguez says the state government reviewed 360 files forwarded by farming and religious groups and determined there was little or no evidence in 133 cases. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/more-than-100-prisoners-freed-in-mexico.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:59:58 EDT A man with suspected links to a suicide bombing that killed 150 people at a rally last year for Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was ordered freed from custody Wednesday for lack of evidence, an investigator said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/pakistan-frees-bhutto-rally-bomb-suspect.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:10:24 EDT Belarusian authorities released an independent journalist from prison on Friday, his lawyer said, a decision that appeared to be part of the authoritarian president's efforts to improve ties with the West. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080222/belarusian-journalist-released.htm Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:08:43 EST