In 1981 - when Wojciech Jaruzelski decided to introduce martial law - no one conducted any credible surveys or polls. However, all the data at our disposal leads to a clear conclusion on this matter. A freshly published book by Michał Ogorek - a well-known columnist, satirist, but also an expert
In the last quarter of the 19th century, the Plötzensee prison was built north of Berlin, next to the lake of the same name. The prison was intended for prisoners serving short sentences and for whom reintegration was sought. Between 1933 and 1945 the prison served the National Socialist regime as
In September 1918, the police visited the apartment of Fritz Haarmann, a Hanoverian meat trader, in connection with the reported missing 17-year-old Friedel Rothe. The visit did not help find the young man, but resulted in Fritz being sentenced to nine months in prison. Reason? Officers found him in
The former chief torturer Duk, commander of the most terrible detention center under Cambodias Khmer Rouge regime and sentenced to life, died today at the age of 77. Kang Gwek Iw, known as Duk, died in hospital, said Nate Phektra, a spokesman for the UN-sponsored Cambodian tribunal trying key Khmer