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‘She was so tiny’: Agonised family see Perth woman detained in Japan
Donna Nelson is being kept in a cell inside Chiba Prison 23 hours a day with no trial in sight, her family arguing that she fell victim to a Nigerian love scam.
- by Michael Genovese
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Detained Perth grandmother’s family speak with foreign minister in bid for ‘love scam’ trial to speed up
The family of Donna Nelson have spoken with Foreign Minister Penny Wong, in a bid to speed up the 58-year-old’s trial in Japan after it was delayed again due to last-minute evidence submitted by the prosecution.
- by Michael Genovese
Donna Nelson’s young granddaughter allowed Japanese prison visit
The child had to be chaperoned by lawyers after her parents, Nelson’s daughter and son in law, were denied visitation rights.
- by Michael Genovese
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Perth
‘Deeply upsetting’: Detained Australian’s Tokyo ‘love scam’ trial delayed at last minute
Perth grandmother Donna Nelson’s family learnt of the delay while on the plane travelling to Japan to attend the trial.
- by Michael Genovese
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Perth
Family of WA woman locked up in Japan want alleged scammers tracked down
Donna Nelson is facing decades in a Japanese prison after she was allegedly caught with drugs at Narita Airport in Tokyo.
- by Michael Genovese
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Prisons
Australian grandmother in Japanese prison kept in isolation
Donna Nelson’s lawyers say she is finding it hard to stay positive after 10 months. She is not allowed to speak to other inmates and is kept isolated.
- by Michael Genovese
WA premier meets ambassador to discuss Donna Nelson case during Japan visit
The family of prominent Indigenous community leader and former WA Greens candidate Donna Nelson say she was a victim of a Nigerian love scam.
- by Holly Thompson
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Japan
Former Greens candidate arrested in Japan a victim of Nigerian love scam, family says
Prominent Indigenous health advocate and former Greens candidate Donna Nelson was groomed by a Nigerian love scammer for two years before she was arrested for suspected drug trafficking at an airport near Tokyo, her family says.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
NZ influencers released after being detained for weeks in Iran
In their last post before being detained, Bridget Thackwray spoke about being asked to dress more modestly and asked her husband for a kiss while driving - a public display of affection against local laws.
- by Ben McKay
Aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she should’ve been freed six years ago
British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was recently freed from detention in Iran, had harsh words for the British government.
- by Latika Bourke
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Iran
British woman released from Iranian detention after ‘tenacious’ diplomacy
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has arrived back in Britain after “six years of hell”. Hers is one of the world’s highest-profile cases of hostage diplomacy.
- by Latika Bourke
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