Category: Crime
Supreme Court clears way for Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed to try to use DNA to prove innocence
The Supreme Court cleared the way on Wednesday for Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed to seek post-conviction DNA evidence to try to prove his innoce [...]
Ex-Gambian minister charged with crimes against humanity
Prosecutors in Switzerland have charged a former Gambian interior minister with crimes against humanity and other offences.
They accuse Ousman Son [...]
Vladimir Kara-Murza: Russian opposition figure jailed for 25 years
Opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza has been sentenced to 25 years in jail in Russia for charges linked to his criticism of the war in Ukraine.
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Gunmen kill 7 at public swimming pool in Mexico
At least seven people were killed, including a child, when gunmen opened fire at a public swimming pool in Mexico on Saturday, according to local aut [...]
Child rapists get longer jail terms after public outrage
A court of appeal in Morocco has greatly increased the jail sentences given to three men for repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl.
In a case that [...]
Dalai Lama defended over tongue-sucking remark
A top Tibetan leader has defended the Dalai Lama over a video that showed him asking a child to suck his tongue.
Penpa Tsering, head of Tibet's go [...]
Jack Teixeira: Suspect in Pentagon documents leak arrested
A 21-year-old US Air Force National Guard employee has been arrested over the leak of US defence and intelligence documents.
Jack Teixeira is repo [...]
Thabo Bester: South Africa’s ‘Facebook rapist’ deported from Tanzania
Tanzania has deported one of South Africa's most-wanted fugitives, the rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, who faked his death in prison and fled to th [...]
Ethiopian journalist arrested in reported crackdown
A prominent Ethiopian journalist has been arrested by people who are believed to be security officers, local media report.
Reports say Dawit Begas [...]
Uganda military court jails 32 Kenyans for gun crimes
Thirty-two Kenyan nationals have been sentenced to 10 years in jail by a military court sitting in Uganda’s north-eastern district of Moroto.
They [...]