Britain: justice delayed, finally triumphs
18 years after his murder, a case that changed Britain, the killers of Stephen Lawrence are finally convicted of the crimeread more
View ArticlePolish prosecutor Mikolaj Przybyl shoots himself in head on camera
"I will protect the honor of an officer of the Polish armed forces and prosecution," military prosecutor Mikolaj Przybyl said, moments before shooting himself in the head.read more
View ArticleBahrain police on trial over death of detained blogger Zakariya Rashid Hassan...
The cause of Ashiri's death was originally given as complications resulting from sickle-cell anaemia, but photos of his body showed heavy bruises that suggested he had been beaten.read more
View ArticleIslamist Abu Qatada cannot be deported from UK, rules human rights court
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that deporting Abu Qatada to Jordan would put him at risk of facing an unfair trial, based on evidence obtained through torture.read more
View ArticleYemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh granted immunity
Parliament passed an amended version of the bill, following public outcry over proposals to give all Saleh's associates blanket immunity from prosecution.read more
View ArticleUhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto among 4 suspects to stand trial for Kenya...
The four men charged allegedly helped organize attacks on groups they perceived as supporting other candidates than theirs in the 2007 presidential election, leading to weeks of violence and more than...
View ArticleMumbai attacker, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, appeals in Indian Supreme Court
"I may be guilty of killing people and carrying out a terrorist act but I am not guilty of waging war against the state," said convicted terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab.read more
View ArticleSpanish judge Baltasar Garzon convicted of illegal wiretapping
Garzón was found guilty of authorizing illegal recordings of conversations between defense lawyers and their clients in jail.read more
View ArticleEgypt: 75 people charged over deadly Port Said soccer riot
The defendants include nine police officers and three officials from the Al Masry soccer club, at whose grounds the match was played.read more
View ArticleEU condemns Belarus for execution of alleged Minsk subway bombers
The two men executed "were not accorded due process, including the right to defend themselves," according to the EU's head of foreign policy, Catherine Ashton.read more
View ArticleChatter: 'Butcher of Bosnia' on trial
Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic went on trial today in The Hague. Mladic is accused of genocide and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian War of the 1990s, including the alleged...
View ArticlePakistan finally catches on to 'witness protection'
KARACHI, Pakistan — Witnesses in Pakistan disappear with such shocking frequency that most killers — even the ones that confess — go free.read more
View ArticleThese people spent decades in jail for crimes they didn't commit
Thanks to the work of the Innocence Network all over the world, they were finally freed.read more
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