Tag: court

The trial of the first Vice President Riek Machar began this Monday in South Sudan. He is accused by the government of treason, terrorism, and even murder. The trial carries ...

The legal noose is tightening around Turkey’s main opposition party, with waves of arrests targeting mayors and local officials. But the troubles of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) could deepen ...

Brazil's Supreme Court found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a coup after he lost the 2022 elections, a conviction carrying a sentence of over 27 years. Bolsonaro has ...

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was convicted by a Supreme Court majority on Thursday of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, a powerful blow ...

A US appeals court found President Donald Trump exceeded his powers by invoking emergency authority to levy sweeping global tariffs, deeming most of them illegal but letting them stand until ...

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was dismissed Friday by the country's Constitutional Court over her handling of a border clash with neighbouring Cambodia. The court said Paetongtarn had violated ethics ...

A Thai court on Friday cleared former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of royal defamation charges, saying there was not enough evidence to prove wrongdoing. The case stemmed from decades-old remarks Thaksin ...

Irish rap group Kneecap appeared in court after waving a Hezbollah flag during a performance, an act prosecutors say breached anti-terror laws. The case has stirred debate in the UK, ...

A Frontier pilot was arrested for a fake bomb threat in Cincinnati to stop his ex-girlfriend from attending a hearing of domestic violence against him. Andrew Brenneman, a 25-year-old pilot ...

A court in Chad sentenced former prime minister and opposition figure Succes Masra to 20 years in prison on Saturday, finding him guilty of hate speech, xenophobia, and inciting a ...