Justice

Death penalty around the world

Paris – Saudi Arabia’s announcement that it executed a record 81 prisoners in a single day has reignited the... Read more

14 Mar, 2022

Countries

Tunisia swears in judicial watchdog under presidency

Tunis – Tunisia’s President Kais Saied inaugurated a “temporary” council of judges on Monday, which replaces an independent watchdog that... Read more

9 Mar, 2022

Countries

Moroccan journalist Raissouni jailed for 5 years on appeal

Casablanca – Moroccan journalist Soulaimane Raissouni was jailed on Wednesday for five years after appealing his sentence for indecent assault,... Read more

24 Feb, 2022

Countries

Tunisian judges strike after president scraps watchdog

Tunis – Tunisian judges on Wednesday started a widely observed nationwide strike, days after President Kais Saied announced he would... Read more

10 Feb, 2022

Countries

Egypt swears in first Coptic Christian to head top court

Cairo – Egypt’s first ever Coptic Christian judge to head the country’s highest court was sworn in on Wednesday,... Read more

10 Feb, 2022

Countries

HRW slams Tunisia’s ‘secret detentions’ under state of emergency

Tunis – Tunisian authorities are using emergency laws to place people in “secret detention”, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday,... Read more

9 Feb, 2022

Countries

Tunisia police blockade dissolved judicial watchdog

Tunis – Tunisian police on Monday blocked access to the country’s top judicial watchdog in a move its chief... Read more

8 Feb, 2022

World

Biden admin withdraws Covid vaccination mandate for businesses

Washington – President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday formally withdrew the Covid vaccination-or-testing mandate for large businesses that was... Read more

26 Jan, 2022

World