Firing squad or electrocution?: US death penalty in spotlight
Houston – A Death Row inmate in South Carolina forced to decide whether he wants the electric chair or... Read more
18 Apr, 2022
July riots were a ‘deliberate’ effort to derail SA’s economy, says Cyril Ramaphosa
Johannesburg – Riots and looting that rocked two major cities in July were a “deliberate” effort to derail South Africa’s... Read more
1 Apr, 2022
Singapore court dismisses mentally disabled man’s death sentence appeal
Singapore – Singapore’s top court on Tuesday dismissed a mentally disabled Malaysian man’s last-ditch appeal against the death sentence despite... Read more
29 Mar, 2022
Appeal launched over Pakistani brother’s killing of social media star
Islamabad – Pakistani prosecutors said on Sunday they have appealed to the country’s top court after a man was acquitted... Read more
20 Mar, 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
