Hocke was fined for using a Nazi motto – illegal in modern-day Germany – during a campaign rally in 2021. A court has convicted one of the best known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party of using a Nazi slogan in a speech and ordered him to pay a fine. Judges fined … Read more
South Africa’s electoral court overturns earlier decision that had barred the ex-president from contesting the polls. A South African court has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office in the country’s upcoming general elections, overturning an earlier decision that had barred him from contesting the polls. The Electoral Court decision on Tuesday … Read more
‘Yellow Shirt’ antigovernment protesters protected under the constitution, charges of rebellion and terrorism dropped. A court in Thailand has dropped terrorism charges against 67 people who led antigovernment protests in 2008, occupying and shutting down operations at Bangkok’s two airports for more than a week. The Bangkok Criminal Court ruled on Friday that the so-called … Read more
The world court issued the new order in response to a recent request made by South Africa, which submitted a case in December accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, based on its continuing offensive following Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel which left almost 1,200 dead and more than 240 taken hostage. Since then, more than 32,000 … Read more
The military offensive in Gaza has persisted despite a United Nations court order to end plausible acts of genocide. The United Nations’ top court has ordered Israel to prevent and punish actions that could lead to or incite genocide in Gaza. But in the weeks that followed this ruling, Israeli forces have continued the devastating … Read more
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza. The United Nation’s top court has ordered Israel to take measures to prevent genocide in Gaza and allow in humanitarian aid. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued the ruling on Friday in a case filed by South Africa. … Read more
South Africa says Israel is carrying out genocide in Gaza and its leaders are the main inciters. The eyes of the world are on Israel as it stands accused of genocide in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague. Israel is being forced to answer for its actions in Gaza, where its army … Read more
Papers include names of dozens of powerful men who associated with financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The names of dozens of prominent men with alleged links to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein have been publicly released after court files that formed part of a 2015 case brought by one of Epstein’s main accusers were unsealed. … Read more
US District Judge William Shubb rules that legislation’s disclosure rules are not ‘unjustified or unduly burdensome’. Elon Musk’s X has lost a bid to block a California law that forces social media companies to publicly reveal how they carry out content moderation on their platforms. X sued the state of California in September, arguing that … Read more
Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images LGBTQ activists attend a pride parade in Kolkata on June 25, 2023. CNN — In a landmark decision, India’s top court has ruled in favor of upholding the rights of the LGBTQ community, but stopped short of legally recognizing same-sex unions. The ruling is a partial victory for LGBTQ Indians who have … Read more