Far-right figure Tommy Robinson arrested for train station assault in UK

Far-right figure Tommy Robinson arrested for train station assault in UK

The 42-year-old was detained by the British Transport Police after disembarking from a flight from Portugal. Police in the United Kingdom have arrested the anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant activist Tommy Robinson on suspicion of assault, following an attack last month at London’s St Pancras station. The far-right campaigner, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was arrested … Read more

Ugandan military court rules opposition figure can be tried for treachery

Ugandan military court rules opposition figure can be tried for treachery

The move escalates the case against Kizza Besigye as a treachery conviction is punishable by the death penalty. A Ugandan military court has ruled that prominent opposition figure Kizza Besigye can be tried on the charge of treachery, for which he could face the death penalty if convicted. The ruling on Tuesday escalates the legal … Read more

Slain Tanzanian opposition figure beaten, doused with acid: Party

Slain Tanzanian opposition figure beaten, doused with acid: Party

Body of Ali Mohamed Kibao, who was removed from a bus by armed men, found with signs he had been beaten, Chadema says. An initial investigation into the killing of a senior opposition official in Tanzania has found that he was beaten and doused with acid, according to his party. The body of Ali Mohamed … Read more

Russian opposition figure, Ilya Yashin, says he demanded not to be freed – The Washington Post

Russian opposition figure, Ilya Yashin, says he demanded not to be freed – The Washington Post

Russian opposition figure, Ilya Yashin, says he demanded not to be freed  The Washington Post Russian Dissident Says He Was Traded Against His Will in Inmate Swap  The New York Times Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his ‘illegal expulsion’ from Russia  Reuters Freed Russian dissidents conflicted after prisoner swap  DW (English) Russian dissidents freed in prisoner swap speak of deal … Read more

Court convicts German far-right figure Bjorn Hocke for using Nazi slogan

Court convicts German far-right figure Bjorn Hocke for using Nazi slogan

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

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