Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes suspends use of law to reduce prison sentences, pending further review. Published On 9 May 20269 May 2026 Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has barred the implementation of a law that could dramatically reduce the prison sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro for involvement in a … Read more
Police in France have arrested students at Sorbonne University, Sciences Po and Paris-Saclay University during a sit-in against a controversial anti-Semitism bill that could outlaw criticism of Israel. Lawmakers are set to vote on the ‘Yadan law’, named after a pro-Israel French MP who sponsored the bill, on April 16. Published On 14 Apr 202614 … Read more
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A court in Senegal has issued the first conviction under a new law increasing the punishment for homosexuality. A court in Dakar suburb Pikine-Guédiawaye sentenced a 24-year-old laborer on Friday to six years in prison and fined him 2 million CFA ($3,300) for “acts against nature and public indecency.” He was … Read more
Israel has become the first country to vote in favour of capital punishment in the 21st century. Far-right ministers held champagne celebrations after Israel’s parliament approved a death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of “lethal” attacks. The United Nations, Europe and human rights groups have condemned the law, but the United States has not. What … Read more
Tech firms will have 48 hours to remove abusive images under new law BBC UK to impose 48-hour online takedown rule for nonconsensual intimate images Reuters Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer The Guardian Ofcom to speed up decision on rules enforcing tech companies to block illegal images online The … Read more
One person remains missing after a heavy avalanche engulfed a group of skiers in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the US. Listen to this article | 2 mins info Published On 18 Feb 202618 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Local authorities say that at least eight people have been found dead … Read more
Sharia police have caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia’s Aceh province for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, likely one of the severest such punishments since the deeply conservative region adopted Islamic law. Sexual relations between an unmarried couple are strictly outlawed in Aceh, the only place in Indonesia, the world’s largest … Read more
Mazhar al-Wais on Syria’s transitional justice process and the fight for truth after Bashar al-Assad’s fall. As Syria turns the page after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, the transitional government promises justice, truth, and rule of law. In his first interview since taking office, Justice Minister Mazhar al-Wais tells Talk to Al Jazeera how his ministry preserved … Read more
Measure comes amid sustained crackdown on opponents of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party. Cambodian lawmakers have passed a law giving the government the power to strip citizenship from people who “collude” with foreign countries. The law passed on Monday empowers authorities to revoke the citizenship of anyone convicted of conspiring with foreign countries, scheming against Cambodian … Read more
PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court on Thursday blocked a key part of a contentious farming law that would have brought back a banned pesticide. The court said that the measure failed to protect the environment and future generations. The rest of the law — known as the “Duplomb law,” after the senator who proposed … Read more