Tag: Law and Justice

Categories Middle East

Netanyahu given first crack at forming new Israeli govt by President Rivlin, despite corruption trial

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Israel’s veteran leader has been asked to form a new government by the country’s president, having received the largest number of recommendations from party representatives holding seats in the fractured parliament on Monday. … Read More >Netanyahu given first crack at forming new Israeli govt by President Rivlin, despite corruption trial

Categories Middle East

Pro and anti-Netanyahu protesters square off in Jerusalem as court hears witnesses in PM’s corruption case for 1st time

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First witnesses have testified in a corruption trial of sitting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, as the PM’s supporters and opponents rallied outside the courthouse. … Read More >Pro and anti-Netanyahu protesters square off in Jerusalem as court hears witnesses in PM’s corruption case for 1st time

Categories World

In Kazakhstan, twenty-five convicted pedophiles have been chemically castrated by court order just this year, official reveals

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Different nations have varied justice systems, but it is agreed unanimously that child rape is one of the most heinous crimes. In Kazakhstan, the punishment is castration – and, this year, 25 prisoners have had the injection. … Read More >In Kazakhstan, twenty-five convicted pedophiles have been chemically castrated by court order just this year, official reveals

Categories Russia

Moscow court fines Twitter three times in a single day as Russia’s showdown with social-media giant over illegal content continues

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California-based social networking site Twitter will be forced to shell out more than a hundred thousand dollars in fines, after a Russian court ruled that it had breached its obligations to delete material banned in the country. … Read More >Moscow court fines Twitter three times in a single day as Russia’s showdown with social-media giant over illegal content continues

Categories Asia & Pacific

North Korean group demands ‘apology & compensation’ from Japan over WWII-era atrocities

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A group from North Korea has called on Japan to stop trying to “evade” responsibility for drafting Koreans into forced labor and prostitution during World War II. The issue has been the source of bad blood for decades. … Read More >North Korean group demands ‘apology & compensation’ from Japan over WWII-era atrocities

Categories Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong convicts 7 activists, including tycoon Jimmy Lai, of unlawful assembly over 2019 protests

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Seven leading Hong Kong activists face five years in prison after being convicted for organizing an unauthorized assembly during the 2019 anti-government protests that brought the region to a standstill for months. … Read More >Hong Kong convicts 7 activists, including tycoon Jimmy Lai, of unlawful assembly over 2019 protests

Categories EU

Sicily’s Covid chief quits amid investigation into claims he rigged coronavirus data to avoid tougher lockdown

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The councilor for health of the Sicilian region, Ruggero Razza, resigned on Tuesday amid an investigation into allegations that data presented to national officials was rigged to avoid tougher lockdown restrictions in the area. … Read More >Sicily’s Covid chief quits amid investigation into claims he rigged coronavirus data to avoid tougher lockdown

Categories EU

EU Commission takes Poland to Europe’s top court in bid to ‘protect independence’ of country’s judges

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The EU Commission has taken Poland to the European Court of Justice over a reform it thinks undermines the independence of the country’s judiciary. Poland claims the EU has no legal right to meddle in its internal politics. … Read More >EU Commission takes Poland to Europe’s top court in bid to ‘protect independence’ of country’s judges