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Ethiopia opposition members ask for pardons of election protest convictions
Five opposition members in Ethiopia asked for pardons on Wednesday after pleading guilty to charges of attempting to overthrow the government. The five submitted a letter to High Court Judge Adil Ahmed saying that they did not wish to fight the cas (More) |
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Jury selection begins in court-martial of alleged Hamdania murder ringleader
Jury selection began Tuesday in the court-martial of US Marine Sgt. Lawrence G. Hutchins III, charged with murder, kidnapping, larceny, assault, housebreaking, conspiracy, and making a false official statement for his alleged role in the April 200 (More) |
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Former Vietnam officials to face trial on bribery, gambling charges
Three former Vietnamese government officials and six others will face organized gambling and bribery charges in court next month, a Hanoi People's Court official said Tuesday. Bui Tien Dung, a former project management head in the Ministry of Tr (More) |
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India court sentences 3 more defendants to death in 1993 Mumbai bombings
A court in India sentenced three men to death on Tuesday for their involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bombings that killed 257 people and injured more than 700 in India's financial center. The court found Zakir Hussain, Abdul Akhtar Khan and Firoz (More) |
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China compensates food and drug corruption whistleblower
The Chinese government compensated Zhang Zhijian, who exposed the corruption of former drug safety commissioner Zheng Xiaoyu, in the amount of 24,000 yuan ($3,175 USD) after he spent 10 months in jail for posting an Internet story on the corruption, (More) |
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Libya releases Bulgaria AIDS medics after agreement with EU
Libya released six foreign medics [BBC Q&A; JURIST news archive] Tuesday who had been sentenced to life in prison for allegedly infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus, after obtaining an agreement from the European Union to normalize (More) |
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France arrests two Rwandan genocide suspects
French authorities arrested five suspects accused of involvement in the 1994 Rwanda genocide Friday, including Rwandan Catholic priest Wenceslas Munyeshyaka and former civil servant Laurent Bucyibaruta, who may be extradited to the International C (More) |
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US soldiers charged with premeditated murder of Iraqi
The Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I) Thursday announced that charges of premeditated murder have been laid against US Army Sergeant 1st Class Trey A. Corrales and Specialist Christopher P. Shore. The two soldiers are accused of killing an unspecif (More) |
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Ethiopia opposition members sentenced to life in prison for election protests
An Ethiopian court sentenced 35 opposition members to life in prison Monday for their roles in mass anti-government demonstrations . The opposition members, five of whom were sentenced in absentia were convicted last month of treason and inciting vi (More) |
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EU justice commissioner rejects targeted killings
EU Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini rejected targeted assassinations of terror suspects in an interview with the Financial Times Deutschland Thursday, adding that he is personally against all forms of the death penalt (More) |
First execution by guillotine in France
On April 25, 1792, highwayman Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier became the first person beheaded by the guillotine in France.
Learn more about the history of the guillotine.
