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Pakistan military court to try security force members for killing unarmed man
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan to try six paramilitary forces in the shooting death of an unarmed man under the Pakistan Anti-Terrorism Ordinance of 1999 . On Friday, several paramilitary soldiers (More) |
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Rights group urges stop to Saudi executions
Amnesty International (AI) called Friday for a halt to executions in Saudi Arabia , claiming there is often a lack of basic procedural due process. AI cited a disturbing increase in executions in 2011, which they claim often rely solely on the bas (More) |
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Pakistan high court demands explanation of security force killing
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday demanded an explanation of an incident in which Pakistani security forces shot and killed an unarmed man. Several paramilitary soldiers opened fire on an unarmed, 22-year-old man in Benazir Park, then stood by (More) |
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Federal jury convicts terror suspect, acquits on Mumbai terror attacks
A federal jury on Thursday convicted Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Chicago resident with Canadian citizenship, on two counts of planning to attack a Copenhagen newspaper, but found him not guilty on charges of helping to plan the 2008 Mumbai terror attac (More) |
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EU lawmakers urge US not to seek death penalty in USS Cole trial
The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday urged the US not to seek the death penalty for high-value Guantanamo Bay detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri , accused planning the USS Cole bombing in 2000. The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced in (More) |
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Egypt to try Mubarak in August
A trial date for former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] was set on Wednesday for August 3 at the Cairo Criminal Court . Mubarak, his two sons and possibly his wife will go on trial for charges released last (More) |
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China to issue harsher penalties, including death, for food safety violations
China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued a directive Friday instituting new harsher penalties under the criminal law for violations of food safety crimes. The penalties raise the prison sentences and eliminate the caps on fines and raises penal (More) |
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Egypt court fines Mubarak $90 million for Internet, telecom shutdown during protests
An Egyptian judge on Saturday fined former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and two ministers $90 million for shutting down Internet and mobile phone service during the protests culminating in his ouster. The massive fine, the first court ruling ag (More) |
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Rights groups criticize Iran detention of lawyers
Amnesty International (AI) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) decried on Monday Iran's persecutions of lawyers, suggesting it is a move to repress dissent. They called for the immediate release of Nasrin Sotoudeh , Mohammad Seyfzade (More) |
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Egypt prosecutor: Mubarak to stand trial, could face death penalty
The Egyptian prosecutor general said Tuesday that former president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] will be put on trial and could face the death penalty for conspiring to kill protesters during demonstrations in Egypt early (More) |
RFK assassin sentenced to death
On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was denied parole for the 12th time in March 2003.
