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January 16, 2024

European court orders Greece to pay damages in fatal shooting of Syrian migrant smuggler

The European Court of Human Rights ruled against Greece in a case involving the shooting of a Syrian man during a coast guard pursuit of a migrant smuggling boat.

January 16, 2024

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan indicted on charge of violating Islamic marriage law

Imran Khan, the imprisoned former prime minister of Pakistan, and his wife have been indicted on charges that their 2018 marriage violated Islamic law.

January 16, 2024

Thailand correction department rejects 'inmate' label for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra

The Correction Department of Thailand has said that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, currently serving a prison sentence, should not be referred to as an inmate.

January 16, 2024

Russian university professor arrested in Estonia for allegedly spying for Moscow

A Russian professor at the University of Tartu in Estonia has been arrested by Estonian police on suspicion of spying for Moscow, according to authorities.

January 16, 2024

Kenya doomsday cult pastor, followers face charges including murder and child torture

Kenya has ordered 95 people from a doomsday cult to be charged with various crimes, including murder, manslaughter, radicalization, cruelty and child torture.

January 16, 2024

Turkish court convicts Somali president's son in fatal motorcycle crash

Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the son of Somalia's president, has been convicted by a Turkish court for "causing death by negligence" in a motorcyclist's death.

January 16, 2024

UK lawmakers grill post office after hundreds of postmasters wrongfully accused in historic scandal

UK lawmakers are investigating the wrongful convictions of over 900 post office branch managers for theft or fraud due to faults in a Japanese company's computer system.

January 15, 2024

Belarus political prisoner dies due to inadequate medical care, human rights group says

Vadzim Khrasko, a political prisoner in Belarus, reportedly died due to pneumonia after authorities neglected to provide him with proper medical care, a group says.

January 15, 2024

Cambodia court convicts land rights activists for alleged plot to provoke revolution against state

A Cambodian court has convicted four land rights activists of plotting to provoke a peasant revolution by teaching farmers about class divisions, officials say.

January 15, 2024

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces parliament over decision to join US strikes on Yemen's Houthis

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must face Parliament to explain the UK's involvement in the recent US-led strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, officials say.