Category Archives: Justice
Belarus scales up crackdown on independent media
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Belarusian authorities have raided the offices of several media outlets and the homes of scores of journalists under a multi-pronged crackdown on dissent and free speech in the ex-Soviet nation, a media watchdog said Friday. ...
US stops jailing pregnant migrants, reversing Trump policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities will no longer routinely jail migrants facing deportation if they are pregnant or recently gave birth, reversing a Trump-era immigration policy.
Biden to convene session on rising gun violence Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a nationwide increase in violent crime — particularly involving firearms — President Joe Biden will meet Monday with law enforcement, local elected officials and advocates to discuss his efforts to address gun crimes.
Quebec Crown drops case against ex-construction tycoon, citing lack of resources
MONTREAL — The Crown has dropped its fraud case against a former construction tycoon in Quebec and four co-accused following a nine-year legal battle. Prosecutor François Blanchette told a Quebec court judge Thursday he wouldn't be able to meet the cou...
The Latest: American arrested in Haiti worked alongside Penn
The latest developments in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse: ——
Nigerians call for international help on student abductions
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Parents of the most recent group of students abducted in northern Nigeria are calling for international pressure on the government to help stop a series of kidnappings since December that have seized nearly 1,000 students.
White man sentenced in attack on Black teen at Michigan park
DETROIT (AP) — A white man has been sentenced to five years in prison for attacking a Black teenager with a bike lock because of his race at a southeastern Michigan park.
UK police officer admits killing woman abducted on walk home
LONDON (AP) — A British police officer pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a 33-year-old woman who was abducted as she walked home from a friend’s house in south London.
South African court rejects ex-leader’s bid to delay prison
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa (AP) — A South African court has rejected former South African President Jacob Zuma's request to postpone
Colombia describes travel by suspects in Haiti assassination
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Colombians implicated in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were recruited by four companies and traveled to the Caribbean nation in two groups via the Dominican Republic, the head of Colombia’s police...
