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DW exclusive: Post-election violence in Tanzania's Mwanza

What happened in Tanzania during the unrest that followed the October election remains unclear. New evidence points to killings and grave human rights abuses by security forces in the second largest c...

5dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Tanzania: Inside Mwanza's deadly post-election crackdown

What happened in Tanzania during the unrest that followed the October election remains unclear. New evidence points to killings and grave human rights abuses by security forces in the second largest c...

5dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Costa Rica builds new mega-prison modelled on El Salvador jail

El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a prison in Costa Rica modeled on his own CECOT mega-jail that rights groups say is the setting for serious...

3dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

France's far-right Le Pen appeals graft conviction with 2027 presidential bid on the line

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is set to return to court on Tuesday to appeal a graft conviction, with her 2027 presidential ambitions hanging in the balance. Le Pen was banned from standing fo...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Hearing in Marine Le Pen appeal trial expected summer 2026

Marine Le Pen's presidential ambitions hang in the balance as the French far-right leader goes to court to appeal against an embezzlement conviction, which barred her from running for office for five ...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Minneapolis: Officer shoots person in leg during arrest

An officer was allegedly attacked with a shovel and broom handle while trying to arrest the person, DHS said. The shooting took place a few kilometers from where an immigration agent fatally shot Rene...

4dDeutsche Wellecrime

WATCH: South Carolina police officer injured in fiery ambush

Surveillance video captured the moment a suspect opened fire at a police vehicle, sending sparks flying. The suspect was later found dead in his vehicle....

5dABC NewscrimeImpact

ICE takes back into custody man released for violation of rights

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-immigration-crackdown-25e46910fcc62fbf5ab341905af9891c Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46648978 Points: 12 # Comments: 4...

3dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact

Judge: ICE violated Liberian man's rights by bursting through front door

Article URL: https://www.fox9.com/news/judge-ice-violated-liberian-mans-rights-bursting-through-front-door-during-arrest Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46647555 Points: 8 # Comment...

3dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact

Marine Le Pen's appeal in EU fund embezzlement case opens in Paris

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who needs to have a graft conviction overturned to seize her best chance at the French presidency, risks seeing her life's work upended if she loses her appeal. It come...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Uvalde gunman fired 117 shots before officer entered the school: Official

Prosecutors are wrapping up their case against former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales....

2dABC Newscrime

Paramount+ Is Increasing Prices Right Before Its UFC Streaming Debut

The first Paramount+ price increase since 2024 is set to go live on Thursday, January 15. The basic and premium subscriptions will both be receiving a $1 bump while the annual plans will see a much la...

4dIGNEntertainment

South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for Yoon Suk-yeol over martial law

A Seoul court says an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his imposition of martial law in Decembe...

6dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

DHS: ICE officers in Minneapolis shoot Venezuelan man in the leg

The Department of Homeland Security says the shooting happened after the agent came under attack. Protestors have taken to the streets in Minneapolis, clashing with federal agents, after Renee Macklin...

4dNPR NewscrimeImpact

Case on whether Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya opens at UN court

The Gambia filed the case at the International Court of Justice in 2019, arguing a so-called "clearance operation" by Myanmar's military in 2017 violated the 1948 Genocide Convention....

6dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Tricolor executives plead not guilty to charges stemming from collapse

CEO and chief operating officer of subprime auto lender and retailer stand accused of misleading creditors on collateral...

5dFinancial Timeseconomics

Minnesota: Prosecutors reportedly resign over federal probe

Several state prosecutors have reportedly resigned over the lack of a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. The US Justice Department denies the...

5dDeutsche WellecrimeImpact

Another ICE shooting fuels chaos in Minneapolis

A US immigration officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man fleeing a traffic stop in ⁠Minneapolis on Wednesday, the government said, escalating tension over an unwelcome deployment of militarized fede...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Hong Kong activist loses legal fight over prison shorts ban for female inmates

A jailed activist has lost a judicial review against a Hong Kong Correctional Services Department rule that prohibits female inmates from wearing shorts in summer, with the court ruling that the women...

6dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Second person shot by US federal agent in Minneapolis

Venezuelan immigrant injured after attempting to flee officers, authorities say...

4dFinancial TimescrimeImpact
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