Trial opens for nearly 200 detained during Istanbul protests
In a statement to the prosecutor in January, he argued that he had simply been exercising his right to free speech. He said there was no threat or targeting in his remarks…
Bangladesh: Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina ‘must face trial’
Bangladeshi prosecutors have accused former leader Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India, of "crimes against humanity" during last year's uprising against her rule.…
Tanzania : opposition leader stands trial
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu attempted to reassure his cheering supporters who had gathered to show their support as he appeared in court on treason charges on Monday. His Chadema party accuses…
Threats against Le Pen trial judges ‘reek of 1934’, researcher says
Judges who convicted Marine Le Pen on embezzlement charges and banned the far-right politician from public office for five years have faced death threats since the sentencing earlier this week.…
‘From victim to symbol’: Chahinez Daoud’s murderer goes on trial
The Turkish and international papers react to the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival. Elsewhere, Chahinez Daoud's murderer goes on trial, as femicide continues to be a…
Trial opens over mining giant BHP’s liability in 2015
A long-awaited civil trial related to one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, the 2015 Mariana dam collapse, is getting underway in London. More than 620,000 people, including relatives of 19 people killed…
French mass rape trial shocks the nation
For nearly 10 years, her husband, Dominique Pelicot, routinely drugged his wife and invited scores of strangers to join him in raping her, often filming the encounters. In waiving her right to…
Rwandan ex-doctor on trial in France accused of genocide
A former Rwandan doctor is on trial in Paris for allegedly helping destroy evidence of some of the killings during the 1994 genocide. Also, Kenyan lawmakers have started the process of removing…
French far-right’s Marine Le Pen goes on trial over fake EU jobs
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen went on trial on Monday on charges of embezzling money from the European Parliament, in a high-profile case that could endanger her presidential ambitions. Le Pen…
Google faces new antitrust trial over advertising tech business
A new antitrust trial for Google parent Alphabet gets underway, this time over its ad services following a judge's ruling last month that its search engine business is a monopoly. Also in…
DRC :51 defendants on trial over alleged coup bid
Prosecutors seek the death penalty for 50 of the 51 men on trial over May's coup attempt in DR Congo. About half a dozen of the defendants are foreign nationals, including three…