Chinese human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei released after five-year sentence

Nov 06, 2024

His release on October 31 marked the end of a conviction that human rights advocates view as a targeted response to his legal advocacy...

Custodial death case: Delhi HC upholds-10 year sentence awarded to five UP cops

Jun 26, 2023

The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld the ten-year jail term awarded to five Uttar Pradesh Police personnel in the custodial death case of...

Delhi HC reduces life sentence of five Jaish E Mohammad members to 10 years

May 20, 2024

A division bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain disposed of the five appeals by modifying the period of the sentence. The...

Belarus issues first death sentence this year

Jan 15, 2021

Moscow [Russia], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A court in Belarus re-sentenced a man to capital punishment on murder charges, Minsk-based human rights center Viasna said...

Pak cabinet approves 5-year jail term for criticizing army, judiciary

Feb 20, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 20 : In a move to clamp down on dissenting voices, the Pakistan cabinet on Saturday approved a summary of a...

Thai lawmaker receives 6-year sentence for 'royal insults'

Dec 14, 2023

A progressive Thai lawmaker, Rukchanok Srinok, from the opposition Move Forward Party has been sentenced to six years in prison for alleged insults to...