Crimes

The UK wants to scrap jury trials for many crimes. Opponents fear the loss of an ancient right

London — For hundreds of years, Britons accused of substantial crimes have had the right to be tried by their peers in a court of law. But now as the country grapples with an acute backlog of cases waiting to be heard, the right to trial by jury is being curtailed, in what legal experts …

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Egypt Independent December 24, 2025

Exclusive: Albania asked to arrest chief rabbi over alleged war crimes in Gaza

Exclusive: Albania asked to arrest chief rabbi over alleged war crimes in Gaza Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Wed, 09/24/2025

Middle East Eye September 24, 2025

ICC opens war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony

The Hague, Netherlands AP — Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court began presenting evidence Tuesday to support their charges against fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony at the global court’s first ever in absentia hearing, alleging that he inflicted horrors on Ugandan society that still echo two decades later. Kony is facing 39 counts of …

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Egypt Independent September 10, 2025

Hiroshima residents slam Israel’s heinous crimes against Gaza, call for an end to the war

Loud screams, tearful cries, signs raised up in various languages: the residents of Hiroshima, Japan, which had subjected to atomic bombing by America in 1945, marched in support of Gaza and demanded an end to brutal war enacted by Israel against the Gaza Strip. Al-Masry Al-Youm saw this firsthand during its visit to the city, …

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Egypt Independent August 28, 2025