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The U.S. House of Representatives voted to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC). The vote signals a protest of the ICC’s arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister over Israel's campaign in Gaza. The vote was 243 to 140 in favor of the...

Krishna Das Prabhu, an outspoken Hindu leader advocating for the protection of minority groups in Bangladesh, faces sedition charges for leading rallies demanding better security for minority groups in Chattogram city. According to Public Prosecutor Mofizul Haque Bhuiyan, Krishna Das Prabhu did not...

A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law in a historic first. Seoul Western District Court on Tuesday approved the warrant following a request by the Joint Investigation Headquarters, which is...

A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law in a historic first. Seoul Western District Court on Tuesday approved the warrant following a request by the Joint Investigation Headquarters, which is...

Thousands of people have rallied in Bangladesh’s capital to demand the prosecution of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and those responsible for hundreds of deaths in a mass uprising against her government in July. The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement organized what it called the March for...

A Pakistani military court has sentenced 60 civilians to jail time ranging from two to 10 years in connection with attacks on military facilities after the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2023. “The Nation, Government, and the Armed Forces remain steadfast in their commitment to...

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said Friday that his government would submit legislation to repeal a law by former president Macky Sall granting amnesty for deadly political violence. The controversial amnesty was granted just before March 2024 elections as Sall sought to calm protests...

Hong Kong authorities have placed bounties on six pro-democracy activists accused of harming national security in the latest crackdown to highlight the narrowing space for dissent in the financial hub. The announcement by police is the third time authorities have offered rewards of 1 million Hong...

An advocacy group has initiated legal action in Argentina and Chile, urging the countries to arrest an Israeli soldier for war crimes in Gaza. The cases filed in Argentina and Chile cite both national and international legal obligations. They come among a wider effort by the Belgium-based Hind Rajab...

Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Israel has killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza by denying them clean water which it says legally amounts to acts of genocide and extermination. "This policy, inflicted as part of a mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, means Israeli authorities...