A judge in Tunisia sentenced a journalist and political commentator to six months in prison in the country’s latest assault on members of the media who criticize the government. Mohamed Boughalleb, who had been charged with insulting a public official, was sentenced
A Belarusian man who was in jail awaiting trial on charges of insulting the authoritarian president has died in custody, the country’s leading human rights group said Thursday. Aliaksandr Kulinich, 51, died Tuesday in a detention center in the western city of
A prominent Tunisian journalist was put under pre-trial detention on a judge’s order after a Tuesday hearing in which he dangled the prospect of publishing reporting on corruption and the misuse of public funds by several ministers and public institutions. Mohamed Boughalleb’s
A Catholic activist in Belarus was handed a three-year prison sentence Friday on charges that Western diplomats have denounced as politically driven, the latest move in the authorities’ sweeping crackdown on the country’s civil society. Uladzislau Beladzed, 33, who taught the catechism
A Pakistani court sentenced a 22-year-old student to death and gave a teenager a life sentence in two separate cases after finding them guilty of insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, a defense lawyer and officials said Monday. Both had denied the charges and
Controversial bonuses paid to bosses of water firms that illegally spill sewage into rivers and seas could be banned. Campaigners across the political spetrum have long called for the “insulting” financial incentives to be blocked after leaders at the companies pocketed more
A court of appeals in Thailand has given political activist Mongkhon Thirakot a 50-year prison term for insulting the monarchy. Mongkhon was found guilty in 25 cases, including 11 cases for which the lower court had acquitted him. The law on insulting
Buffalo Bills star wide receiver Stefon Diggs has responded to a reporter’s comments caught on a hot mic about how he treats the media. Bills team reporter Maddy Glab owned up to the video that went viral on X, formerly Twitter, in
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been accused of “looking inwards” with their “curious” £3million deal to acquire the rights to a book whose characters have ‘obvious parallels” with themselves, royal author Jennie Bond has said. The Sussexes have splashed the cash
Former UFC fighter Ben Askren posted a family photo of himself, his wife, Amy, and their children to social media on Tuesday for a wife appreciation post. However, fans didn’t take it that way after reading what he captioned. “I’ve seen some