Rights & Freedoms
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Court Adjourns Tundu Lissu’s Treason Hearing to Sept 18 for State Response
During the hearings, tensions ran high as supporters of the opposition party CHADEMA briefly boycotted proceedings, alleging harassment and restricted access to the courtroom.
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Kenyan Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Briton in 2012 Agnes Wanjiru Murder Case
The High Court in Nairobi has issued an arrest warrant for a British national accused of murdering Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru Wanjiku in 2012, reigniting public calls for justice in a case that has lingered…
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Court Tensions Rise as Tundu Lissu Presses for Treason Trial to Be Aired Live
He reminded the court that this is only the third treason case in Tanzania’s history, citing the 1971 trial linked to Bibi Titi Mohamed and the 1983 Khatibu Ghandi case, where judges stressed that treason…
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Lissu Treason Case: Judges Set Monday Ruling After Three Days of Objections
The High Court panel announced that a ruling on Lissu’s objection will be delivered on Monday, September 15th, at 9 a.m.
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Lissu Treason Case: Record Gaps and Jurisdiction Dispute Mark Day 3, Hearing Resumes Thursday
Lissu also raised concerns about repeated adjournments in the lower court, saying the case was postponed 13 times without proper reasons, leaving him in custody for months under harsh conditions
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Tundu Lissu Rejects Court-Appointed Lawyer, Raises Objections in Treason Hearing
“In a case of this nature, with a death penalty, I will defend myself,” he told the judges.
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US House Committee Releases Batch of ‘Epstein Files
Epstein, a wealthy financier with high-level connections, died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial for alleged sex trafficking of underage girls recruited to provide him with sexual massages.
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At least 21,000 children disabled in Gaza war: UN committee
Around 40,500 children have suffered “new war-related injuries” in the nearly two years since the war erupted, with more than half of them left disabled, said the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with…
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Burkina Faso Adopts Law Banning Homosexuality
Homosexuality is illegal in around 30 African countries but was not banned in Burkina Faso before the military seized power three years ago.
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Maandamano Yazuka Indonesia Kufuatia Kifo cha Dereva Aliyeuawa na Gari la Polisi
Waandamanaji, wakiwemo madereva wa ojek waliovaa jaketi zao za kijani, walikusanyika nje ya makao makuu ya polisi wakipiga kelele za “Muuaji! Muuaji!” huku wakirusha fataki na mawe. Polisi walijibu kwa kurusha mabomu ya machozi na…
