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The Japanese court has made a groundbreaking decision, acquitting the world’s longest-serving death row inmate after more than fifty years of conviction. Iwao Hakamada, who was sentenced for murder back in 1968, has now been declared not guilty. In a significant ruling, the Shizuoka District Court affirmed Hakamada’s innocence, acknowledging a retrial that his advocates and he initiated a decade ago. “The court finds the defendant innocent,” proclaimed Judge Koshi Kunii with profound gravity. Unfortunately, due to health…

Mogadishu (AX) — A Somali military tribunal has handed Mahmoud Abdulle Geesood, notorious as "AJ," a death sentence for fatally shooting Hassan Abdullahi Ahmed, commonly known as "Qeylo." The tragedy unfolded on February 19 in Harardheere, a locale in the Mudug region. The fracas ignited at a food distribution point over aid cards designated for displaced folks. Onlookers divulged that the quarrel snowballed into a brawl, during which Geesood pulled out a gun and shot Ahmed, who perished instantly. The contentious aid…

Sayid Ali Moalim Daoud faces the bench during his hearing on September 18, 2024, as the Somali Supreme Court reaffirms his death penalty for the murder of his pregnant spouse, Luul Sheikh Abdiaziz. CREDIT/ SNTVMogadishu (AX) — The Somali Supreme Court has ratified the death sentence of Sayid Ali Moalim Daoud for the brutal slaying of his expectant wife, Luul Sheikh Abdiaziz, dismissing his appeal and validating the judgments from the lower courts. Chief Justice Bashe Ahmed Yusuf delivered the definitive verdict, declaring…

Somalia's Supreme Military Tribunal Delivers Sentence in Soldier's Fatal Shooting Mogadishu (AX) — Today, the Supreme Court of the Armed Forces reached a decisive conclusion regarding two soldiers entangled in a tragic fatal shooting incident that took place earlier this year. Private Mahad Ali Abdi, serving with NISA, faces a death sentence by firing squad for his involvement in the death of Abdiraxmaan Osman Muse. In contrast, Private Bol Adnaan Muse Mohamed has been handed a six-year prison term for his role in the…

Protests Erupt in Kenya Over Tax Hikes, Resulting in Casualties and Arrests Tragedy struck Kenya on Thursday as one individual lost their life and more than 200 others sustained injuries during countrywide protests aimed at opposing a governmental tax proposal that seeks to raise $2.7 billion. This disturbing information comes from a coalition of human rights organizations and an independent police watchdog. In Nairobi, the capital city, law enforcement unleashed tear gas and water cannons to scatter the crowds of…

Controversy arose in Kenya this week over the authorities' silence on the deaths of troopers from the African Union's mission in Somalia in an assault. The brother of one among the troopers killed occurs to be a former presidential candidate who has publicly…

Many reactions in the Chadian and Senegalese press, of course, but also beyond ..."Former Chadian President Hissène Habré died in…

The former Chadian dictator died in Dakar on Tuesday, April 24. After contracting Covid-19, he was admitted to the hospital. For war crimes and crimes against humanity, he was sentenced to life in prison. Hissène Habré's death has left no one unmoved, from Chadian citizens who know his reign to his former lieutenants. Testimony. ■ Relatives of the victims hope to receive compensation Hissène Habré would pay 20 million CFA to each of the 8,600 civilian victims. However, these amounts have never been paid to the…

The Minister of the Interior under Pascal Lissouba (1992-1997), Philippe Bikinkita, died the night before Friday to Saturday 21 August in England, almost 25 years after the civil war that enabled President Denis Sassou-Nguesso to regain power. The opposition, which had not expressed itself since the presidential election in March last year as the loser, called on the head of state to release all…

In the Central African Republic, the deaths of at least 13 civilians on Wednesday, July 21, near Bossangoa, continue to worry. Since the tragedy, the local departments of the UN Police and the Human Rights Section in Minusca have been working hard and conducting hearings. After accusing the rebel coalition in the CPC, the government sent a delegation of ministers there.…