Judge Orders Seattle to Stop Using Tear Gas
A US judge on Friday ordered Seattle police to temporarily stop using tear gas, pepper spray, and flash-bang devices to break up largely peaceful protests.
Man, Wife Sentenced to Death for Disrupting Car Market
An Iranian financial criminal and his wife have been sentenced to death on a charge of major disruption to the country’s currency and car market.
Court suspends charges of espionage against environmentalist
The attorney for environmentalist Sam Rajabi has said a court’s order has been issued for suspension of the persecution of his client, with regard to his charges of spying and participation in espionage. Mohammad-Hossein Aqasi said his client was still charged with rallying and collusion to commit crimes against national security, Tehran 24 reported on […]
Ex-PM Sharif Returns to Pakistan for Court Hearing
TEHRAN – Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appeared in court on Friday, a day after returning from overseas to face corruption allegations that saw him ejected from office and targeted with an arrest warrant. In a brief hearing in Islamabad, Sharif paid two surety bonds of five million rupees (RM203, 160) each before leaving […]