Tag: conviction
In the Netherlands, the oil company Shell is on appeal after its conviction for “climate inaction”
At first instance, the oil company Shell was ordered by the Dutch courts to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions worldwide by 45%. For the company, the question of a…
A surprise twist! Simona Halep’s doping conviction was overturned – can immediately return to the playing fields | Sport
Romanian tennis star Simona Halep’s doping sentence was reduced to nine months. Halep can immediately return to the playing courts. The former world number one player in tennis Simona Halep…
the SPPG calls journalists to strike after the conviction of Sékou Jamal Pendessa
In Guinea, journalists are called to follow the slogan launched by the trade union movement and to strike from Monday February 26. This is a decision taken at the end…
In Mayotte, roadblocks resume following the conviction of two roadblockers
In Mayotte, the respite from the crisis shaking the island was very short-lived. After 26 days of blockage, the Forces vives collective announced a lifting of the blockades which had…
seven years in prison for the excision of a little girl abroad, an unprecedented conviction
Amina Noor, a 40-year-old British woman, was sentenced Friday for placing a little girl in the hands of a woman who circumcised her during a trip to Kenya. An unprecedented…
MHD: why was the rapper released after his conviction for murder?
The Paris Court of Appeal validated the request for release of Parisian rapper MHD, his real name Mohamed Sylla, sentenced in September 2023 to twelve years in prison for murder.…
Clashes break out in the Urals after the conviction of a local opponent
Clashes broke out this Wednesday, January 17, between thousands of demonstrators and the police in a small town in the Urals after the conviction of a regional opponent, a rare…
Bouterse’s conviction provides peace in the Utrecht Surinamese-Hindostan community
Utrecht – Utrecht also reacted with relief to the conviction of Desi Bouterse. The former Surinamese president was sentenced to twenty years in prison today for his role in the…
the conviction of Dakar Mayor Barthélémy Dias confirmed by the Supreme Court
In Senegal, Barthélémy Dias, the current mayor of Dakar, saw his sentence to two years in prison, including six months suspended, confirmed by the Supreme Court on Friday, December 22…
Bouterse’s conviction provides peace in the Utrecht Surinamese-Hindustani community
Utrecht – Utrecht also reacted with relief to the conviction of Desi Bouterse. The former Surinamese president was sentenced to twenty years in prison today for his role in the…