Tag: punishments
Biden posthumously pardoned civil rights activist Marcus Garvey | News in brief
Garvey was a role model for, among others, Martin Luther King. 19.1. 17:43•Updated 19.1. 18:15 President of the United States Joe Biden pardoned a civil rights activist who died on…
China executed a man who drove his car into a crowd last year | News in brief
China has executed a man who drove his car into a crowd in the city of Zhuhai in November. China’s state news channel CCTV reports on the matter. 62 years…
Iranian media: Popular pop singer sentenced to death for blasphemy | News in brief
According to the Etemad magazine, which reports on the matter, the decision is not yet legally binding, and it can still be appealed. Iran’s Supreme Court has sentenced a popular…
Putin’s “New Year’s gift” to the Russians – more than 50 laws are expected to be blackmailed | News in brief
In Russia, for example, a new law is coming into force where a foreigner can be sentenced to a maximum of 15 years for “helping the enemy”. President of Russia…
The state of Indiana plans to execute the first person in 15 years | News in brief
Joseph Corcoran, 49, convicted of murdering four people in 1997, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in a prison in Indiana local time on Wednesday. In the US,…
Such is the Russian remand prison, which Ukrainians call hell on earth Foreign countries
Ukrainian reporter Viktoria Roshchina27, was missing for more than a year. In August 2023, Roštšina was on a business trip in eastern Ukraine and disappeared. More than a year later,…
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year | News in brief
According to human rights organizations, Saudi Arabia has executed a record number of foreigners. Among the executed foreigners are citizens of Asian and African countries. Saudi Arabia has executed at…
Venezuela to release 225 prisoners over the weekend | News in brief
The arrests were made during the protests after the presidential election. Venezuelan authorities will release this weekend 225 prisoners who were arrested during the protests that followed the presidential election.…
Former head of China’s central bank sentenced to death | News in brief
Fan Yifei is the highest-ranking executive in China’s financial sector who has been arrested during an anti-corruption program launched by President Xi Jinping. Former Vice Governor of the People’s Bank…
French Prime Minister wants to tighten immigration regulations | News in brief
According to the new French government, immigration can no longer be controlled. The new prime minister of France Michel Barnier says that the country needs to tighten its immigration and…