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Alexei Navalny: Five-year sentence upheld by Russian court

May 3, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A Russian court has upheld the five-year suspended sentence handed out to opposition activist Alexei Navalny. A retrial was held after an earlier conviction was overturned following a European Court of Human Rights ruling. Mr […]

Kremlin critic Navalny gets 15 days in jail after protest

March 28, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 15 days behind bars and fined Monday after staging the biggest anti-corruption protests in years, an act branded a “provocation” by the Kremlin. The United States and […]

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny wins European human rights payout

February 2, 2017 zoshinuk 0

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay more than 63,000 euros (£54,000) in compensation to opposition politician Alexei Navalny. The ECHR said his right to peaceful protest had been violated multiple […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]