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Accused Church Shooter Dylann Roof Asks for Lawyers Back

December 5, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

CHARLESTON, S.C., Dylann Roof has changed his mind about representing himself in his trial. Roof is charged with shooting and killing nine parishioners at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and previously asked the judge to allow […]

Dylann Roof motion to represent himself in trial granted

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Dylann Roof took the stand Monday morning asking to dismiss counsel and represent himself in his trial. Roof said he has the capacity to represent himself. Roof was declared competent to stand trial last week. The […]

Jury Selection to Continue Monday in Church Shooting Trial

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Roshanda Pratt and associated press Charleston, SC (WLTX)- Jury selection will continue in the federal case against Dylann Roof on trial for fatally shooting nine churchgoers at a Charleston church last year. Twenty-two-year-old Dylann Roof […]

(Dylann Roof) Competency Hearing for Church Shooting Suspect Finished

November 23, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Charleston, SC – The competency hearing for the man accused of shooting and killing nine worshippers at a Charleston church has finished. The two day closed hearing for Dylann Roof’s federal death penalty trial wrapped […]

Update – Closed Competency Hearing For Accused Church Shooter Dylann Roof

November 21, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Update: The hearing will continue tomorrow at 9 AM. No result from today’s testimony. A closed hearing is scheduled in Charleston SC today on the competency of Dylann Roof to stand trial for the June […]

Charleston Church Shooter Trial – Jury Selection Delayed Indefinitely

November 6, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

UPDATED 3:00 pm EST A federal judge has postponed jury selection indefinitely in the death penalty trial of Dylann Roof following a closed-door hearing Monday morning with the suspect and his legal team. U.S. District […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]