5 h. ago 2 former South African apartheid police officers are convicted of killing an activist 38 years ago

Two former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa have been found guilty of murder in the 1987 killing of activist and student leader Caiphus Nyoka

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7 h. ago Furious Hillsborough families condemn £150million investigation as an 'appalling' waste of money after it ends without a single police officer being convicted over the disaster

Police probes were set up in 2012 after a landmark report concluded that Liverpool fans were blameless over the death of 95 supporters, but just one person would ultimately be convicted.

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7 d. ago Albanian convicted of attempted murder of police officer after chainsaw chase

Liridon Kastrati was convicted at the High Court in Paisley and Judge Gallacher warned him he faces ‘a significant penalty’.

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1 week ago Police officer convicted after attacking teenager in his cell

The victim's mum requested an investigation into the incident

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1 week ago Thousands march in Marseille after killing of activist’s brother shocks France

An estimated 6,000 people, many dressed in white, gathered behind a 'Justice for Mehdi' banner

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1 week ago Thousands march in Marseille to denounce drug violence after killing of activist's brother

Thousands of people have gathered in the French city port of Marseille to denounce drug trafficking after the killing of an activist's brother

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1 week ago Former Met officer David Carrick sentenced for rape and molesting child

Convicted serial offender given further life sentence for crimes against 12-year-old girl in 1980s and former partnerFormer police officer and convicted sex offender David Carrick has been sentenced at the Old Bailey to life with a minimum of 30 years for molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner. Carrick, 50, who served as an armed officer in the Metropolitan police, sexually assaulted the child in the late 1980s, his trial heard. More than 20 years later, he repeatedly raped a woman and subjected her to “degrading and humiliating” abuse during the course of a toxic relationship.Mrs Justice McGowan sentenced Carrick for the fresh convictions on Thursday after he was found guilty of two charges of rape, one of sexual assault and coercive and controlling behaviour towards the woman between 2014 and 2019, and five counts of indecent assault relating to the girl in the late 1980s. Carrick’s offences came to light after he pleaded guilty in 2022 and 2023 to 71 sexual offe...

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2 w. ago Nigeria's Christians beg Trump for help before they are wiped out as bodies pile up and villages disappear

Veteran activist Emeka Umeagbalasi describes a campaign of killings, kidnappings and church burnings, and reveals how Donald Trump can stop Nigeria becoming an Islamic state.

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last month He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost ‘a true hero of the war’

For months, Mohamed Khamis Douda shared accounts of what life was like under siege. He was killed when RSF fighters finally took the Darfur city, raising fears activists and civil society figures are being hunted downFor months, militiamen on the perimeters of El Fasher have asked those few who managed to escape the besieged Sudanese city whether Mohamed Khamis Douda was still inside. They shared videos threatening to kill him, which, as they hoped, made their way to the activist.Even as the hunger and fear of living under siege and bombardment made him desperate to leave, Douda remained inside El Fasher, constantly working to let the outside world know what was happening to the people there. Then, on Sunday 26 October, Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces overran the city and it was too late. His friends and family have confirmed to the Guardian that Douda has been killed.Monday 4 AugustI awake each morning tired from the efforts of the previous day. Our first struggle is the ...

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