10 h. ago Madagascar delivers first surgical castration sentence in child rape case

A court in Madagascar has sentenced a man to surgical castration for the rape of a child in 2024, a judicial official said, in the first such measure on the Indian Ocean island. The case arose from the rape and attempted murder of a six-year-old girl in Imerintsiatosika, a municipality 30 km west of the […]

Politics

25 h. ago Parents of nursery school children to be fined €200 for absences

Parents and children’s guardians are now liable to monetary fines if the children are absent from nursery school without notification, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday. If a child does not attend nursery school without the school having been notified of the absence, staff must by law contact the parents or guardians for […]

Society

35 h. ago Journalists’ union calls for support for Turkish Cypriot journalist

The Cyprus journalists’ union (ESK) urged the government on Thursday to support Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent and denounce Turkey for imposing a prison sentence on him. “ESK has consistently supported and continues to support all of Sener Levent’s struggles for freedom of expression and against the occupation. Levent’s struggle is anti-occupation,” ESK-president Giorgos Frangos […]

Politics

7 d. ago Turkish prosecutors add charges of forging diploma against jailed Istanbul mayor

Turkish prosecutors charged Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Friday with falsifying his university diploma, a new case threatening more years in prison for President Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival, already jailed pending corruption charges he denies. Imamoglu, at the center of a sprawling legal crackdown on the main opposition party, has been jailed since March 23 […]

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8 d. ago Police to question siblings after baby with burns hospitalised

The police are expected to speak to the underaged siblings of the 22-month-old child that was admitted to hospital with second degree burns after being left in a bathtub with scalding water, it was announced on Thursday. The child’s 31-year-old father and 35-year-old mother are in custody and their other three children are with relatives, […]

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9 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering, convicted on lesser charges

Sean “Diddy” Combs was cleared on Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put him behind bars for life but found guilty of lesser prostitution-related offenses, in a blow to prosecutors who said the music mogul used “violence and fear” to abuse women. The verdict is overall a win for Combs, a […]

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1 week ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jury asks to review Casandra Ventura’s testimony

he jury deliberating in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial asked on Tuesday to review portions of the testimony of Casandra Ventura, the hip-hop mogul’s former girlfriend who accuses him of abusing her during their decade-long relationship. During the second day of its deliberations, the jury asked to review Ventura’s testimony regarding a 2016 incident […]

Politics

1 week ago Man sentenced to 8 years in prison for sexual abuse of child

The Larnaca permanent criminal court has sentenced a 46-year-old man to eight years in prison after he was found guilty on six charges of sexually abusing a child. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the court proceedings were held behind closed doors to protect the minor. The man sexually abused the girl, who was 13 […]

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1 week ago Officer handed 18 months for commando’s helicopter jump death

Commando squadron officer Marinos Ioannou was handed an 18-month prison sentence on Monday without suspension, for the death of 27-year-old soldier Panayiotis Yiannios, who was critically injured during a helicopter training exercise in June 2022. Ioannou was responsible for the helicopter drop and was found guilty was found guilty on June 10 by the Nicosia […]

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1 week ago Tales from the Coffeeshop: Public enemy number one status the result of a police set up?

WHEN reports appeared a few weeks ago about a police raid on the home of a senior prison warden which uncovered a large amount of graded state documents, that should have been in the filing cabinets of the Nicosia central prisons, it was easy to dismiss this as just another case of traditional public service […]

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2 w. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer says prosecutors trying to criminalise his ‘private sex life’

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defence lawyer urged a jury on Friday to find the former hip-hop mogul not guilty in his sex trafficking trial, saying prosecutors are trying to criminalise his unusual sexual preferences. The lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said during his closing argument in Manhattan federal court that over the past two months prosecutors had presented […]

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2 w. ago Officer found guilty of commando’s death to hear sentence next week

Commando squadron officer Marinos Ioannou will be handed his sentence on June 30, for the death of 27-year-old soldier Panayiotis Yiannios, who was critically injured during a helicopter training exercise in June 2022. Ioannou was found guilty on June 10, and his defence presented a written speech for mitigation on Thursday. Defence lawyer Andreas Frangos […]

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2 w. ago Escape of ‘hairdresser’ murderer focuses on doubts over original sentencing

The permanent criminal court of Paphos will announce its sentence on July 8 for convicted murderer Doros Theofanous, known as “the hairdresser”, who escaped from custody last year. The court heard closing arguments on Wednesday, including explosive claims from the defence that new evidence may cast doubt on the original murder conviction that led Theofanous […]

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2 w. ago Escape of ‘hairdresser’ murderer trial focuses on doubts over original sentencing

The permanent criminal court of Paphos will announce its sentence on July 8 for convicted murderer Doros Theofanous, known as “the hairdresser”, who escaped from custody last year. The court heard closing arguments on Wednesday, including explosive claims from the defence that new evidence may cast doubt on the original murder conviction that led Theofanous […]

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3 w. ago Italian judge jails Milan, Inter ultras in case linked to mafia infiltration 

An Italian judge on Tuesday sentenced 16 Inter and AC Milan hardline ‘ultra’ soccer fans to prison terms ranging from two to 10 years for crimes including murder, extortion and criminal association with links to the ‘Ndrangheta mafia. The verdicts followed a fast-track trial held behind closed doors in a high security court attached to […]

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3 w. ago Viral video of raunchy cops ‘authentic’, officers on probation

Police headquarters have confirmed the authenticity of a viral video showing police officers in engaging in sexual intercourse in broad daylight in their patrol car. Those involved have also been identified and are being placed on probation. The police have ordered criminal and disciplinary investigations. “Such actions and behaviours are unacceptable as they insult the […]

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3 w. ago UK failed to identify disproportionate number of Asian men in ‘grooming gangs’

British police will be ordered to record the ethnicity of gangs involved in organised child sexual abuse after a report on Monday detailed state failures to tackle the issue and a reluctance to recognise an “over-representation” of Asian men. For about 15 years, Britain has been shocked by revelations of so-called child “grooming gangs” exploiting […]

Politics

4 w. ago Harvey Weinstein judge declares mistrial on rape charge, third sex crimes trial planned

The judge overseeing Harvey Weinstein’s criminal case in Manhattan declared a mistrial on a rape charge on Thursday, one day after the former Hollywood movie mogul was convicted on a separate felony sex abuse charge. Justice Curtis Farber of the state Supreme Court ended the trial after the jury foreperson refused to deliberate for a […]

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