Kenya’s independent police oversight body has launched an investigation into the death of a man who had been detained “for false publication”, the police have said. Albert Ojwang was arrested in the western town of Homa Bay and then driven 350km (220 miles) to the capital, Nairobi, his father Meshack Opiyo told journalists. “While in...
R&B singer Chris Brown has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub. The American singer was arrested at Salford’s Lowry Hotel on Thursday and later charged over the alleged assault, which is said to have happened at the Tape club in London’s Mayfair in...
Rümeysa Öztürk, one of several pro-Palestine scholars kidnapped and imprisoned by the Trump administration under its dubious interpretation of an 18th-century law and a Cold War-era national security measure, was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody Friday following a federal judge’s order. U.S. District Judge William Sessions III in Vermont ruled that Öztürk —...
The Trump administration has created a human rights crisis with its draconian, made-for-TV campaign of mass deportation. As arrests ramp up across the country, three people died inside immigration jails and detention centers in April alone, bringing the total number of people to die in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since Trump returned to...
A man has been charged with the murder of a 22-year-old woman in Devon. Rowan Sutton, 30, from West Charleton Court, Kingsbridge, is due to appear at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers went to the A379, Embankment Road in Kingsbridge at about 04:45 BST on Wednesday where a woman...
An active shooter situation occurred at Florida State University about an hour ago. The school announced it on X: An active shooter has been reported in the area of Student Union. Police are on scene or on the way. Continue to seek shelter and await further instructions. Lock and stay away from all doors and...
A Pakistan-born Chicago businessman wanted in India for his role in the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai city has been remanded in custody for 18 days. Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen, landed in Delhi on Thursday. India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) confirmed his extradition had been successful. Indian authorities accuse 64-year-old Rana of aiding the...
Fellow co-director Basel Adra said there has been an uptick in Israeli settler violence since the Oscar win. Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land Hamdan Ballal was released bloodied and bruised from Israeli custody on Tuesday after Israeli officers subjected him to beatings and apparent torture. Ballal and two other Palestinians who were...