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Uyghur businessmen imprisoned by China for making donations to political p
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU), a Washington-based Uyghur rights organisation, has highlighted the case of Elijan Ismail, a Uyghur entrepreneur who was arrested and sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment for performing 'Zakat', the yearly donation practice underscored in Islam.
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Taiwan sentences 8 military officers for spying for China
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The report stated, citing experts, that the case shows a shift in China's espionage tactics in Taiwan. The sentences range from 18 months to 13 years in prison, making it one of Taiwan's largest espionage cases in years.
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2017 Haryana Judges Paper leak case: Court sentences former Registrar of P
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi on Thursday sentenced two individuals, including a former Registrar (Recruitment) of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in the Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch) examination paper leak case.
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Nepal's lower house endorses bill aiming to complete transitional justice
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Nepal's House of Representatives endorsed the enforced disappearances, Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission (third amendment) Act 2024 on Wednesday. The recently amended bill comes after an agreement in between the major parties to list intentional and arbitrary killings as seriou
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Indore court sentences 20-yr-old man to life imprisonment for raping minor
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) court in Madhya Pradesh's Indore has sentenced a 20-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a minor and forcing her to have an abortion.
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Raja Kandola sentenced to 9 years imprisonment in PMLA case
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A special court in Jalandhar has sentenced Ranjit Singh Kandola to a nine-year prison term along with a fine of Rs 1 lakh and his wife, Rajwant Kaur Virk for three years of imprisonment and a Rs 25,000 fine on the charges of money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA
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Taiwan Supreme Court upholds sentences for retired Army personnel spying f
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Taiwan Supreme Court has upheld the lower court's prison sentences of two retired members of the Taiwan Army, who were found guilty of attempting to collect military intelligence for China, reported Focus Taiwan.
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Chinese-American sentenced to 25 years in prison for spying on dissidents
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Shujun Wang, a US citizen of Chinese descent, was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison as he was convicted for spying in the US for China, the US Office of Public Affairs (OPA) said in a press release.
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China considers jail for human rights lawyer, arrest of journalist
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Chinese prosecutors are deliberating whether to impose a jail sentence on human rights lawyer Lu Siwei and to arrest citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, as reported by US-based VOA News.
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Delhi court sentences minor tried as adult to life imprisonment for rape a
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a case involving the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl, the Rohini District Court in Delhi has tried a minor as an adult and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The court noted that, at the time of the offence, the accused was over 16 years old. This case was initially registered in
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NIA Kolkata Court sentences two accused to rigorous imprisonment in 2019 M
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Two key accused in the 2019 Malda fake currency case have been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment (RI) by the Kolkata special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
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Visakhapatnam: CBI court awards 5 years' imprisonment to 3 former postal o
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A CBI court in Visakhapatnam on Thursday sentenced three former Postal officers to five years of imprisonment in an embezzlement case and also imposed a fine on them.
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