LONDON — For holding a sign outside a courthouse reminding jurors of their right to acquit defendants, a retiree faces up to two years in prison. For hanging a banner reading Just Stop Oil off a bridge, an engineer got a three-year prison sentence. Just for walking slowly down the street, scores of people have … Read more
PARIS — A military court in Tunisia convicted a prominent opposition activist of undermining state security and gave her a one-year suspended prison sentence Wednesday, according to a defense lawyer. The lawyer representing Chaima Issa denounced the verdict but expressed satisfaction that she would remain free and plans to appeal. “Chaima Issa should have been … Read more
Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu threw a political grenade at U.S. diplomacy during a recent press conference. Its explosion threatened to sabotage American efforts to put together a three-way, win-win, post-Gaza war regional architecture. First, the U.S. plan would relieve Israel of the need to govern Gaza’s 2.2 million Palestinians with no exit in sight. Second, … Read more
The U.S. State Division has imposed visa restrictions on 100 extra Nicaraguan officers for his or her position in supporting the regime of President Daniel Ortega FILE – A banner emblazoned with a picture of Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega is waved by a supporter in Managua, Nicaragua, April 30, 2018. The U.S. State Division on … Read more