Judicial Reform
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 08:27
The Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan found deputies of the Parliament Kamchybek Tashiev, Sadyr Japarov, Talant Mamytov and three bodyguards of the first guilty of attempted forcible seizure of power.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 07:49
Federal criminal charges have been filed against one or more suspects in the lethal attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, two law enforcement sources said Tuesday.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 08:10
The Army fired Tuesday tear gas in the northern city of Tripoli to disperse angry supporters of a Salafist preacher who was sentenced earlier in the day to 15 years of hard labor over a 2008 attack on the military.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 10:58
How can Georgia both improve relations with Russia while remaining on the path to NATO membership? That's been the fundamental question for Georgia's new government, which has promised to pursue both those seemingly contradictory strategic goals.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 10:36
Kazakhstan's Supreme Court has refused to review the case of jailed opposition leader Vladimir Kozlov.
At a session on August 5, Supreme Court Judge Moryak Shegenov ruled that "there are no grounds" to do so.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 09:27
A Turkish court has begun returning verdicts on nearly 300 defendants accused of plotting to overthrow the government, handing prison sentences of up to 20 years to some and acquitting others.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 09:12
A Cairo court on Sunday set August 25 as the date for the trial of Supreme Guide Mohammed Badie - who is not in custody - and his two deputies Khairat al-Shater and Rashad Bayoumi, who are both being held in Cairo's Tora prison.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 08:04
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon pre-trial judge Friday set Jan. 13, 2014, as a new tentative start date for the trial of the four Hezbollah members indicted in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Friday, August 2, 2013 - 14:09
Kyrgyzstan has retained a Washington law firm to help it convince U.S. authorities to reopen a closed securities fraud case against Maksim Bakiyev, the son of the former president who was forced out of office in 2010.
Friday, August 2, 2013 - 11:50
A Bishkek district court has sentenced nine people convicted of being members of a terrorist group.