FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen speaks with Thibault Bruttin, Director General of Reporters Sans Frontières, about the sentencing of Hong Kong democracy advocate and media magnate Jimmy Lai. The 78-year-old was sentenced to...
Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements for the first, in Los Angeles...
‘US Justice Dept being destroyed from within: Demise of rule of law, entrenching autocratic forces’
François Picard is pleased to welcome Legal Analyst and former US federal prosecutor Eric Lisann to offer in-depth analysis of the Epstein files in the US and across the globe. Mr. Lisann offers a damning account of the...
Are Hong Kong’s dreams of democracy dead? | BBC News
China has sentenced the Hong Kong media tycoon and political activist Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison. His supporters have called it a death sentence – so are hopes for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement...
Venezuelan opposition figure detained hours after release | DW News
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested by heavily armed men, in what his son called a kidnapping, hours after his release from jail, where he had been held as a political prisoner. For more news go...
Moment police arrest man who repeatedly stabbed army officer
A man has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of an army officer who was stabbed "repeatedly" outside his barracks in Chatham, Kent. 25-year-old Anthony Esan admitted trying to kill Lieutenant Colonel Mark...
Sudan is facing a growing famine risk as fighting intensifies
Renewed fighting in Sudan between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces is pushing millions of people further into famine. A new report suggests that acute malnutrition is rising, with nearly 4.2...