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A 34-year-old Saudi Phd student Salma al-Shehab, who was enrolled in UK’s Leeds University, was sentenced to 34 years in prison by Saudi officials for following and retweeting dissident accounts and their tweets. She was at home in Saudi Arabia on a holiday when she was arrested. The Saudi government accused her of using an internet website to “cause public unrest and destabilise civil and national security”. Salma was given a three-year prison sentence initially but later it was increased to a 34 years prison sentence followed by a 34 year travel ban. This has raised concerns among rights activists across the country as well as around the world as Salma’s case becomes the latest example of how crown prince Mohammed bin Salman aka MBS uses his power to curb down on dissidents. Salma was not a high-profile dissident. In the bio section of her social media accounts on Twitter and Instagram Salma describes herself as a dental hygienist, medical educator, PhD student at Leeds … [Read more...] about Phd Student Salma Shehab’s 34-year Jail Sentence Shines Light on Twitter’s Troubled Ties With Saudi

The husband of Bilkis Bano on Tuesday said they were surprised after coming to know from the media about the release of all 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for her gang rape and murder of seven members of her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots. Bilkis Bano’s husband Yakub Rasul told PTI that he does not intend to comment on the latest development in the case on Monday. Rasul said he, his wife and five sons, the eldest now aged 20, continue to live without a fixed address, more than 20 years after the incident. The 11 convicts on Monday walked out of the Godhra sub-jail after the Gujarat government allowed their release under its remission policy. A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai on January 21, 2008, sentenced the 11 accused to life imprisonment on the charge of gang rape and murder of seven members of Bilkis Bano’s family. Their conviction was later upheld by the Bombay High Court. Rasul said he came to know about their release from … [Read more...] about Bilkis Bano’s Family Surprised on Release of 11 Life Term Convicts Gang Rape and Kin Murder Case

Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer (CFO) of the Trump Organization, Donald Trump’s business empire, is expected to reach a plea deal with prosecutors in a tax fraud case that does not require him to testify against the former president. Weisselberg and the Trump Organization pleaded not guilty last year when indicted by the Manhattan district attorney in a joint local and state investigation that accused them of not reporting tax liabilities for employee fringe benefits for several years. The relatively minor allegations were anticlimactic, given the public determination of elected Democratic prosecutors to pursue Trump for whatever crime they could find. Trump himself was not accused of breaking the law, but prosecutors hoped to turn Weisselberg against Trump by pressuring him to testify against his former boss in other investigations. That effort appears to have failed, with Weisselberg refusing to cooperate, and prosecutors reportedly considering a plea deal … [Read more...] about Allen Weisselberg Refuses to Testify Against Trump in Plea Deal

The Supreme Court’s order directing the Gujarat government to consider the remission of sentence as per the July 1992 policy paved the way for the premature release of 11 convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case, lawyers said on Tuesday. As per the current policy formulated in 2014, a person convicted for both gangrape and murder can not be released prematurely, but the 1992 policy had no such bar, a lawyer pointed out. The BJP government in the state has come under fire for the premature release of 11 men sentenced to life imprisonment for the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of seven members of her family during the 2002 post-Godhra Gujarat riots. The convicted men walked out of the Godhra sub-jail on Monday. One of them, Radheshyam Shah, had moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Gujarat government to consider his application for premature release as per the government resolution or order dated July 9, 1992, said Godhra-based lawyer Parimal Pathak who represented … [Read more...] about Bilkis Bano Case: SC Direction to Consider Early Release as Per 1992 Policy Paved Way for Convicts’ Release, Say Lawyers

The man who was about to interview Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution last Friday when a would-be murderer ran onstage with a knife is a 73-year-old former telemarketing entrepreneur from Pittsburgh named Henry Reese. He wears bow ties and speaks with a low-key, husky voice and shuns attention. But Reese and his wife, Diane Samuels, are two of the more remarkable ordinary people in America. They’ve transformed a blighted Pittsburgh street into a haven for persecuted writers and artists from around the world. It’s called City of Asylum, and it’s a physical manifestation of the universal value of free expression. This achievement has something to do with what happened on Friday, two and a half hours north of Reese’s home turf. The Chautauqua Institution is an idyllic lakeside community, with an entry gate and streets lined by picturesque Victorians, where paying visitors—a lot of them retirees from the Midwest, more middle class than coastal culture seekers—stay for a summer … [Read more...] about The Man Onstage With Salman Rushdie

close Video Nancy Grace explores new details on Vallow, Daybell murder case EastIdahoNews.com news director Nate Eaton joins Fox Nation's 'Crime Stories with Nancy Grace' to share possible evidence in relation to the Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell indictment. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Lori Vallow Daybell's defense team on Tuesday said they "just want a fair trial" while making the case to split two conspiracy charges against Vallow in an Idaho district courtroom . The so-called "cult mom," who is accused of killing her children in 2019 and collecting social security benefits in her son's name after their deaths, smiled in and outside the Fremont County courtroom as her counsel argued to split up her conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit theft charges. "I have issue with the state saying, ‘Hey, we can lump all these things into one conspiracy charge,’ and as long as they find one of these conspiracies, then … [Read more...] about Lori Vallow Daybell’s defense argues for ‘fair trial’ as so-called ‘cult mom’ smiles in court

The husband of Bilkis Bano on August 16 said they were surprised after coming to know from the media about the release of all 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for her gang rape and murder of seven members of her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots . Ms. Bilkis Bano’s husband Yakub Rasul told PTI that he does not intend to comment on the latest development in the case on Monday. Mr. Rasul said he, his wife and five sons, the eldest now aged 20, continue to live without a fixed address, more than 20 years after the incident. The 11 convicts on August 15 walked out of the Godhra sub-jail after the Gujarat Government allowed their release under its remission policy. A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai on January 21, 2008, sentenced the 11 accused to life imprisonment on the charge of gang rape and murder of seven members of Ms. Bilkis Bano’s family. Their conviction was later upheld by the Bombay High Court. Mr. Rasul said he came to … [Read more...] about Bilkis Bano’s family surprised on release of 11 life term convicts in case of her gang rape and kin murder

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury was impaneled Tuesday in R. Kelly's hometown of Chicago to decide multiple charges against the R&B singer, as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued toward the end of the process about whether the government was improperly attempting to keep some Blacks off the jury. Kelly, who is Black, is accused of enticing minors for sex, of producing child pornography and of fixing his 2008 state child pornography trial at which he was acquitted. As the sides began exercising peremptory challenges — in which they can remove a fixed number of potential jurors from the pool — Kelly attorney Jennifer Bonjean accused prosecutors of seeking to strike Blacks “to deny Mr. Kelly a jury of his peers.” Prosecutors noted multiple African Americans had already made it onto the jury before the defense objected, and they argued their reasons for wanting to strike some had nothing to do with race. In one case, they said one older man appeared to have a hard time staying … [Read more...] about R Kelly jury picked in child pornography, trial-fixing case

The Congress on August 16 hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the release of 11 people convicted for rape and murder in the Bilkis Bano case of the 2002 Gujarat riots within hours of his praise for "Nari Shakti" in his Independence Day speech and alleged the decision reflects the BJP's mindset. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera asked whether the Prime Minister's statements had any meaning and said Mr. Modi should tell the country if he himself believed in his words when he spoke about the safety, respect and empowerment of women. Also Read Bilkis Bano's family surprised on release of 11 life term convicts in case of her gang rape and kin murder "The BJP Government in Gujarat released 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case. This decision brings out the BJP Government's mindset," he told reporters. He also referred to the Kathua and Unnao cases and said it embarrasses everyone in politics when office-bearers and supporters of a national … [Read more...] about ‘Does PM Modi believe in his own words on women safety?’: Congress on release of Bilkis Bano case convicts

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 9 CHICAGO (AP) — Opening statements set for Wednesday give prosecutors and R. Kelly's attorneys their first chance to address jurors directly about charges that accuse the R&B singer of enticing of minors for sex, producing child pornography and rigging his 2008 pornography trial. Both the prosecution and Kelly's legal team told the judge earlier in the week that they would like about an hour each to tell jurors about the kind evidence they can expect to see and hear. The evidentiary stage of the trial is expect to last about a month. Lawyers for two Kelly co-defendants will also address jurors before the government begins calling witnesses later Wednesday. Prosecutors haven't said who they will call first. The jury was impaneled Tuesday night with prosecutors and defense attorneys arguing toward the end of the process about whether the … [Read more...] about Jury to hear opening statements at R Kelly trial in Chicago