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Africa
Uganda anti-pornography law dropped after backlash
Under the law, song lyrics and music videos could also be categorised as pornographic, with artists facing arrest and jail.
DL News19 August 2021
Courts
R. Kelly trial: Singer ‘knew I was underage’, accuser tells court
This case is not about a celebrity who likes to party a lot.”
DL News19 August 2021
Crime
Northern Regional Police arrest 22-year-old man for alleged fraud
According to the police, it has not received cooperation from the victims because of the embarrassing nature of the case.
DL News19 August 2021
Courts
Couple dragged to court for burning four-year old girl’s finger
On January 18 this year, the complainant visited the children including the victim and observed that the victim was nursing an injury on her left finger.
DL News19 August 2021
Courts
Court sentences landlord for renting out facility without toilet
Maman pleaded guilty with an explanation that he gave a mason some amount of money to construct a toilet for him but he ran away to Accra.
DL News12 August 2021
General
Anti-LGBT Bill laid in Parliament
advocating for LGBQ rights would also be illegal under the bill, with activists facing jail sentences of between five and ten years.
DL News3 August 2021
US
Canada fines two travelers nearly $20K over false Covid information
On September 7, Canada plans to open to any fully vaccinated travelers who have been inoculated with a Canada-accepted vaccine and who meet all of the country’s entry requirements.
DL News2 August 2021
Europe
Ecuador revokes WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s citizenship
ssange fled to Ecuador’s embassy in London in 2012 to avoid extradition
DL News2 August 2021
Africa
Angola ex-president’s daughter ordered to return $500 million in energy shares
The British-educated billionaire businesswoman has faced several allegations of plundering the public purse and funnelling the money abroad.
DL News2 August 2021
Crime
Syria doctor living in Germany charged with crimes against humanity
The Office said the crimes were committed after the beginning of the opposition uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2011, where protesters were frequently arrested and tortured.
DL News30 July 2021
Courts
ICC lifts arrest warrant for I.Coast ex first lady Simone Gbagbo
In March, the ICC acquitted Laurent Gbagbo of crimes against humanity and he returned to Ivory Coast on June 17, after 10 years behind bars in The Hague, where the ICC is based, and then in Belgium.
DL News30 July 2021
General
AG reveals 163 prison inmates are currently on death row
Clause 2 of the Constitution (Amendment) (Entrenched Provisions) Bill provides for the abolition of the death penalty.
DL News29 July 2021
US
Colorado officer arrested after threatening to shoot suspect during stop
A bill passed by Colorado’s legislature last year bars police from using deadly force against suspects unless they are facing imminent danger from a weapon.
DL News29 July 2021
Crime
R. Kelly accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy
The court filing alleges that Kelly believed he had impregnated Aaliyah, then 15, and wanted to marry her, so she could not be made to testify against him in court
DL News26 July 2021
General
Anti-LGBT Bill: Let us create gay prisons as well – Researcher fumes
According to Justice Abdulai, the Anti-LGBT bill is a very beautiful piece of legislation that should be passed into law.
DL News26 July 2021
Courts
Court adjourns trial of suspected Kaaka killers to August 12
prosecutor, Chief Supt. Kofi Blagodzi told the court at the first hearing that the three accused persons conspired to kill the deceased
DL News22 July 2021
Africa
Ugandans to be jailed for violating Covid rules
Uganda is currently going through a second wave of the pandemic, which scientists have predicted could peak between late July and early August.
DL News5 July 2021
Crime
Alleged killers of Mfantsiman MP sentenced 20 years for robbery
The robbery incident occurred weeks after the MP was deceased when he was returning home from a campaign trip in October 2020.
DL News30 June 2021
Courts
Suhum Presec student jailed for threatening to kill teacher
The convict pleaded guilty to a charge of threatening to kill his teacher and was convicted to two years imprisonment
DL News29 June 2021
Courts
Cable thief jailed 13 years in Cape Coast
The court convicted him on his own guilty plea.
DL News25 June 2021