India high court affirms death sentence for gunman in Mumbai attacks
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for Mohammad Ajmal Kasab , the only surviving shooter in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks ....
India high court affirms death sentence for gunman in Mumbai attacks
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for Mohammad Ajmal Kasab , the only surviving shooter in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks ....
India court sentences 21 to life in prison over 2002 religious violence
An Indian court sentenced 21 individuals to life imprisonment on Monday after finding them guilty of attempted murder and rioting relating to several murders in the town of Visnagar in Gujarat state 10 years ago. The 21 Hindus were...
An anti-terrorism court judge in Pakistan ruled Tuesday that a report compiled by a nine-member judiciary committee, which includes statements of the witnesses in India, could not be used in cases related to the 2008 Mumai terror attacks [BBC...
HRW: Counterterrorism laws often disregard basic human rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Friday criticizing governments across the globe for implementing counterterrorism laws that allegedly infringe upon suspects' due process and basic human rights. While the report acknowledges that terrorism...
India's Foreign Minister SM Krishna announced Monday that the New Delhi police have arrested a key suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks . Abu Hamza, an alleged member of the Pakistani militant...
The 'Great Game' & the US-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of the Ave Maria School of Law says that determining the impact of the recently announced Strategic Partnership Agreement between the US and Afghanistan requires a look into the many interests vested in the region...As...
Indonesia high court reinstates 15-year sentence for radical cleric
The Supreme Court of Indonesia on Monday restored a 15-year prison sentence for radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir for his conviction on terrorism charges. Bashir appealed to the Supreme Court his...
A New Delhi court on Saturday confirmed the Indian National Investigation Agency (NIA) charges against US citizen David Headley and eight others, including Canadian citizen Tahawwur Rana, for their roles in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack [BBC...
Federal appeals court upholds conspiracy convictions in US terror plots
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld the convictions of five men for conspiracy to provide support to terrorist group al Qaeda in planning attacks in the US....
An Indonesian court announced Wednesday that it would reduce the 15-year prison sentence being served by a radical Indonesian cleric. A spokesman for the Jakarta High Court confirmed without elaboration that the chief judge reduced the jail term to...