Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-Chiu confirmed Tuesday that the system of having overseas judges sit on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA) will continue unchanged. The maintenance of the system became controversial after former UK Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption resigned from the HKCFA and published his criticisms in the Financial [...]

Zimbabwean police arrested the interim opposition party leader Jameson Timba and 70 other youths for disorderly conduct during a private meeting held over the weekend at Timba’s residence, according to their lawyer Agency Gumbo on Monday. “Timba and the youths were severely beaten and injured,” said Gumbo. In the statement, Gumbo added that Timba is presently [...]