The last two remaining defendants in Ethiopia's criminal treason prosecution of individuals allegedly involved in mass anti-government demonstrations in 2005 have denied association with the opposition party Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) and are seeking to be acquitted, defense lawyers said Monday. Daniel Bekele of ActionAid Ethiopia and Netsanet Demissie, the Executive Director of [...]

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The Bangladeshi High Court suspended the extortion trial of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed Monday after receiving a motion from Hasina's lawyers challenging the legality of her detention under emergency laws . Hasina's lawyers argued that she cannot be detained under emergency laws declared by the interim emergency government because her alleged offenses originate [...]

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The Serbian Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor Monday announced the indictment of former Yugoslavia Army Captain Vladimir Kovacevic for war crimes associated with the 1991 Siege of Dubrovnik . In the siege, Kovacevic's artillery unit allegedly indiscriminately shelled the ancient Adriatic city, causing at least five civilian casualties and destroying culturally and historically significant [...]

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US President George W. Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address that he wants to modernize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to meet threats from terrorists who can now use cell phones and the Internet to communicate. Bush urged Congress to pass new legislation, saying: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — also known [...]

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