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Nearly 500 Alleged Gang Members Face Mass Trial for 37,400 Crimes

El Salvador’s courts on Thursday began holding mass trials of jailed gang members, first processing around 500 alleged members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang. The trial is part of El Salvador’s ongoing crackdown on gang violence, spearheaded by recently re-elected President Nayib Boucle. On Thursday, 492 suspected MS-13 leaders went on trial for more […]

Georgia legislature approves bill requiring cash bail for 30 additional crimes

A Georgia bill that would require cash bail for 30 crimes, including many misdemeanor crimes, is headed to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk after receiving final approval in the House on Tuesday. Senate Bill 63 was approved by the Republican-led House on a 97-69 vote Thursday after senators passed the bill on a 30-17 vote. The […]

Samsung CEO won’t be sent back to prison for financial crimes

Samsung CEO Lee Jae-yong avoided another prison sentence on Monday after being found not guilty of financial crimes related to the controversial merger of two of the company’s affiliates. According to reports, the Seoul Central District Court ruled that prosecutors were unable to sufficiently prove that the 2015 merger between Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries […]

Israel may have committed war crimes in Gaza but not genocide

In its preliminary findings, international court of justice It rightly refused to accept the resolution proposed by the Republic of South Africa condemning the genocide committed by Israel. Netanyahu’s government used excessive force in Gaza. It may be a war crime, but it is not genocide. international tournament Genocide is defined as killing or harming […]

1,000 Swedish Musicians Want Israel Banned from Eurovision 2024 for ‘War Crimes’

Recording artists Robin, Fever Ray, Viagra Boys and over 1,000 members of the Swedish music community are calling for Israel to be excluded from Eurovision 2024. More than 1,000 members of the Swedish music community signed the petition on Monday. open letter In response to Israel’s war against Hamas, he called on Eurovision’s governing body, […]

Georgia considers requiring cash bail for a wider array of crimes

Georgia, which once touted itself as a leader in criminal justice reform, is slowly leaning back into its old closed-door ways. State senators on Thursday voted 30-17 to pass a resolution requiring cash bail for 30 additional crimes, 18 of which are always or frequently misdemeanors, in the Senate bill. 63, with just one House […]

Federal report finds 1-in-10 US hate crimes occur at schools

Roughly one in 10 hate crimes in the United States in 2022 occurred in schools from kindergarten through college, according to a new FBI report. of reportA paper published Monday found that up to 10 percent of all hate crime crimes reported in 2022 occurred in schools, or 1,336 of the 13,346 total hate crime […]