Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong detained for 2019 anti-government assembly

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was remanded in custody on Monday after pleading guilty to charges of organising and inciting an unauthorised assembly near the police headquarters during last year’s anti-government protests. Wong, who was just 17 years old when he became the face of the 2014 student-led Umbrella Movement democracy protests, faces a… Read More Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong detained for 2019 anti-government assembly

Congolese military court sentences warlord Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka to life imprisonment for war crimes

A military court handed a life sentence on Monday to militia commander Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka for war crimes including murder, sexual slavery and child soldier recruitment in Democratic Republic of Congo. The two-year trial involving more than 300 victims is a landmark for Congolese justice, rights groups and the United Nations said. Authorities first issued… Read More Congolese military court sentences warlord Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka to life imprisonment for war crimes