Keywords: Trial


Athens murder investigation advances as suspect is remanded over British woman's death

Greek authorities have placed a 26-year-old suspect in pre-trial detention as the investigation into the killing of a British woman found dead inside a suitcase in Athens moves into a new judicial phase. The victim, a 38-year-old British national, was discovered in mid-July after her body was found......

Armenian Apostolic Church leader faces trial as tensions deepen with government

Armenia is set to witness a landmark legal case as Catholicos Karekin II, the spiritual leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church, prepares to stand trial alongside six senior clerics, marking a new chapter in the increasingly strained relationship between the country's religious establishment and......

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye hospitalized in intensive care after courtroom collapse

Detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye is unconscious and receiving treatment in an intensive care unit after collapsing during a court appearance in Kampala, according to his wife. In a post published early Thursday on X, Winnie Byanyima said her husband had been admitted to the intensive......

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye collapses during treason trial hearing

Prominent Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye collapsed during a court hearing in Kampala on Wednesday while standing trial on treason charges, according to a senior official from his political party. Harold Kaija, a senior member of the People's Front for Freedom (PFF), told Reuters that Besigye......

Chinese university launches investigation after reported death in experimental gene therapy trial

A Chinese university has opened an internal investigation following reports that the death of a six-year-old participant in an experimental gene therapy trial was not disclosed in a published scientific study, raising new questions about transparency and ethical standards in clinical research. The inquiry......

Jubillar case: Toulouse meeting weighs possible delay of Cédric Jubillar’s appeal trial

A meeting bringing together judges and lawyers is set to take place Tuesday at the Toulouse courthouse to discuss the organization of Cédric Jubillar’s upcoming appeal trial and the possibility of postponing the proceedings following major developments in the case. The appeal trial, scheduled......

Spanish prime minister's wife to stand trial over influence and public funds allegations

A court in Madrid has ordered Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial on charges of alleged influence peddling and the misappropriation of public funds, marking a new chapter in one of Spain’s most closely watched political and judicial......

Italy’s Genoa bridge collapse trial reaches decisive stage as first verdict approaches

Nearly eight years after the catastrophic collapse of Genoa's Morandi Bridge, one of Italy's deadliest infrastructure disasters, a court is preparing to deliver its first verdict in a landmark criminal trial that has become a symbol of the country's debate over infrastructure safety and corporate......

Jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu removed from courtroom as corruption trial resumes

Turkey's imprisoned opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu was once again removed from the courtroom during a hearing in his corruption trial on Wednesday, intensifying concerns over judicial independence and political freedoms as the high-profile proceedings continue. According to reports from Turkish......