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L'IDF ha dichiarato che due soldati trascorreranno diverse settimane in prigione militare a causa di un incidente che, secondo l'esercito, è stato considerato con estrema severità. Due soldati israeliani saranno detenuti per la profanazione di un oggetto cristiano, dopo che uno di loro ha infilato una sigaretta nella bocca di una statua della Vergine Maria nel sud del Libano e l'altro l'ha fotografata. La foto del soldato, con una sigaretta a penzoloni dalla propria bocca, è diventata virale scatenando una diffusa indignazione. È stato l'ultimo atto delle forze israeliane nel sud del Libano a essere denunciato come anticristiano. Continua a leggere...

• Il casting director esorta Keir Starmer a intervenire nel caso di Paata Burchuladze, 71 anni, condannato a sette anni di carcere dopo aver cantato durante le manifestazioni anti-regime • La Royal Opera House di Londra ha sollecitato Keir Starmer a intervenire nel caso di Paata Burchuladze, un cantante basso di fama mondiale imprigionato in Georgia da ottobre con l'accusa di aver guidato un colpo di stato contro il leader autoritario del Paese. • Il settantunenne ha esibito presso la Royal Opera House e la Metropolitan Opera House di New York e ha collaborato con artisti del calibro di Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo e José Carreras.

Holder went back to woman’s Cheltenham flat after night out and refused to stop assault even when she began cryingA co-founder of the clothing company Superdry has been jailed for eight years for raping a woman after a night out in Cheltenham.James Holder, 54, had been due to get a taxi back to his home in the Cotswolds with a male friend. Instead, the pair got into the victim’s taxi and went to her flat in the Gloucestershire town, where Holder raped her.Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222 in England and Wales, 0808 801 0302 in Scotland, or 0800 0246 991 in Northern Ireland. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html Continue reading...

In an exclusive interview from prison, Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, tells of her treatment after being arrested for demonstrating against the governmentA woman being held in prison in Somalia for taking part in peaceful protests has described how she was tortured by her guards.Sadia Moalim Ali, 27, told the Guardian she was stripped naked by two male guards in a room monitored by CCTV, kicked, beaten with a baton and left for two days in a small cell without food. Continue reading...

Jordan Linden sentenced to 18 months for string of crimes committed over 10 years between 2011 and 2021A former SNP council leader has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after being found guilty of a string of sexual offences against young men and teenagers as young as 14.Jordan Linden, once considered a rising star in the SNP, was convicted of five sexual assaults on young men after a trial at Falkirk sheriff court in March, which heard that the SNP had “downplayed or ignored” complaints about his behaviour. Continue reading...

Ross Davidson, who sang with group in 2018, was convicted of offences committed against six womenMusician Ross Davidson, a former singer for Spandau Ballet, has been jailed for 14 years for multiple rapes and sexual assaults.Davidson, 38, was convicted across two trials of two counts of rape, an attempted rape, three sexual assaults and two charges of voyeurism, in offences committed against six women between August 2013 and December 2019. Continue reading...

Media tycoon honoured in absentia as critics decry his 20-year sentence under national security lawThe jailed media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has been awarded Deutsche Welle’s freedom of speech award for his contribution to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.The German public broadcaster said on Thursday that Lai would be presented in absentia with the 12th iteration of the award on 23 June at the DW Global Media Forum in Bonn. Continue reading...