Court Convicts Opposition

Zimbabwe court convicts opposition leader and 34 activists after 5 months of pre-trial detention

A Zimbabwean court has convicted an opposition leader and 34 other activists on charges of participating in an unlawful gathering, more than five months after they were taken into pre-trial detention

World - ABC News - 23 hours ago

Russian court convicts soldiers of murdering nine Ukrainians

World - Yahoo News - November 8

Court in Argentina confirms ex-president Kirchner's conviction

World - Yahoo News - November 14

Jussie Smollett's conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court

The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned actor Jussie Smollett's conviction for staging a fake hate crime. Smollett had claimed he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in January 2019.

Jussie Smollett conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court

The Illinois Supreme Court overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction Thursday on charges that he staged an attack against himself in Chicago in 2019 and then lied about it. Smollett appealed ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Ugandan opposition figure taken to military court after Kenya expulsion

World - Yahoo News - 2 days ago

Laken Riley's family speaks in court after Jose Ibarra's conviction

Laken Riley's loved ones addressed the court after a Georgia judge found Jose Ibarra guilty of all charges in the criminal case surrounding the nursing student's death. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez ...

Actor Jussie Smollett's conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court

The state's highest court ruled a special prosecutor's decision to re-indict Smollett violated his constitutional rights after Cook County prosecutors previously dropped charges against him.

Jussie Smollett's hate crime hoax conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court

The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned the conviction against Jussie Smollett for falsely reporting a hate crime to police.

Jussie Smollett's conviction in hoax attack overturned by state supreme court

The Illinois Supreme Court has thrown out former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction for lying about a 2019 hate crime.

Illinois Supreme Court overturns Jussie Smollett conviction for alleged hoax

Smollett, who is black and gay, was accused of lying about being the victim of a racial attack in Chicago.

Illinois Supreme Court overturns Jussie Smollett conviction in hate crime case

The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned Jussie Smollett's conviction for staging a hate crime in 2019, ruling he should not have been prosecuted after the initial case was dropped. The court did ...

French court convicts 18 people over involvement in human smuggling network, jailing 1 for 15 years

World - ABC News - November 5

French court convicts 18 in a major trial that casts light on the deadly migrant-smuggling trade

A French court has found 18 defendants guilty in a migrant-smuggling trial linked to the perilous English Channel route from France to the U.K. One of the ringleaders, from Iraq, was sentenced ...

World - ABC News - November 5

A South Korean court sentences opposition leader Lee Jae-myung to a suspended prison term for violating election law

World - ABC News - November 15

Jussie Smollett conviction in hate crime attack hoax overturned by Illinois Supreme Court

The conviction against actor Jussie Smollett in a case that accused him of falsely reporting a hate crime to Chicago police in 2019 has been overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court over ...

Trump nominates Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new efficiency department to ‘restructure federal agencies’ – live

Tesla CEO and onetime Republican presidential hopeful put forward to lead department to ‘dismantle government bureaucracy’ . Trump’s cabinet picks and likely contenders so far Joe Biden is ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Trump says he is 'opposite of a Nazi'

Former President Trump at a Monday rally rejected the label used by Vice President Harris and some of his former aides that he is a fascist, describing himself as "the opposite of a Nazi." “You ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Badenoch: We will have opposite approach to Labour on economy

Speaking on her first day as leader, Badenoch gave a first glimpse of her policy priorities.

Andonovski: Opposition 'targeting' KC's Chawinga

NWSL Golden Boot winner Temwa Chawinga scored the Kansas City Current's lone goal in a 1-0 quarterfinal victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday at CPKC Stadium.

Sports - ESPN - November 10

Bitter Infighting Divides Russian Opposition

Accusations of betrayal have already tarnished the movement once led by Aleksei Navalny. Now, the election of Donald J. Trump, a Putin admirer, further complicates the opposition efforts.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Ugandan opposition figure reportedly detained

Kizza Besigye's wife says he is being held in a military jail and demands the government free him.

Uzbekistan holds parliamentary election without real opposition

Polls have closed in Uzbekistan's parliamentary election that featured no real opposition to the Central Asian country's strongman president

World - ABC News - October 27

Georgia’s opposition calls for protests as election outcome is disputed

Pivotal election widely seen as a choice between a future in Europe and alignment with Moscow

Business - Financial Times - October 27

Mozambican Opposition Leader Warns of New Election Protests

World - Yahoo News - October 28

Georgian opposition dismayed by western response to ‘falsification’ of election

‘We need our friends’, say pro-European parties ahead of mass demonstrations in Tbilisi

World - Financial Times - October 28

RFK Jr.: Trump rally ‘the opposite of Nazism’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday said the rally hosted by former President Trump at Madison Square Garden is the “opposite of Nazism” as Democrats seek to paint the right in that light. Kennedy ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

2 popular breakout picks are going in opposite directions

Dan Titus debuts the Fantasy Basketball Vibe Check by taking a closer look at Cam Thomas making the leap and more.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 29

Hundreds in Turkey protest the arrest and ouster of opposition mayor

Hundreds of people have gathered in Istanbul to protest against the arrest and removal from office of a mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party for alleged links to a banned Kurdish militant group

World - ABC News - October 31

German coalition, opposition agree on anti-Semitism crackdown

World - Yahoo News - November 2

Florida's convicted killer clown released from prison

A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from a Florida prison.

German chancellor and opposition leader discuss election date

World - Yahoo News - November 7

German opposition leader Merz calls for snap elections

Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces growing pressure from politicians and business to commit to January vote

World - Financial Times - November 7

Conservatives weigh potential show of opposition against Johnson

House Republicans are holding their leadership elections next week, where Mike Johnson is largely expected to earn the speakership nomination.

Politics - Politico - November 9

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