An Uyghur surgeon has revealed he was forced to remove organs from an Uyghur prisoner who was barely alive on an execution ground almost 30 years ago. Enver Tohti was coerced into removing organs from a prisoner on an execution ground near Urumqi in 1995. Activists fear that now Uyghurs in internment camps could be […]
A man accused of a stabbing attack in Austin, Texas, will not be charged with a hate crime despite allegations of using racial slurs. Bert James Baker was accused of stabbing a Palestinian-American following a “free Palestine” rally, but a grand jury did not find evidence of a hate crime. Baker was instead indicted on […]
Twenty-four-year-old Jacob Beacher has been arrested for a hate crime at Rutgers University’s Center for Islamic Life. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey announced that he allegedly broke in and destroyed property, including sacred items during Eid celebrations. He also stole a Palestinian flag and a donation box. The in...
Chittagong, Bangladesh – AFP Somali pirates freed a Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel and its 23 crew early Sunday after sackloads of US dollars were air-dropped to them in ransom, the company and relatives said. The bulk carrier MV Abdullah was transporting more than 55,000 tonnes of coal from Maputo to the United Arab Emirates when it [&...
Miami, United States – AFP A former US ambassador who pleaded guilty to spying for Cuba for over four decades was sentenced on Friday to 15 years in prison. Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested in December for what US officials called “one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the United States government by...
Miami, United States – AFP Former US president Donald Trump said Friday that he plans to take the stand in his criminal trial for illegal payment of hush money that starts in New York on Monday. Asked by reporters at his luxury Florida home whether it would be legally risky to testify, Trump responded: “I’m […]
A Washington state judge has ruled against the use of artificial intelligence-enhanced video evidence in a triple murder trial. King County Superior Court Judge Leroy McCullogh says this is due to concerns over what he called the technology’s “novelty” and “opacity.” The unprecedented decision stems from a case i...
Newly released footage from a California Highway Patrol helicopter sheds light on the fatal September 2022 shootout between San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies and murder suspect Anthony Graziano. The shootout caused the death of Graziano’s 15-year-old abducted daughter, Savannah. The video suggests the minor may have been surrendering wh...
Two 10-year-old students have been apprehended for a gun transaction at their Florida elementary school. The Hendry County Sheriff’s Office revealed one of the boys, the son of a deputy, sold his deceased father’s handgun to a classmate for $300 in February. The discovery led to a lockdown at Country Oaks Elementary School following repo...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria on Sunday said troops had rescued students who were abducted from a school in the town of Kuriga, Kaduna state, earlier this month. Army spokesman Edward Buba, in a statement shared with Anadolu, said the victims were rescued in the early hours by troops with support from local authorities and […]
