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A German court on Thursday sentenced a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including an AFP journalist. Hailing Thursday's ruling as a "historic day for the entire Gambian press", which Deyda Hydara had championed, RSF head of advocacy Antoine Bernard stressed: "The real instigator, dictator Yahya Jammeh and all his accomplices, must now be held accountable for their crimes.&#x...

On Thursday, November 30, German justice sentenced to life imprisonment a Gambian member of a death squad, convicted in particular of crimes against humanity, following News

In a landmark trial in Germany, a Gambian implicated in a death squad connected to President Yahya Jammehs regime was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday.

A German court sentenced a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Jammeh.

The trial of Bai Lowe for crimes against humanity committed in The Gambia is about to conclude in Germany. The prosecution called for a life sentence, even though they acknowledged that Lowe played a minor role in the crimes and later helped reveal them.

An Iranian-German businessman on death row may have made his last phone call, his daughter fears.

An Iranian-German businessman on death row may have made his last phone call, his daughter fears.

A new trilingual anthology showcases recent efforts to achieve justice for the victims of crimes committed in Syria. The book lends perspective to the trials held in Germany, offers historical and social contextualisation and outlines the limits of this judicial approach. By Rene Wildangel

For 20 years, Italy has ignored international crimes and cannot exercise universal jurisdiction. And the government of Giorgia Meloni is not helping matters.

In a German trial, the prosecution found Moafak D. (a former militiaman from Syria) guilty of war crimes committed in 2014 in the Palestinian refugees camp of Yarmouk (Damascus). For the plaintiffs in Berlin, this does not go far enough.