14th August 2026
Justice

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes

Author: Koang Chang | Published: August 12, 2026

A court in Syria on Tuesday sentenced former President Bashar Assad and his younger brother, Maher Assad, to death in absentia after...

Author: Koang Chang | Published: August 11, 2026

Juba Central Prison gets 480 new beds in bid to ease overcrowding

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Fighting over stolen memory card leaves 175 injured in Juba’s UN camp

Three-day fighting amongst IDPs allegedly over a stolen memory card has left 175 wounded at the Protection of Civilians site located at the...

Police arrest 20 suspects, including 6 soldiers over the death of civilians

Twenty people including six SSPDF soldiers have been arrested in connection with the killing of civilians at the Sherikat area in Juba two...

Interview with Justice Ajonye on rights of the older persons during Covid-19

Around the globe, most people dying from Covid-19 are old. Since South Sudan confirmed its first case of Covid-19 on April 5 this year,...

Army arrests Lual Akook after fatal Sherikat shooting

The SSPDF says it has apprehended SSPDF officer, Lual Akook, the nephew of President Salva Kiir after he allegedly killed civilians at the...

Lakes activists condemn recurrent rape cases

  A group of over 30 civil society organizations in the Lakes State has condemned the recurrent rape and gender-based...

Two more young women gang-raped near Jebel Kujur, Juba

Two more women have yet again been raped by armed men on Friday in a residential area in the capital, Juba. (more…)

George Floyd death: Ex-officer held in Minneapolis

A man sacked as a police officer following the death of unarmed black man George Floyd in the US city of Minneapolis has been arrested,...

Sudan says three jailed Bashir aides have virus

Sudanese authorities said Wednesday that three former senior aides to ousted president Omar al-Bashir have caught the novel coronavirus in...

Gender minister blames impunity for endless rape cases

The Minister of Gender, Child and Social Welfare says impunity is one of the obstacles blocking justice for rape survivors in South Sudan....

Rumbek girl beaten to death for ‘getting pregnant’

  A 20-year-old girl has been killed by her brothers in Rumbek for allegedly getting pregnant. (more…)

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