13th August 2026
Justice

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

Author: Koang Chang | Published: 20 hours ago

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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UNDP dontates COVID-19 kits to Justice, Interior

The United Nations Development Program has donated coronavirus protection kits to the Ministry of Justice, Constitutional Affairs, and the...

Justice minister suspends some criminal proceedings

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has suspended for 30 days some criminal proceedings of minor offenses due to the...

NS arrests 33 armed gangsters in Juba

The National Security Service says it has arrested and handed over to police over 30 alleged criminals for committing various crimes,...

Soldiers forcibly ‘quarantine’ IDPs

The internally displaced people at UN Protection of Civilian sites (PoCs) in Juba say have been forcefully quarantined by the army over...

Teenager shoots friend dead in Nimule

Authorities in Nimule town say they are holding a 16-year-old boy who shot dead his 20-year-old friend on Saturday evening. (more…)

Five truck drivers arrested for smuggling passengers into S Sudan

Police at the border town of Nimule have arrested five truck drivers for reportedly smuggling people into the country over the weekend. ...

UPDF to investigate cross-border smuggling activities

The Uganda People’s Defense Forces say it is investigating allegations that its officers at border points are aiding illegal border...

Gov’t officials criticized for defying presidential ban on public gatherings

Civil society activists have criticized senior government officials for violating the presidential ban on public gatherings. (more…)

TNLA committee summons Paul Mayom over police harassment

The Minister of Interior, Paul Mayom, is expected to appear before the parliamentary defense committee next week over harassment of ...

Uganda to prosecute two S Sudanese for refusing to self-quarantine

Two South Sudanese who were intercepted at Elegu Border Post after escaping quarantine in Entebbe will be charged for violating Ugandan ...

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