13th August 2026
Justice

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

Author: Koang Chang | Published: 19 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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Sudan frees 35 S. Sudanese war prisoners captured in Heglig

The government of Sudan has released 35 South Sudanese prisoners of war who were captured during 2012 Heglig  (more…)

Bar Association ends power wrangles

Members of the South Sudan Bar Association have elected Advocate Issa Muzamil their chairperson. (more…)

Juba wants UN, AU to probe Abyei deadly attack

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has called for an independent investigation into last week’s attack in...

Rights defenders call for release of detained lecturer in Wau

Human rights defenders have called for the release of a university lecturer and two other people detained last year in Wau State. ...

Wau woman faces arrest for speaking about husband’s detention

The wife to a detained lecturer in Wau State says she is being threatened by security agents for speaking to Eye Radio about her husband's...

Teenage girl abducted in Juba

A 16-year-old girl has allegedly been abducted by men in uniform at Mangateen residential area in Juba. (more…)

Disunited Bar Association finally unites

South Sudan law practitioners have finally agreed to operate under one Bar association. (more…)

MI officer denies threatening to kill lawyers

A lawyer representing an officer from the Military Intelligence has dismissed claims that his client threatened the lives of three...

MI officer threatens lawyers with death

Three lawyers say they are afraid for their lives after a military intelligence officer threatened to kill them over a disputed piece of...

Kiir, cleaner are equal before the law, leaders reminded

A law professor at the University of Juba has called upon the law enforcement agencies to uphold the supremacy of the laws of South Sudan....

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