HONG KONG—A dozen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in an unauthorized candlelight vigil to mark Beijing’s bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square. The 12 were charged with participating in the unauthorized assembly in Victoria Park on June 4 last year, when thousands of Hong Kongers turned up to light candles and sing…
British ISIS ‘Beatle’ To Plead Guilty in US Court
One of the so-called ISIS Beatles, who is accused of conspiring to torture and behead hostages after joining the terrorist group will plead guilty when he appears in a U.S. court this week. A change of plea hearing for Alexanda Amon Kotey has been scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 2 in a U.S. District Court in…
Iowa Woman Sentenced to 25 Years in Hate Attacks on 2 Children
DES MOINES, Iowa—An Iowa woman who said she drove her SUV into two children in 2019 to try to kill them because of their race was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison on federal hate crimes charges. Nicole Poole Franklin had already been sentenced to up to 25 years, including a mandatory minimum of…
Missouri Woman Pleads Not Guilty in Friend’s Stabbing Death
TROY, Mo.—An eastern Missouri woman already serving a life sentence for murder pleaded not guilty Tuesday in the stabbing death of her friend a decade ago. Pamela Hupp is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Elizabeth “Betsy” Faria, in 2011. Prosecutors contend Hupp killed Faria four days after persuading her…
First Person Tried Under Hong Kong Security Law Found Guilty
HONG KONG—The first person to be tried under Hong Kong’s sweeping national security law was found guilty of secessionism and terrorism on Tuesday in a ruling closely watched for indications of how the law will be applied as China tightens its grip on the city long known for its freedoms. Tong Ying-kit was charged with…
Extinction Rebellion Protesters Found Guilty Over Printing Press Blockade
Six Extinction Rebellion protesters on trial for blockading the printing press of some of the UK’s major newspapers have been found guilty. The activists appeared at St Albans Magistrates’ Court on Friday accused of obstructing the highway outside Newsprinters printing works in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, on September 4, 2020. Judge Sally Fudge convicted the defendants, saying…
‘Torso Killer’ Pleads Guilty in 1974 Cold-Case Murders
NEWARK—For years, a savage murderer called the “Torso Killer” dribbled out confessions to a New Jersey detective, closing cold cases into the brutal deaths of four young women that dated back to the late 1960s. But there was one unsolved case the notorious serial killer would never admit to: The slayings of 17-year-old Mary Ann…
China Insider: Social Media Celebrity Forced to Confess on TV
Chinese social media celebrity “Labi Xiaoqiu” (small crayon ball) was formally arrested by the regime for defaming martyrs and forced to plead guilty on TV for questioning the number of deaths on the Chinese side in the Sino-Indian border conflict. The charge just took effect on March 1. Legal experts believe that this is clearly…
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