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Vienna Trial Opens for Two Ex‑Syrian Officers Accused of Torture

The monthlong hearing will test Austria's authority to try alleged Syrian war crimes as victims from Syria and Europe prepare to testify.

Two Former Syrian Security Officials Stand Trial in Vienna Over Alleged Raqqa Torture

France Refers Gaza Flotilla Abuse Claims to Prosecutors

Syria Puts Assad Cousin Atef Najib on Trial in Damascus on Murder and Torture Counts

Peru Opens Human Trafficking Probe Into Peruvians Lured to Russia, Allegedly Forced Into Combat

Koblenz Opens Trial of Ex-Syrian Prison Guard on 70 Murders and Crimes Against Humanity

Iran Executes Amirhossein Hatami in Protest Crackdown

Argentine Army Dismisses 34 Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity After Watchdog Report

Nepal Arrests Ex–Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Former Interior Minister Over 2025 Crackdown

Supreme Court Quashes Stale Dowry FIR, Cancels Bail in Dowry-Death Case

Allahabad High Court Clears Trials in 1984 Kanpur Anti‑Sikh Riot Cases, Cites ‘Genocide’

Greater Noida Sting Rescues Newborn, Hospital Owner and Staff Arrested

Peru Court Sentences Vladimiro Montesinos to 20 Years for 1991 'Mail-Bomb' Murders

Spanish Prosecutors Recognize Franco-Era Torture of Activist Blanca Serra, Request Provisional Case Closure

Ex-Syrian Prison Chief Convicted in U.S. of Torture and Immigration Fraud

Mexico City Teacher Ordered to Stand Trial on Child Pornography Trafficking Charge

Buenos Aires Probes Rescue 14 Minors in Separate Exploitation Cases

Police Dismantle Móstoles Sex‑Trafficking Network, Free 18 Women and Detain Seven

Brazil's Chamber Criminalizes Enforced Disappearance, Drops Amnesty Exemption

Patna Court Quashes Transit Remand, Bars Action for 30 Days After Andhra Arrest of Bihar IG in 2021 Torture Probe