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Japan Enacts Law Criminalizing Public Desecration of National Flag

Closing a legal gap, the law creates a feelings‑based test for punishment that invites constitutional challenge

Zaire Wade Charged With Felony After Burbank Domestic Violence Arrest

Newport Beach Fourth of July Unrest Leaves Hundreds Detained and Many From Arizona

Spanish Congress Approves Criminal Penalties for Conversion Therapies

Car Burned at Nanterre Prison Entrance as Suspect Flees

Woman Who Lived as a 12-Year-Old for 14 Months Is Made Defendant as Court Orders Psychiatric Exam

Peru Approves 2026–2028 Prison Decongestion Plan

CDMX Congress Approves New Crime of Hostigamiento Coercitivo

Brazil's Lower House Postpones Vote on Cutting Criminal Age to 16

Judge Halts Case Against Rihanna Home Shooting Suspect for Competency Review

Gesell Interviews Reinforce Case in Jeremías Monzón Killing as Charges Near

Lula Lets Deadline Lapse as Senate Chief Moves to Enact Jan. 8 Sentencing Law

Mexican Wrestler ‘Cuatrero’ Found Guilty in Attempted Feminicide Case With Sentencing Set for May 12

Rondônia Police Lieutenant Colonel Caught With 300 Tirzepatide Vials at Paraguay Border Freed on Bail

Flávio Bolsonaro Renews Push to Lower Criminal Age to 16, Vows 14 for Heinous Crimes

Partner Arrested in Algeria in Manon Relandeau Case Will Face Local Justice

Peru Steps Up Prison Raids, Seizes Contraband and Transfers High-Risk Inmates

Chaco Issues Arrest Order for Alleged Fake Doctor Who Worked Months in Public Hospitals

Argentina Authorizes Phone Detection and Blocking in Federal Prisons

Mexico City Files Anti-Extortion Bill Creating 'Coercive Harassment' Offense