Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Brazil’s Bolsonaro pardons ally convicted of hate speech

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President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil has gone head-to-head with the judiciary once more, awarding a pardon to a political friend convicted to prison for undermining democratic institutions late Thursday. Prompting opposition protests of executive overreach, the far-right president pardoned lawmaker Daniel Silveira just a day after his hate speech conviction for calling for the Supreme … Read more

Qandeel Baloch murder: Parents’ plea for sons acquittal rejected

Qandeel Balouch murder case

A court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking acquittal of Qandeel Baloch’s brothers in the murder case of the social media star. The application was moved by parents of Qandeel Baloch who was murdered on July 16, 2016 in the name of honor. Two of her brothers Waseem and Aslam Shaheen were nominated as suspects … Read more