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Gérard Depardieu’s legal battle: accusations of sexual assault and harassment

Gérard Depardieu, the renowned French actor, is set to stand trial on March 24 and 25, 2025, at the Paris Criminal Court, facing accusations of sexual assault by two women during the 2021 production of the film The Green Shutters, directed by Jean Becker. The accusations have drawn significant......

Algerian influencer Imad Tintin faces trial in France for inciting terrorism

The Algerian influencer known as "Imad Tintin" is set to appear before the Grenoble Criminal Court this Wednesday, March 5. In early January, he and three other individuals—two Algerians and a French-Algerian woman—were arrested in France for publishing content deemed hateful toward......

French surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec faces historic trial for child sexual abuse

Former French surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec is at the center of one of the most significant child abuse cases in the country’s judicial history. Accused of sexually abusing 299 victims—most of them minors under his medical care—Le Scouarnec, now 74, faces trial at the Morbihan criminal......

Syria denies Algeria’s appeal for prisoner release, escalating diplomatic discord

Syria has firmly declined Algeria’s request to release Algerian soldiers and Polisario fighters who were captured during the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime. According to French broadcaster Monte Carlo Doualiya, citing its correspondent in Damascus, Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa turned......

Salman Rushdie attack trial begins: Key suspect faces attempted murder charges

A 27-year-old Lebanese-American man, Hadi Matar, faces trial Monday for the violent assault on acclaimed author Salman Rushdie during a literary event in western New York. The prosecution will present evidence of how Matar allegedly planned and executed the attack that left Rushdie permanently blind......

Netanyahu's Corruption Trial Paused Following Surgery, Amid Ongoing Gaza Conflict

The Jerusalem district court has postponed Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial for two weeks, following the Israeli Prime Minister's recent prostate surgery. The hearings, which will resume on January 20, are part of an ongoing legal case where Netanyahu faces multiple charges including fraud,......

A Landmark Verdict in the Fight Against Sexual Violence A Decade of Abuse Unveiled in Court

A court in Avignon, France, delivered a historic ruling on Thursday, sentencing Dominique Pelicot, the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot, to 20 years in prison for a series of rapes and sexual abuse spanning nearly a decade. The verdict came after he was found guilty of drugging his wife and allowing......

Strengthening Cooperation Between Judicial and Human Rights Institutions in Morocco

In a significant step towards enhancing the protection of human rights and ensuring fair judicial processes, the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) and the Delegation for Human Rights have signed a framework cooperation agreement. The agreement, finalized on Wednesday in Salé, aims to strengthen......

Netanyahu Takes the Stand in Corruption Trial Amid Ongoing Conflict

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in a Tel Aviv courtroom on Tuesday to testify in his long-running corruption trial, marking his first time taking the stand. The trial, which could stretch for several weeks, comes at a time of intense national crisis as Israel faces ongoing conflict......