insert_link Namibia Seven convicted for Caprivi secession attempt Seven men convicted in Namibia’s longest-running Caprivi treason trial were sentenced to prison terms of five to 16 years on Monday for attempting to secede from the Zambezi region. The trial involved 132 people charged with 278 offenses, including high treason and murder, related to the Caprivi conflict between 1992 and 2002. A local newspaper reported that the men had already been in custody for more than 20 years. todayOctober 14, 2024 13
insert_link World Germany begins trial of far right-coup plotters The first high-profile criminal trials get underway today in Germany - as a group faces allegations of preparing to try and violently overthrow the German government. Prosecutors opened their case against individuals tied to the Reichsbürger (Citizens of the Reich) movement. In all, 27 people face charges, including high treason and belonging to a terror organization, but they will be tried in three separate courtrooms in different cities. The plot to overthrow the […] todayApril 29, 2024 37