Tehran Court Chief Warns Rioters of Heavy Penalties

Head of Tehran’s Revolutionary Tribunal cautioned those insisting on participation in violent unrest against the consequences of their disorderly conduct, saying rioters arrested from the third day of the unrest on will receive harsher punishment.
 (Tasnim)

Russia passes new anti-terrorism laws; up to 7 years in jail for voicing support for terrorism

Russia's new anti-terrorism laws, signed Thursday by Russian President Vladimir Putin, include punishments for organizing "mass unrest" and provide up to seven years in jail for "justification" of terrorism or extremism.

Palestinians condemn Israel's decision to toughen penalty against stone-throwers

A Palestinian official condemned on Tuesday the Israeli Knesset's (parliament) approval of a law hiking up punishments against Palestinian stone-throwers.

China: 197 punished for spreading rumors online

A total of 197 people were punished for spreading rumors about the recent stock market fluctuations and the Tianjin Blasts on social media, authorities said on Sunday.

Putin enacts law banning ‘undesirable’ NGOs amid outcry

Russian President Vladimir Putin officially enacted a controversial law banning "undesirable" non-governmental organizations, the Kremlin said Saturday, in a move condemned by human rights groups across the board.

EU and US denounce Morsi death sentence

The European Union and the United States have denounced the death sentences handed to deposed president Mohamed Morsi and more than 100 others by an Egyptian court.

Former Egyptian president Morsi sentenced to death. The court will pronounce its final decision on 2 June.

An Egyptian court sentenced deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and more than 100 other defendants to death today over jail breaks during the 2011 uprising.