Her family became a target of South Africa’s security police, facing “constant surveillance, death threats, phone bugging,” but she fought on.
Tag: Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides
Don’t Drink the Tea: Poison Is a Favored Weapon in Russia
Poison has been a preferred tool of the Russian security service for more than a century, and critics of the Kremlin say it remains in the arsenal today.
Brother of Manchester Arena Bomber Is Jailed for at Least 55 Years
The brother, Hashim Abedi, had already been convicted of murder for his role in the 2017 attack on a pop concert in northern England that killed 22 people.
How American Guns Are Fueling U.K. Crime
Handguns are quietly being smuggled into Britain, despite tough gun-control laws. The police fear that the illegal weapons are contributing to a rise in gang-related crime.
8 Dead After Attack in a Wildlife Reserve in Niger
French humanitarian workers, their Nigerien driver and a guide were killed, according to the authorities. The group was visiting an area known for its West African giraffes.
He Spent 26 Years in a Chinese Prison. Then He Was Cleared of Murder.
A court in eastern China convicted Zhang Yuhuan in 1995 for the murder of two boys. His exoneration has grabbed headlines, though legal reforms have been sluggish.
Body Bags and Enemy Lists: How Far-Right Police Officers and Ex-Soldiers Planned for ‘Day X’
Germany has woken up to a problem of far-right extremism in its elite special forces. But the threat of neo-Nazi infiltration of state institutions is much broader.
American Accused of Blasphemy Is Killed in Pakistan Courtroom
The shooting of Tahir Ahmad Naseem drew strong U.S. condemnation of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which are often used to persecute and intimidate religious minorities.
Video Surfaces of Execution of Aid Workers Abducted in Nigeria
The five men — four aid workers and a government employee — were abducted in June. A group aligned with the Islamic State is believed to be behind the killings.
Former Nazi Concentration Camp Guard, 93, Is Convicted in Germany
The 93-year-old defendant was convicted of 5,230 counts of accessory to murder — one for each person’s death while he was at the Stutthof camp — but was tried in juvenile court, because he was 17 at the time.