Court

A view of Ghent, in Belgium. Photo: Pixabay.

Spain

JUSTICE

Spanish rapper Valtonyc wins case against extradition in Belgium

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/22

Rapper Valtonyc received prison sentences totalling three and a half years in 2018 for praising Spanish separatist terrorist groups and insulting the Spanish monarchy

21 July 2021, Norway, Utoya: (L-R) Astrid Hoem, chairwoman of AUF, Stefan Lofven, Prime Minister of Sweden, and Jonas Gahr Store, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party, lay flowers at the Utoya memorial during a ceremony held a day before the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Norway terror attacks. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle/NTB/dpa.

World

TERRORISM

Norwegian court weighs mass killer Breivik's application for release

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/18/22

The public prosecutor's office is seeking to keep him behind bars, and it is considered highly likely that the court will agree

World

HUMAN RIGHTS

Russian court dissolves human rights group Memorial

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/21

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said it has provided support to terrorists and extremists

Qatar airways aircraft boeing 777 by Pixabay.

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Qatar Airways launches legal proceedings against Airbus

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/21/21

The airline noted that it currently has 21 A350 aircraft grounded

FILED - Former President of the Generalitat of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont (centre) in Italy in September. The EU General Court upheld the waiver of immunity on Catalonian independence leader Carles Puigdemont on Friday, a court press release stated. Photo: Lorena Sopêna/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

EU JUSTICE

EU court rejects bid to restore immunity of Catalan separatist MEPs

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/26/21

The European Parliament withdrew the lawmakers' immunity at Spain's request earlier this year

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Basque court strikes down proof of virus status requirement

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/21

The judges had argued that this measure was disproportionate in view of the high vaccination rate of about 90% of all Spaniards over the age of 12

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) is welcomed by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at The Royal Lazienki. Photo: Attila Husejnow/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

World

CONFRONTATION

Poland defies Brussels: declares parts of EU law not compatible with constitution

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/8/21

Representatives of the Polish opposition interpreted the ruling as a sign that PiS wants to lead Poland out of the EU

Spain

Catalan separatist Puigdemont travels back to Sardinia for hearing

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/4/21

Monday's hearing in a court in the city of Sassari is about whether Italy must hand Puigdemont over to Spain

FILED - 27 February 2021, Algeria, Tindouf: Sahrawi President Brahim Ghali speaks during a military parade marking the 45th anniversary of the declaration of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), near the south-western Algerian city of Tindouf, considered as the Sahrawi capital in exile. Photo: STR/dpa

Spain

CHARGES OF GENOCIDE

Spanish court rules Western Sahara secessionist leader to face trial

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/30/21

Spain, which ruled Western Sahara as a colonial power until 1975, does not recognize Morocco's territorial claims

FILED - 13 June 2021, Iraq, Al-Humaydat: Members of expert teams take part in the opening of a mass grave and the exhumation of the remains of victims who were killed and buried by the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror group back in 2014. More than 500 people, predominantly Shia Muslims, where executed and buried in the mass grave during an IS attack on the Badush Prison on 10 June 2014. The mass grave, which was first discovered in 2017, is located in the village of Al-Humaydat, 30 km west of the city of Mosul, a former IS stronghold in Iraq's northern Nineveh Governorate. Photo: Ismael Adnan/dpa

World

PRISON SENTENCE

German court jails mother of 5 for Islamic State membership in Syria

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/1/21

The woman was arrested in Essen in July last year, some two and a half years after returning to Germany.

Finland

VIKING SALLY MURDER

Finnish court acquits suspect in 34-year-old Baltic ferry murder case

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/1/21

The Danish suspect allegedly admitted his guilt during police questioning, but as he was not informed of his rights and no lawyer was present, the court did not recognize the statement as evidence.

Finland

RACISM

Helsinki court fines man for racial abuse of 'Husu' Hussein

The Nomad Today 6/1/21

The court ruled the man has to pay a fine of 1,440 euros.

A street scene in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Photo: Portraitor / Pixabay.

Finland

SENTENCED TO LIFE

Finnish court denies parole for Rwandan-born man over 1994 genocide

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/12/21

Francois Bazaramba, a Hutu, was sentenced to life in 2010 for inciting attacks on Tutsis in Nyakizu, southern Rwanda.

A person holds a "Black Lives Matter" sign as a heavy cloud of tear gas and smoke rises after being deployed by Seattle police as protesters rally against police brutality and the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 1, 2020. Picture taken June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

World

Trial of ex-police officer accused of killing George Floyd begins

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/8/21

Derek Chauvin, the main defendant, faces charges including second-degree murder.

23 January 2021, Russia, Saint Petersburg: Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration against the detention of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who was arrested on his return to Russia from Germany. Photo: Sergei Mikhailichenko/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

PROTESTS IN RUSSIA

Navalny's lawyers to appeal 30-day imprisonment in court hearing

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/28/21

Navalny is accused by Russian prosecutors of violating a previous suspended sentence by travelling to Germany.

A Norwegian plane landing. Photo: Jørgen Syversen.

Economy & Business

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Norway court approves Norwegian Air reconstruction application

The Nomad Today 12/9/20

Last month, the carrier reported a third quarter net loss of 980 million kroner (108 million dollars), as the coronavirus pandemic caused a sharp drop in demand for air travel.