A British soldier will stand trial for murder over the 'Bloody Sunday' killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in 1972. In Russia, a veteran human rights campaigner is facing a retrial for discrediting the armed forces. Additionally, opposition politician Ilya Yashin has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for spreading 'fakes' about the Russian army. In Thailand, a progressive lawmaker was sentenced to six years in prison for insulting the monarchy.
A court in Thailand convicted and sentenced a recently elected lawmaker to six years in prison for defaming the monarchy under a controversial law that guards the royal institution. https://t.co/wtjq77wsWP
British soldier to face murder trial over Northern Ireland's 'Bloody Sunday' https://t.co/BISUAlrgg0 https://t.co/mKZLUmzaxF
⚠️ RUSSIAN COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF VETERAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNER A Moscow court on Thursday ordered a retrial in the case of a veteran Russian human rights campaigner who is fighting charges of discrediting the country's armed forces. Oleg Orlov, 70, has been for more than two… https://t.co/fBvj879pKE
⚠️ BRITISH SOLDIER TO FACE MURDER TRIAL OVER NORTHERN IRELAND'S 'BLOODY SUNDAY' The only British soldier charged over the "Bloody Sunday" killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in 1972 will stand trial for murder, a Northern Irish court ruled on Thursday. The… https://t.co/dFW2BPnMDo
Thai MP sentenced to six years for insulting monarchy https://t.co/ju2KtgNEEe
A cassation court has upheld the sentence of opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who was given eight and a half years in prison for spreading “fakes” about the Russian army. https://t.co/KymBaoc46M
Thai MP convicted for posts insulting the monarchy #globalrisk https://t.co/v4XqRMzkhK
Thai MP sentenced for insulting monarchy https://t.co/mGeWuDvjtM https://t.co/8g18TiXQce
Progressive Thai lawmaker sentenced to jail for insulting monarchy https://t.co/WqNGk6fqiV https://t.co/kwCdIgn0ib