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Judges, defendants, prosecutors and police: who was in the news this past week.

Who’s who this week

10 people in the news

Brazilian politician (born 1981)

Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the United States, despite orders to surrender his passports to…

3 stories this week

President of Brazil (2003–2011; since 2023)

Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the United States, despite orders to surrender his passports to…

3 stories this week

British far-right activist (born 1982)

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson is convicted of harassing two journalists and causing them to fear violence.

1 story this week

President of El Salvador from 2004 to 2009

A Salvadoran court issues an order to release former president Antonio Saca from prison after the end of his 10-year…

1 story this week

Algerian-Palestinian activist (born 1995)

Algerian-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil returns to Columbia University in New York City, United States, after…

1 story this week

Egyptian journalist

An Egyptian court orders independent news website Mada Masr to close after convicting editor-in-chief Lina Attalah of…

1 story this week

Brazilian jurist and politician (born 1968)

Brazilian police orders senator Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender his passports after Supreme Federal Court justice…

1 story this week

Belarusian politician and pro-democracy activist

A Swiss court convicts former Belarusian security officer Yuri Harauski over the 1999 abduction of businessman Anatol…

1 story this week

Former commander of the United Liberation movement of Liberia for democracy

The Swiss supreme court upholds a 20-year jail sentence for former Liberian rebel commander Alieu Kosiah after he was…

1 story this week

Belarusian businessman, politician and pro-democracy activist (1952–1999)

A Swiss court convicts former Belarusian security officer Yuri Harauski over the 1999 abduction of businessman Anatol…

1 story this week