Singapore is known for having some of the toughest drug laws in the world. The government insists that the death penalty helps keep the country safe. But a spate of executions has caused alarm and triggered unprecedented protests in the city-state. Authorities say the majority of Singapore’s residents support its zero-tolerance policy. But critics maintain…… Read More
Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest drug addiction rates. According to the Taliban, there are an estimated four million drug addicts across the country. Babrak, a former mujahideen fighter, used to be one of them. Now, he is committed to supporting addicts to detox in one of the capital’s under-resourced drug rehabilitation hospitals. Since…… Read More
The grand jury in Georgia, United States, investigating Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss has handed up a criminal indictment, though it was unclear whether the charges involved the former president. Officials with the Fulton County Court handed the indictment to Judge Robert McBurney on Monday, but did not make them public.…… Read More
Spilling secrets. Hollywood actor @amrwaked investigates the origins and influence of secret societies and their desire to hold sway from the shadows. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ #Decoded #AlJazeeraDigitalSeries #amrwaked #Aljazeeraenglish #دهاليز_عمرو_واكد #الجزيرة_O2 #نفس_جديد… Read More
Donald Trump’s aide arrives at Miami court after being indicted by a grand jury on four charges. Carlos De Oliveira is the latest person charged as part of Trump’s classified documents case. De Oliveira faces charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and lying to FBI investigators. Prosecutors in June accused Donald Trump of mishandling classified…… Read More
Opposition and Muslim politicians in India have called the fatal shooting of a railway official and three passengers onboard a train an attack “specifically targeting Muslims”. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App:…… Read More
On a stormy night in July 2005, South Sudanese rebel-leader-turned-Vice-President John Garang de Mabior was flying back to Sudan after a two-day visit to his longtime friend, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. An hour into the journey, his helicopter crashed in a remote mountain area, killing everyone on board. Air crash investigators concluded that bad…… Read More
India’s red sandalwood is one of the most expensive timbers in the world. It is also an endangered species. An international black-market trade in it has decimated valuable forests, with armies of smugglers terrorising local law enforcement. One man stands accused of being at the top of the trade – Sahul Hameed. Hameed is wanted…… Read More
In this episode of Fault Lines, we look into Florida’s cosmetic surgery industry, which has made national headlines for its high incidence of patient death and disfigurement, especially with regard to the extremely popular Brazilian butt lift (BBL) surgeries. The Florida Board of Medicine has spent years trying to place guardrails on the industry, particularly with…… Read More
A long-awaited inquiry has criticised the FBI investigation into Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Special Counsel John Durham says the agency lacked evidence and relied too heavily on Trump’s political opponents. While the US special prosecutor chides the FBI’s approach to a politically charged investigation, he did not issue new charges. Former President Trump is…… Read More
The plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority has faded from the media spotlight. But some journalists are bravely filming in secret inside what they call an apartheid state and sharing hundreds of hours of exclusive footage with 101 East. The videos tell a grim story. Although the atrocities that triggered a mass exodus in 2017…… Read More
The family of Lashawn Thompson, an inmate who died in an Atlanta county jail last year, has come out claiming he was “eaten alive” by insects and bed bugs. They are now calling for a criminal investigation into his death. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera…… Read More