Tag: Law enforcement

Rio de Janeiro police seize on a new target: Hard-to-grasp stuffed animals

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rio de Janeiro — already notorious for street muggings, corrupt politicians, ruthless militias and Kalashnikov-toting drug traffickers — has...

Hong Kong court will deliver verdict Thursday for 2 journalists accused of sedition

HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong court will hand down a verdict Thursday for two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in...

What's at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?

HONG KONG -- Two journalists who led a now-closed Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on...

French prosecutors set to charge or release Telegram CEO Pavel Durov as his custody order expires

PARIS -- French prosecutors are expected to charge or release the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, after his police...

French judge extends police custody for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov

PARIS -- A French investigative judge extended police custody for the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, prosecutors said on...

What is Telegram and why was its CEO arrested in Paris?

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his...