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Two American friends went to the Congo on vacation. Then they got swept up in a coup.
Three American travelers, including two 21-year-olds from Utah, face the death penalty for participating in a failed coup against Congo’s president. One of the Americans is the son of the coup’s leader,
The lawyer for 3 Americans facing a death sentence over Congo coup attempt files appeal
Three Americans sentenced to death in Congo for a coup attempt have filed an appeal. That's according to their lawyer on Tuesday who spoke to The Associated Press.
Gov. Cox: ‘Conversations ongoing’ about Utahns sentenced to death in Congo coup attempt
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said conversations are ongoing about what Utah and the United States can do to help two Utahns sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
How 3 Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and face the death penalty
Congo reinstated the death penalty earlier this year, lifting a more than two-decade-old moratorium, as authorities struggle to curb violence and militant attacks in the country. The men convicted in the coup attempt would probably be executed by firing squad.
How 3 young Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and facing the death penalty
A military court in Congo has convicted dozens of people, including three Americans, for a coup attempt. The court handed down death sentences to 37 defendants.
Death sentences in DR Congo coup trial spark outcry at home and abroad
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a series of death sentences in a coup trial is causing a stir both inside the country and abroad. Thirty-seven people, including six Westerners, have been condemned to death in connection with a failed coup in May.
American Jew sentenced to death in Congo for involvement in a failed coup
Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun — a Washington, DC-area native and father of three, one of three Americans and 37 people total sentenced to death Friday in the DRC over an attempt in May.
Georgia Election Integrity Coalition Is 'Recipe for a Coup': Ex-Prosecutor
Joyce Vance has reacted to emails that reportedly show how Georgia election officials hope to swing the election in Trump's ...
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Controversy surrounds release of Fiji 2000 coup leader George Speight
Failed coup leader George Speight has been granted a presidential pardon and released from Fiji's correctional facility ...
Armenia uncovers alleged coup plot with Russian traces
Yerevan on Sept. 18 accused five Armenian citizens and two former residents of Nagorno-Karabakh of undergoing military ...
Peru’s coup regime imposes national mourning for ex-dictator Alberto Fujimori
Just as Washington backed Fujimori as a defender of big business interests and vehement anti-communist, so today it supports ...
Fiji coup leader George Speight released after pardon
Former coup leader George Speight, sentenced to life imprisonment in Fiji in 2002 for treason, was released from prison on Thursday after he was pardoned by Fiji's Mercy Commission, officials said.
Ex-Fiji Coup Leader Speight Pardoned, Freed
Fijian former coup leader George Speight was granted a presidential pardon and freed on Thursday, after spending 24 years in jail on treason charges.
I’ve always been thirsty for a coup of the mindset – Barker-Vormawor
Vormawor, a Constitutional Rights and Policy Strategy Adviser for the Democracy Hub, has expressed his desire for a coup.
UN report: over 5,300 killed since Myanmar coup
The United Nations says over 5,300 civilians have been killed in Myanmar since the coup three years ago. It adds the military ...