Robinho, sentenced to nine years in prison in Italy for raping a girl

The Italian Supreme Court confirmed this Wednesday the sentence to Nine years in prison for former Brazilian player Robson de Souza ‘Robinho’ for rape to a 23 year old girl in a Milan nightclub in 2013, when he was wearing the Milan shirt. The Italian Supreme rejected the appeal presented by Robinho’s lawyers, who defended … Read more

Is Europe doomed to be a simple observer of its security?

► “The European Union is inactive and delegitimized” Christian Mölling, director of the research program on security and defense at the European Council on International Relations (DGAP) in Berlin. On the security issue, Russia and Ukraine, we need to differentiate the role of the European Union and that of European states. Currently, the EU is … Read more

In Belarus, the opposition heavily condemned by the courts

The verdict is as brutal as it is devoid of surprise: six opponents of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko were sentenced, this Tuesday, December 14, to prison terms. These sentences range from fourteen years for politician Mikalai Statkevich to eighteen years in a penal colony under a harsh regime for Sergei Tikhanovsky, a blogger who became, … Read more