prosecution

Yuta explains what Japan's 99% conviction rate actually means, noting that prosecutors drop cases unless confidence is very high. He argues that the number is widely misunderstood and cites his sources.

A Rare Earth explainer on Japan's criminal justice system and its extremely high conviction rate. It outlines the system's idiosyncrasies and how suspects are treated.

Al Jazeera's full unedited version of the WikiLeaks 'Collateral Murder' footage from a US military helicopter cockpit, showing a 2007 Baghdad attack that killed about a dozen people, including two Reuters journalists.