Russian civil rights activists Wednesday issued a statement warning that a proposed law that would change the definition of treason would allow the government to arrest any government critic . The proposed legislation extends the definition...
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Russia rights activists warn new treason law raises Stalinist specter
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ICTY convicts Kosovo political figures for interfering with Haradinaj witnesses
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Turkish court combines judge killing, coup cases
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UN justice office urges more cooperation on combating piracy
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Indonesia province postpones decision to implant HIV/AIDS patients with microchips
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Iraq cabinet approves legislation for foreign troop withdrawal
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DC council passes legislation increasing gun owner requirements
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US transfers 39 detained Saddam-era officials to Iraq government
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SEC launching investigation of failure to act on Madoff fraud scheme
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US transfers three Algerian Guantanamo detainees to Bosnia
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Two prominent Kosovar Albanians were found guilty of contempt Wednesday in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . Former Kosovo minister for Culture, Youth and Sport Astrit Haraqija was sentenced...
The Turkish Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a lawyer accused of killing a judge and merged the case with the trial of a right-wing group accused of plotting a coup. Alparslan Arslan was sentenced...
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Tuesday called for greater judicial cooperation to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia. UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa said that while pirates...
The legislature in the Papua province of Indonesia announced Tuesday that it will postpone a decision on whether to implant certain individuals infected with HIV/AIDS with microchips to monitor...
The Iraqi cabinet on Wednesday approved draft legislation that would require most non-US foreign troops to leave Iraq by mid-2009. The legislation must now be submitted to the Iraqi parliament for approval. A government spokesperson said that...
The Council of the District of Columbia passed legislation Tuesday increasing the requirements of gun owners in Washington, DC. The legislation contains a number of provisions that the city council hopes will make it more...
The US military reported on Tuesday the transfer of 39 high-value detainees from the custody of US-led multinational force to an Iraqi controlled prison. The detainees were all former members of the regime of Saddam Hussein [JURIST...
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Christopher Cox on Tuesday said that he would launch an immediate investigation into how the fraud allegedly perpetrated by Bernard Madoff went undetected for so long....
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday announced that three Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to their adopted homeland of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The transfer follows a November ruling...
