A Cairo appeals court on Saturday acquitted 33 protesters previously sentenced to two years in prison. The protesters were among 300 others who were arrested in April for holding a large scale public demonstration against the surrendering...
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Egypt appeals court acquits 33 convicted protesters
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AP: police departments not filing hate crime reports
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Taliban gunmen attack Afghanistan court building, killing prosecutor
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China to ignore UN ruling concerning the South China Sea
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Egypt court begins trial for journalist union leader and members
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Venezuela president accuses national assembly of usurping presidential duties
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DOJ asks appeals court to vacate sanctions in immigration dispute
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Obama commutes sentences of 42 inmates convicted of drug offenses
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Amnesty: EU cannot return refugees to Turkey under new agreement
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UN: AIDS epidemic driven by human rights violations
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An Associated Press (AP) investigation has found that thousands of police agencies across the country do not submit hate crime reports to the FBI. Although many agencies and departments would only file zeros, federal guidelines call [Indianapolis Star...
Three Taliban gunmen on Sunday attacked a court building in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people including a newly appointed chief prosecutor. Authorities state that 21 others were injured in the attack before the gunmen were shot dead...
A Chinese official said Saturday that China will ignore a decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague over the South China Sea dispute. The Philippines filed a case against the People's Republic of China with...
An Egyptian court on Saturday began the trial of a journalist union leader as well as two board members who were charged with spreading false news and harboring wanted reporters. About a month prior, Union leader Yahya Qalash denounced...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday filed a complaint in the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (STJ) accusing National Assembly opposition leaders of partaking in international relations contrary to constitutional law. Assembly...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday asked a federal appeals court to vacate sanctions imposedd by a district judge. The sanctions are apart of an ongoing immigration debate where 26 states sued ...
US President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the sentences of 42 inmates convicted of drug offenses as part of his ongoing efforts toward criminal justice reform . The 42 inmates received the commutation and...
The EU must stop returning refugees to Turkey, Amnesty International (AI) said Friday in a briefing . The briefing details the defects in Turkey's care of refugees, stating that the hardships faced by refugees cause such...
A group of UN independent human rights experts said Friday that human rights violations contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS. The Special Rapporteurs on the right to health Dainius Pῡras, human rights defenders Michel Forst, extreme poverty,Philip Alston...
