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Taylor defense team seeks end of Liberia travel ban
The lead counsel for former Liberian president Charles Taylor [BBC profile; SCSL case materials] Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to lift its travel ban [Resolution 1521, PDF; backgrounder] against individuals deemed to be threats to the pea (More) |
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Haneef may still face bomb plot charges: Australia police chief
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty Wednesday indicated that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigation of Dr. Mohammad Haneef was "far from complete," adding that the AFP may still submit a new brief of evidence ag (More) |
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Australia PM refuses to apologize over handling of Haneef terror case
Australian Prime Minister John Howard refused to apologize for the Australian government's handling of Dr. Mohammad Haneef Monday, saying that it had not "victimized" Haneef despite holding him as a terrorist suspect for 25 days. Han (More) |
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Australia lifts travel ban for Haneef after prosecutors drop terror charge
[JURIST Australian Immigration and Citizenship Minister Kevin Andrews told reporters Saturday that the Australian government has given Dr. Mohammad Haneef permission to leave Australia, reversing a previous decision to place the former terror suspe (More) |
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Taylor defense witnesses refusing to testify in fear of UN sanctions: lawyer
A defense lawyer for former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] told the Special Court for Sierra Leone Monday that potential defense witnesses are refusing to testify for the defense because they fear the possibili (More) |
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Federal appeals court upholds Iraq travel ban fine against US humanitarian
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a $10,000 fine levied by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) against a US man who willfully violated the 1990-2003 international embargo against Iraq to deliver medicine a (More) |
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Belarus prosecutors seek prison term for opposition protest leader
Belarus prosecutors have requested a six-to-10-year sentence for opposition politician Alexander Kozulin , who in March led what prosecutors say were unauthorized protests over the controversial re-election of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenk (More) |
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Belarus imposes retaliatory travel bans on EU, US officials
In retaliation for a travel ban imposed on several Belarus leaders by the European Union and the United States , Belarus Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Popov said Thursday that Belarus will impose retaliatory travel bans on foreign officials sup (More) |
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Belarus to appeal US, EU travel bans
Belarus plans to appeal decisions by the European Union and the United States to ban Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko [official website; BBC profile] and other top government officials from entering their jurisdictions, according to a Lukashe (More) |
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US imposes travel ban on Belarus president, associates
President Bush has imposed a US travel ban on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko [official website; BBC profile] and his associates. In a proclamation released Monday, Bush cited election fraud, corruption and human rights violations as reasons (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
