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Bangladesh court opens trial of 800 soldiers charged in 2009 mutiny
The civilian trial of 800 soldiers charged with crimes stemming from their roles in a February 2009 mutiny [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] began Wednesday in the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka. The soldiers were charged in July with crim (More)
Bangladesh court convicts 14 border guards in mutiny trial
A special Bangladeshi military court sentenced 14 members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) border guard Monday for their roles in a February 2009 mutiny [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in the northeastern district of Sunamganj. The tribunal, (More)
Russia court bans YouTube for extremist content
A Russian court on Wednesday made public a ruling banning access to five websites, including the video-sharing network Youtube , for what it calls extremist elements. A court in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur obliged the local Internet provider Rosn (More)
Bangladesh court convicts dozens more over border guard mutiny
A Bangladeshi special court in the district of Sathkhira on Monday sentenced 56 members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on charges relating to their involvement in last year's border guard mutiny [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] that left (More)
Bangladesh court convicts 57 more over border guard mutiny
A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Sunday convicted 57 members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on charges relating to their involvement in last year's border guard mutiny [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. BDR Special Court-3 in the south (More)
Bangladesh court convicts 29 over border guards mutiny
A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Wednesday convicted 29 members of the paramilitary group Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on charges relating to their involvement in last year's border guard mutiny [BBC Backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The milita (More)
Bangladesh high court recommends against military trials for BDR mutiny suspects
Bangladesh's Supreme Court recommended against military trials for Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members who took part in February's border guard mutiny , Law Minister Shafiq Ahmed announced Monday. President Zillur Rahman asked for the court&# (More)
Bangladesh lifts ban on YouTube for publishing mutiny meeting audio
Officials from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said Thursday that a ban on video-sharing website YouTube has been lifted, but did not comment on access to several other blocked websites that also posted a recording in (More)
Bangladesh continues ban on websites that published mutiny meeting audio
Head of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Ziaul Islam said Tuesday that there are no plans in place to lift the ban on several websites that have posted a recording in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina [official profile (More)
Bangladesh considers court-martial for mutiny suspects
Bangladeshi officials said Saturday that the government is considering trying by court-martial the more than 1,000 border guards accused of participating in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny , which killed dozens of top BDR officials, including t (More)
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