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Five killed protesting Muhammad cartoons in Afghanistan as furor goes global
At least five people protesting the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in Danish and other European papers were killed in Afghanistan Monday when security forces and police opened fire on demonstrators as the cartoons furor setting (More) |
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Amnesty blasts UK for 'forgotten prisoners' at Guantanamo
Amnesty International (AI) Monday condemned as "shameful" the British government's inattention to the plight of nine long-term British residents currently being held at the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba, and called once a (More) |
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The Real Danger of Presidential Spying
JURIST Guest Columnist Brian J. Foley of Florida Coastal School of Law says that the greatest threat posed by President Bush's domestic surveillance program is not to the privacy of ordinary Americans but rather to the independence of potential p (More) |
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Guantanamo hunger strikers reported near death
Several detainees involved in the continuing Guantanamo Bay hunger strikes are close to death, according to lawyers acting for the detainees. Despite force-feedings by the US military, there is concern for two emaciated Yemenis and a hospitalized S (More) |
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McCain calls for quicker process at Guantanamo
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Friday that detainees at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay who have been in the camp up to four years should have their cases heard and decided. Speaking to Associated Press at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, M (More) |
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Army says new death penalty rules may apply to Guantanamo detainees
A US Army spokesperson said Tuesday that new military death penalty regulations [JURIST document; JURIST report] may also apply to enemy combatants. The new rules, which enable the army to determine the location for executions "imposed by mili (More) |
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Yemen to try al Qaeda suspects released from Guantanamo Bay
Six Yemen citizens, including four who have been released from the US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay will face stand trial in a special terrorism court on accusations of belonging to al Qaeda, according to a report in the September 26 newsp (More) |
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Federal judge orders Pentagon to reveal Guantanamo detainee names
A federal judge on Monday ruled that the US Department of Defense must release the names of detainees being held as enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay . District Judge Jed Rakoff rejected arguments by the Pentagon that releasing the names would ha (More) |
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US Army issues new death penalty regulations
The US Army has issued new regulations governing the military death penalty . What the Army is calling a "major revision", however, raises questions whether the military is considering its first execution since 1961, when Army Pvt. John B (More) |
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US charges tenth Guantanamo detainee
The US Department of Defense announced Friday that it has brought charges [charge sheet; DOD press release] against a tenth Guantanamo Bay detainee. Abdul Zahir has been formally charged with conspiracy, aiding the enemy and attacking civilians, a (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
