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India authorities arrest new suspect in 2008 Mumbai attacks
India's Foreign Minister SM Krishna announced Monday that the New Delhi police have arrested a key suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. Abu Hamza, an alleged member of the Pakistani militant group Lashk (More) |
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Europe rights court rules terror suspects will not face torture if extradited to US
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that five terrorism suspects facing extradition from the UK to the US will not face inhumane prison conditions in the US. The court held that British citizens Syed Talha Ahsan, Babar Ahmad [a (More) |
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Malaysia deports Saudi Arabia reporter facing death penalty
Malaysian officials confirmed Sunday that a Saudi reporter facing a possible death penalty charge in his country was handed over to Saudi officials for deportation. Malaysia national spokesman Ramli Yoosuf announced that Hamza Kashgari, 23, was flow (More) |
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Military Court upholds sentence of al Qaeda media director
The US Court of Military Commission Review on Friday ruled that Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul [HRW profile; JURIST news archive], media secretary of Osama bin Laden , was properly convicted of being a propagandist and should spend the rest of (More) |
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Iraq PM accepts resignation of lead corruption watchdog
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki [official website, in Arabic; JURIST news archive] on Saturday accepted the resignation of the country's lead corruption watchdog, Raheem Uqaili. Uqaili was the chairman of Iraq's Integrity Commission , an indep (More) |
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UK court approves extradition of terror suspect to US
A British court on Friday approved the extradition of alleged al Qaeda operative Abid Naseer to the US, where he will stand trial on several charges of terrorism , including providing material support to terrorists. In July, Naseer was one of five (More) |
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Iraq court acquits 2 men accused of killing British soldiers
An Iraqi court on Sunday acquitted two men accused of killing six British soldiers in Basra in 2003. The court ruled that it had insufficient evidence to prosecute Hamza Hateer and Mussa Ismael al-Fartusi for their participation in the "Red Cap mur (More) |
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Europe rights court blocks extradition of terror suspects to US
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday stayed the extradition of four terrorism suspects from the UK to the US, holding that potential punishment could violate Human Rights Convention provisions on the prohibition of torture and inh (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee appealing suspension of habeas corpus proceedings
A Tajikistan native held at Guantanamo Bay has challenged a federal judge's decision to suspend his habeas corpus proceedings after he was cleared for transfer to Tajikistan. Umar Hamzayevich Abdulayev alleges that Judge Reggie Walton of the U (More) |
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Indonesia law enforcement officials resign amid corruption scandal
Two senior Indonesian law enforcement officials resigned Thursday after being linked to an alleged plot to weaken the Corruption Eradication Commisions (KPK) , an anti-corruption agency. Deputy Attorney General Abdul Hakim Ritonga and Chief Detectiv (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
