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ICTY prosecutors seek life sentence for former Bosnian Serb parliament speaker
Prosecutors in the war crimes case against Momcilo Krajisnik , a former Bosnian Serb speaker of parliament and the right hand man to former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [ICTY case backgrounder; BBC profile], have called for a life sentence f (More) |
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ICTY finds Croatian journalist guilty of contempt for publishing court transcripts
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday found Croatian journalist Josip Jovic guilty of contempt of the Tribunal for publishing transcripts of a closed court session a (More) |
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ICTY assigns counsel for Serb nationalist politician Seselj after 'disruptive' conduct
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has assigned counsel for Vojislav Seselj , ruling that Seselj may not conduct his own defense in his war crimes trial. According to the ICTY press release :In coming to its decision, t (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor says Serbia failure to arrest Mladic 'inexcusable'
Carla Del Ponte , chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , on Monday called Serbia's continued failure to arrest war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIST news archive] "ine (More) |
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Serbia calls for prosecution of Bosnian commander depicted in 'war crimes' video
The Serbian government has called for the prosecution of Bosnian military officer Atif Dudakovic after a Serbian television station broadcast a video Tuesday that allegedly shows Dudakovic ordering his troops to burn a Serb village in 1995. The Du (More) |
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Lebanon may call for special tribunal to try Israeli 'crimes'
Lebanese Justice Minister Charles Rizk told Lebanese media Wednesday that Lebanon plans to send UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan a report outlining alleged war crimes committed by Israel in its conflict with Hezbollah that could be the basis for pr (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor appeals light sentence for Bosnian Muslim war criminal
ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte has appealed the two-year prison sentence for Naser Oric , a former senior commander of Bosnian Muslim forces in Srebrenica convicted of war crimes . The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY (More) |
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Ex-justice minister pleads not guilty to war crimes in Bosnia court
Momcilo Mandic, the former Bosnian Serb justice minister in the wartime government under Radovan Karadzic , pleaded not guilty at the War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday to charges of war crimes, crimes against hu (More) |
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Bosnia court indicts ex-justice minister on war crimes charges
The War Crimes Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday added war crimes to the charges against Momcilo Mandic, the former Bosnian Serb justice minister in the wartime government under Radovan Karadzic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIS (More) |
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Serbia court issues new arrest warrant for Milosevic widow
A court in Serbia issued a new international arrest warrant Monday for Mirjana Markovic , the wife of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic . The court issued the warrant because Markovic on multiple occasions has failed to appear in court (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.
