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EU complicity with US rendition and surveillance programs must end: European Parliament
The European Parliament said Thursday that EU member states' complicity with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) rendition program has led to violations of fundamental rights and must end immediately. Members of European Parliament pointed to (More) |
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Morsi hearing set for November 4
A Egyptian court on Wednesday set the trial date for the ousted president Mohamed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] for November 4. Along with Morsi, 14 other leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], includin (More) |
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Muslim Brotherhood appeals order seizing funds
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] filed a lawsuit Monday appealing a court verdict ordering the interim government to seize the group's assets. The decision by the Cairo Court for Urgent Matters handed down Septembe (More) |
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US military captures suspected al Qaeda leader
US military special forces on Saturday captured Abu Anas al Libi, a suspected high-ranking operative of al Qaeda , during a raid conducted in Tripoli, Libya. US authorities allege that al Libi played a significant role in planning and executing the (More) |
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HRW calls on Libya to suspend death sentences of Gaddafi supporters
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Libya Friday to suspend the death sentences of Ahmed Ibrahim and Walid Dabnoon, who were convicted of crimes related to the country's uprising in June 2011. HRW contends that Ibrahim, a former official in the g (More) |
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Egypt court affirms sentence against former Morsi prime minister
An Egyptian court on Monday upheld a one-year prison sentence against Hisham Kandil , the former prime minister of deposed leader Mohamed Morsi . Kandil was imprisoned in April for failing to follow a court order to re-nationalize a textile company (More) |
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Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood
An Egyptian court on Monday banned the Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] and ordered its assets confiscated as part of the military government's crackdown on the group. The Cairo administrative court declared that its ruling (More) |
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Humanitarian Intervention in Syria: Regime Change by Another Name
JURIST Guest Columnist Paul Juzdan, Seton Hall University School of Law Class of 2014, is the author of a series commenting on the Syrian civil war. Previously, Juzdan explored the the difficulty of identifying who the rebels are and what their overr (More) |
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Rights group calls for stronger laws protecting online privacy
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged governments around the world to implement stronger laws and policies that protect online privacy in the wake of increasing pervasive electronic surveillance. According to the group, outdated legal framework (More) |
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Federal appeals court rules Facebook 'Like' is free speech
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that use of the "Like" button on Facebook is constitutionally protected free speech under the First Amendment and cannot be used against public employees. Five former appointees for t (More) |
Sir Thomas More beheaded for treason
On July 6, 1535, former Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas More was beheaded in London after being convicted of treason against King Henry VIII.
More had not supported the King's policy toward the church or his marriage to Anne Boleyn, had refused to swear to the Act of Succession, and had similarly declined to take the Oath of Supremacy. His last words before execution are said to have been "The King's good servant, but God's first."
