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UN rights chief urges halt to violence over anti-Islam film
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged religious and political leaders around the world to encourage an end to violence that erupted after a US citizen released an anti-Islam film last week. While Pillay said she "fully u (More) |
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Egypt court sentences former PM to three years for corruption
An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Nazif to three years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption charges. Nazif was accused of embezzling $10.5 million while in office. This most recent conviction wi (More) |
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UN rights expert urges Egypt to ban use of evidence obtained through torture
UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez on Wednesday called on the Egyptian government and courts to stop permitting evidence acquired through torture to be admitted in any legal proceedings including military trials. The announcement comes a (More) |
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Egypt charges former PM with corruption
Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafiq was referred for trial Tuesday on corruption charges, according to the country's authorities. Egypt's last prime minister under the 30-year regime of ousted president Hosni Mubarak [BBC profile; JURIST new (More) |
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Federal judge rejects new restrictions on Guantanamo detainees' access to counsel
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday rejected new restrictions on lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay detainees who have had their habeas corpus challenges denied or dismissed. In hearing the challenge to the (More) |
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Egypt charges former culture minister with corruption
The Egyptian Ministry of Justice on Tuesday brought charges against former culture minister Farouq Hosni for corruption. He has been accused of illegally obtaining 27 million Egyptian pounds (USD $4.5 million) during his term as culture minister un (More) |
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Egypt lifts ban on veiled news anchors
Egypt lifted a decades-long ban on veiled female news reporters on Sunday by having Fatma Nabil read the noon news in a headscarf. This broadcast marked the first time a woman appeared on Egyptian state TV wearing a veil in over 50 years. The ban ha (More) |
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Former Mubarak official charged with corruption
The former secretary for the political party of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] was referred to a criminal court for corruption charges on Wednesday. Safwat El-Sherif is accused of abusing his office (More) |
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Egypt president ends pre-trial detention of journalists
Egypt President Mohammed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] issued a new law on Thursday that bans pre-trial detentions of journalists for speaking out against the government. The new law, the first decree Morsi has issued since he granted him (More) |
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Federal judge skeptical about new Guantanamo access to counsel restrictions
The US District Court for the District of Columbia held a hearing Friday regarding a challenge to new restrictions on lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay detainees who have had their habeas corpus challenges denied or dismissed. Chief Judge Royce (More) |
Jury selection began for Chicago "Black Sox" baseball trial
On July 5, 1921, jury selection began in the trial of eight Chicago White Sox baseball players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.
"Shoeless Joe" Jackson and seven others were eventually acquitted, but were later barred from baseball for life. Learn more about the "Black Sox" trial in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
