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Belgium arrests key suspects in terror attack
A Belgian federal prosecutor announced Friday that five Islamic State (IS) members have been arrested in connection with the March 22 Belgium terror attacks that took 32 lives. Among those detained was Mohamed Abrini , who is believed to be the onl (More) |
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Alabama Senate votes to create innocence inquiry commission on executions
The Alabama Senate approved a bill that would create a commission to review claims of innocence by death row inmates. The legislation was approved [Anniston Star report] by a 20-6 vote and would create a remedy for those inmates who have exhausted (More) |
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Suspects in Paris attacks face Belgium court
Courts in Belgium heard cases on Thursday concerning the attacks in Paris. One of the hearings concerned whether Salah Abdeslam would be remanded in custody before being transferred to the French government. Last week following a court decision in (More) |
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Pakistan militant group establishes new Islamic court
Pakistani authorities opened a probe on Thursday into reports that a charity run by a militant group has established an Islamic court. The group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has reportedly established a court separate from the judiciary in Lahore. Legal ex (More) |
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HRW calls on Iraqi forces to allow civilian aid during siege
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday called on Iraqi forces to allow aid such as food and medicine into Fallujah as the armed siege is producing acute shortages. The city has found itself besieged by governmental forces since the Islamic State (ISI (More) |
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Torture...and Waterboarding—Here We Go Again
JURIST Contributing Editor Jeffrey F. Addicott of St. Mary's University School of Law discusses the assertion that waterboarding is torture...With the 2016 campaign for president heating up, many old issues are being revisited to include the false c (More) |
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Belgium to extradite terror suspect to France
Following a court decision in Brussels Thursday, Belgian authorities agreed to extradite Paris attack suspect, Salah Abdeslam, to France. Abdeslam was captured in Brussels four days before terror attacks struck an airport and metro station in the c (More) |
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France president drops plan to strip terrorists of citizenship
French President François Hollande on Wednesday said that he will no longer move forward with his plan to reform the country's constitution. The reform would have included an amendment that would deprive French citizenship or rights attached to it (More) |
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UN SG condemns suicide attack on Pakistan Christians
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released a statement on Sunday condemning the suicide bombers who targeted Pakistani Christians celebrating the Easter holiday in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park. The Secretary-General urged the Pakistani government to work to (More) |
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UAE federal court issues sentences for 41 defendants charged with terrorism
The Federal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) issued sentences on Sunday for 41 defendants connected to a terrorist plot to bomb malls and hotels. All 41 defendants were charged with possessing firearms and ammunition for terrorist pu (More) |
Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.
Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
