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AI releases report on death row juveniles in Iran
Amnesty International (AI) released a report Tuesday on the many juvenile offenders on death row in Iran. The report states that 73 executions of juvenile offenders took place between 2005 and 2015 and that 160 juvenile offenders are currently on (More) |
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Libya parliament rejects unity government cabinet proposal
The internationally-recognized Libyan parliament voted Monday to reject a proposal by the UN-supported unity government to curb the country's political crisis. In an 89-15 vote, the parliament rejected the cabinet selected by the UN-backed Presiden (More) |
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Iran parliament defines 'political offenses'
The Parliament of Iran on Sunday passed a law defining what constitutes a political crime. Under the country's constitution, individuals accused of committing "public offenses" are guaranteed public trials and other legal protections. Prior to this (More) |
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Amnesty: Kurdish forces may be committing war crimes in Iraq
Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) forces and Kurdish militias are committing mass destruction in northern Iraq that may amount to war crimes, Amnesty International (AI) said in a report Tuesday. AI claims that the KRG is leading an operation to bu (More) |
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Morocco arrests Belgium citizen connected to Paris attacks
Moroccan police on Monday arrested a Belgian man with a "direct relationship" to the November attack in Paris that killed 130 people. The Moroccan Interior Ministry said the individual in question, whose name has not been released, traveled to Syri (More) |
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Iran denounces new sanctions imposed by the US
Iran has condemned the US for imposing new sanctions in connection with the country's missile defense program. The sanctions were imposed Sunday by the US Treasury Department against 11 companies and individuals connected to Iran’s ballistic (More) |
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Twitter sued by widow of Islamic State victim
Tamara Fields, the widow of a defense contractor killed in an Islamic State (IS) terrorist attack in November, filed suit Wednesday against social media website Twitter alleging the company knowingly permitted IS to use their network to spread extre (More) |
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Supreme Court hears arguments in Iran terrorism compensation case
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the cases of Bank Markazi v. Peterson and Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle. In Bank Markazi v. Peterson , plaintiff Deborah Peterson, representing hundreds of victims of Iran-sponsored terrorist (More) |
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Nigeria sharia court sentences 10 to death for blasphemy
A sharia high court in Nigeria on Wednesday sentenced cleric Abdulaziz Dauda and nine others to death by hanging for committing blasphemy against the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. The prosecution claimed that Duada, a preacher also known as Abdul Inyass (More) |
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Bangladesh top court upholds death sentence against Islamist leader
The high court of Bangladesh on Monday upheld the death sentence of Motiur Rahman Nizami for war crimes committed in the country's war for independence against Pakistan in 1971. Nizami's conviction was upheld on charges of genocide, murder, torture (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.
