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Algeria government lifts 19-year state of emergency
The Algerian Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved a draft ordinance repealing the country's 19-year state of emergency, delivering on a promise made the week before . The draft ordinance will have the force of law upon publication in the Officia (More) |
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Turkish authorities jail journalists over alleged coup plot ties
Three Turkish journalists allegedly involved with aiding the Ergenekon coup plot [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] were jailed Friday amid foreign concerns for the treatment of journalists within the country. Members of the Ergenekon plot alle (More) |
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Rights group alleges new evidence of detainee abuse by Egypt military
Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday released a report asserting new evidence that the the Supreme Military Council of Egypt has been torturing protester-detainees. Through various detainee accounts, AI stated that individuals were tortured "to (More) |
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Algeria government to lift 19-year state of emergency
Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said Monday the government will end the 19-year-old state of emergency laws amidst growing protests in Algeria and the ongoing protests in Tunisia and Egypt. Medelci told French radio station Europe 1 that th (More) |
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Radical Indonesia cleric tried for terrorism
The trial of Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir began Monday in the District Court of South Jakarta. Bashir is charged with operating a terrorist training camp [Jakarta Globe report] in the mountains of the northwestern province of Aceh to p (More) |
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Egypt military pledges to lift emergency laws as Mubarak steps down
The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces pledged Friday to lift the country's emergency laws [text, in Arabic; JURIST news archive], which have been in place for nearly 30 years, as soon as circumstances improve. The announcement came short (More) |
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Egypt military allowing prisoner abuses: HRW
The Egyptian military is improperly detaining protesters and allowing prisoner abuse , including torture, according to a Wednesday report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) . HRW, in conjunction with Front for the Defense of Egyptian Protesters (FDP) , h (More) |
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Iran opposition leader under house arrest after calling for Egypt-style protests
Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi [NYT profile; JURIST news archive] has been placed under house arrest , according to his website Saham News . On Thursday morning, security forces reportedly took control of the area outside of Karroubi's res (More) |
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Religion and Law in Iraq: A Noteworthy Federal Supreme Court Opinion
JURIST Contributing Editor Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that a recent decision by Iraq's Federal Supreme Court is the first opportunity to understand the Court's position on the interpretation of Article 2 of (More) |
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Egypt VP announces committee to reform constitution
Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman stated Tuesday that President Hosni Mubarak approved the formation of a committee to oversee changes to Egypt's constitution . Suleiman announced Egypt's timetable for a peaceful transition of power and discus (More) |
US Supreme Court said FCC could reprimand radio station for broadcasting comedian Carlin's "Filthy Words"
On July 3, 1978, the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Federal Communications Commission had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's Filthy Words sketch.
Read FCC v. Pacifica Foundation.
