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Iran top judge says protester executions to be based on law, not political pressure
Top Iranian judge Sadeq Larijani said Monday that any further executions of anti-government protesters will be based on the law rather than on political pressure. Refusing to heed calls for more executions to stop opposition demonstrations, Larija (More) |
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France PM asks high court for help in drafting burqa ban
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has asked the country's highest court, the State Council , for input on implementing a proposed law that would ban public wearing of the burqa, the full Islamic veil . In a letter to Jean-Marc Sauve , the (More) |
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Dutch court refuses to dismisses charges against politician for anti-Islamic statements
A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered politician Geert Wilders to be tried for his video and printed statements against the Quran and Islam, dismissing a motion to drop or reduce the criminal charges. The trial court denied Wilder's counsel's (More) |
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China warns Switzerland against accepting Uighur Guantanamo detainees
The Chinese Embassy in Switzerland on Friday warned that Switzerland would jeopardize relations with China by accepting two Uighur Guantanamo Bay detainees . Switzerland has already agreed to accept an Uzbek Guantanamo detainee, who will be reloca (More) |
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Freedom from Religion: Learning from the Attack on Flight 253
JURIST Guest Columnist Amos Guiora of the University of Utah College of Law says that in the wake of the thwarted Christmas Day terrorist attack on a US airliner bound for Detroit, we must recognize that religious extremism poses an immediate danger (More) |
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Rights groups claim enhanced US airline passenger screening unconstitutional
Civil rights groups on Monday opposed stricter screening procedures for passengers entering the US from 14 countries, calling the measures unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called on the US government to "adhere to (More) |
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Turkish constitutional court bans pro-Kurdish party
The Constitutional Court of Turkey voted Friday to ban the Democratic Society Party (DTP) after finding the party to have been cooperating with the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) , a separatist, designated terrorist group. The vote occurred after the (More) |
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Russia Supreme Court bans Jehovah's Witness congregation
The Russian Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision to shut down the Taganrog Jehovah's Witness congregation and ban the distribution of 34 Jehovah's Witness publications on Tuesday. Both the Jehovah's Witness congregation and the (More) |
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Human rights continuing to deteriorate in Arab region: Cairo group report
Human rights conditions in 12 Arab nations continued to deteriorate last year, according to a report [text, PDF, in Arabic; synopsis, PDF] issued Tuesday by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) . The publication, entitled "Basti (More) |
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Proposed UN defamation of religion resolution limits freedom of speech
Roy Speckhardt [Executive Director, American Humanist Association]: "The American Humanist Association (AHA), along with more than 100 other organizations, has joined in a statement opposing the "defamation of religion" resolution bef (More) |
Sherman Antitrust Act passed by Congress
On July 2, 1890, the Sherman Antitrust Act became the first anti-monopoly legislation passed by Congress.
Learn more about the Sherman Act.
