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Belarus delivers suspended sentences to 2 presidential candidates for inciting riots
Belarus' Minsk City Court delivered suspended sentences on Friday to two former presidential candidates, Uladzimer Nyaklyaeu and Vital Rymasheuski, convicted of organizing protests following the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko [BBC pr (More) |
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Federal appeals court upholds Minnesota campaign finance law
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a Minnesota campaign financing law prohibiting direct contributions to candidates and affiliated entities. The Minnesota law was being challenged by two non-profit advocacy organiza (More) |
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Switzerland voters reject proposed ban on assisted suicide for foreigners
Voters in the Swiss city of Zurich on Sunday rejected proposed bans on assisted suicide for foreigners seeking an end to their lives. The ban was aimed at stopping a phenomenon known as "death tourism" or "suicide tourism" where people travel to S (More) |
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Italy deports former Guantanamo detainee to home country of Tunisia
Italy deported a Tunisian national and former Guantanamo Bay detainee Wednesday for his connections to an extremist group that had planned various acts of terrorism in the country. Accompanied by Italian officials, Abdel Ben Mabrouk was taken by p (More) |
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Tunisia charges ousted president with protester abuse
Tunisian Justice Minister Lazhar Karoui Chebbi announced Wednesday that the government has charged former president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] with 18 offenses ranging from murder and conspiracy to trafficking and d (More) |
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Thailand court fines 'yellow shirts' $17 million for airport protests
The Civil Court of Thailand on Friday ordered the core leaders of the People's Alliance of Democracy (PAD) [party website; BBC backgrounder], or "yellow shirts," to pay 522 million baht (USD $17 million) in damages to the Airports of Thailand (AOT) (More) |
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The Use of Force Against Libya: Another Illegal Use of Force
JURIST Guest Columnist Curtis Doebbler, professor of law at Webster University and Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations, both in Geneva, Switzerland, says the UN Security Council and the military coalition in Libya acted in contrave (More) |
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Cuba court sentences US contractor to 15 years in prison
A court in Cuba on Saturday sentenced [Cubadebate report, in Spanish] US contractor Alan Gross to 15 years in prison for attempting to undermine the communist government of Cuba, according to a state-run website. US National Security spokesman Tommy (More) |
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Libya and UN Sanctions: Fair Play or Unfair Politics?
JURIST Guest Columnist Curtis Doebbler, professor of law at An-Najah National University in Nablus, Palestine, says the UN Security Council acted in an unusual manner against the government of Libya.... On 26 February 2011 the UN Security Council una (More) |
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France burqa ban to take effect April 11
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon [official profile, in French; BBC profile] confirmed in the Official Journal Thursday that the controversial law banning the burqa and other face coverings in public places takes force April 11. Violators wea (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.
