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Federal jury convicts 5 Somali pirates
A jury for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Wednesday convicted five Somali men on charges of piracy , the first such conviction in the US in nearly 200 years. The men were found guilty on charges of piracy, attacking t (More) |
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Germany court opens country's first piracy trial in 400 years
The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg on Monday commenced the country's first piracy trial in 400 years against 10 accused Somali pirates on Monday. The suspects are charged with hijacking a ship registered in Hamburg off the Horn of Afr (More) |
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Federal court begins trial of accused Somali pirates
Jury selection began Tuesday in the case of five Somali men accused of an April attack on the USS Nichols, which was deployed to combat piracy in waters off the eastern coast of Africa. In July, the men pleaded not guilty to a number of charges, (More) |
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Kenya court rules no jurisdiction over international piracy cases
The high court of Mombasa ruled Tuesday that Kenya does not have jurisdiction outside of its national waters, releasing nine suspected Somali pirates . Citing the repeal of Chapter VIII, section 69 of the Kenyan penal code as the basis for his deci (More) |
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Federal judge hears arguments in targeted killings lawsuit
Judge John Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia heard arguments Monday on the Obama administration's ability to conduct "targeted killings" in the case of radical Muslim cleric and US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki [BBC profile; JUR (More) |
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Kenya court acquits 17 on piracy charges
A magistrate in Mombasa, Kenya, found 17 accused Somali pirates not guilty Friday, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. The accused denied involvement in the 2009 attack on the ship the MV Amira. Their la (More) |
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Yemen charges US-born cleric with terrorism-related activities
Yemeni prosecutors on Tuesday charged US citizen and radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], with incitement to kill foreigners. Awlaki, a suspected member of al Qaeda who is believed to be hiding in Yemen, was cha (More) |
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Yemen court sentences Somali pirates to 5 years in prison
A penal court in the Aden province of Yemen on Sunday sentenced a group of 10 Somali pirates to five years in prison. The men were convicted on charges of committing acts of piracy against Yemeni fishing boats. Three other individuals were also tri (More) |
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Obama administration invokes state secrets in effort to block targeted killings lawsuit
The Obama administration on Friday filed a brief with the District Court for the District of Columbia , asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit questioning the legality of targeted killings of terrorism suspects. The lawsuit, filed by the father of (More) |
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DC Circuit hears arguments in Guantanamo detainee release appeal
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday heard oral arguments in the appeal of a district court ruling that ordered the release of Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Olud Slahi . The three-judge panel indicated that i (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.
