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Federal judge dismisses piracy charges against 6 Somalis
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday dismissed piracy charges against six Somali men accused of involvement in the April attack on the USS Ashland in the Gulf of Aden. During the attack on the Ashland, (More) |
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Federal judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee for lack of evidence
The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday released a partially redacted opinion ordering the release of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif for lack of evidence. The district court granted Latif's habeas co (More) |
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Failure of European Muslims to integrate fuels terror recruitment: report
The US State Department warned Thursday that the alienation of European Muslim communities through various laws and policies could fuel recruitment for terror groups. The Country Reports on Terrorism 2009 , an annual report the State Department is (More) |
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Rights groups to continue suit against terror suspect defense licensing
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Wednesday announced that they would pursue a legal challenge to the Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) licensing scheme, despite being issued a l (More) |
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Treasury Department to issue license for terror suspect defense
Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Director Adam Szubin said Tuesday that his office would be willing to issue a license to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) allowing them to provide legal services to Anwar al-Awl (More) |
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Rights groups challenge US regulation restricting legal assistance for terror suspects
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a federal regulation making it a crime to provide legal services to, or on behalf of, individu (More) |
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Accused Somali pirates plead not guilty in US court
A group of suspected Somali pirates pleaded not guilty Wednesday before the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia . The defendants, six Somali men alleged to have been involved in the April attack on the USS Ashland in the Gulf of (More) |
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Federal judge orders release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday released a partially redacted opinion on the habeas corpus petition of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Hussain Salem Mohammad Almerfedi , which was granted by the court earlier this mont (More) |
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Federal judge grants Yemeni Guantanamo detainee's habeas petition
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday granted the habeas corpus petition of Yemeni citizen Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif and ordered his immediate release from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Latif, who has (More) |
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Spain accepts third Guantanamo detainee
The Spanish Interior Ministry announced Thursday that the country has accepted its third Guantanamo Bay detainee. The man, an Afghan national, arrived in Spain on Wednesday and will be given residency and work permits. The ministry also noted tha (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.
