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Report from Guantanamo: Al-Bahlul case shows trials should be held in federal courts
Sharon Kelly [Elect to End Torture Campaign Manager, Human Rights First]: "One week before the presidential election, the Guantanamo trials grind slowly on, although this week's trial of Ali Hamza Ahmed Sulayman al-Bahlul, a Yemeni accused o (More) |
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US military jury reaches verdict on alleged al Qaeda media director
The jury in the US military commission trial of alleged al Qaeda media director Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul reached a verdict in the case Friday, but that will not be unsealed until Monday, when al Bahlul is present in the courtroom at the Gu (More) |
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Second Guantanamo detainee goes on trial before military commission
Alleged al Qaeda propagandist Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul went on trial Monday before a military commission at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Al Bahlul is only the second detainee to go on trial in Guantanamo since it opened in 2002. He attended (More) |
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Yemen security officials illegally detaining hundreds: HRW
Yemeni security officials have unlawfully and arbitrarily detained hundreds of individuals as part of its campaign against northern Yemeni rebels since 2004, according to a report released Friday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . The report found that (More) |
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Iran bans execution of minors for drug-related crimes
Iran has banned the execution of minors for drug-related crimes, but will still allow the sentence to be imposed against juveniles convicted of murder, according to a statement made by Iran's Assistant Attorney General for Judicial Affairs Hoss (More) |
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Second Circuit overturns terror funding convictions of Yemeni cleric and assistant
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Thursday overturned the convictions of Yemeni cleric Sheikh Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayad and assistant, Mohammed Zayed , also from Yemen, because of evidentiary errors that were prejudicial to the ex (More) |
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Terrorism funding conviction ruling [2nd Circuit]
United States v. Al-Moayad & Zayed, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, October 2, 2008 . Read the full text of the opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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HRW calls for global end to juvenile executions
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report [text; press release] Wednesday calling on Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan, and Yemen to join in a global moratorium on the death penalty for juveniles. The report states that the five countries are (More) |
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Guantanamo detainees desired martyrdom: US Navy investigators
Officials from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) said Friday that notes found in the clothes of three Guantanamo detainees who committed suicide in 2006 indicated that they were seeking martyrdom. Military investigations of the suici (More) |
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Yemen parliament rejects electoral amendments
The Yemeni Parliament on Monday voted against a bill which would have amended the country's electoral laws by restricting government officials from influencing the ballot. The bill would also have required electors to register in either their (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
