Palestinian PM resigned after Hamas victory in 'completely fair' elections
January 25, 2012
On January 25, 2006, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei resigned after the militant Hamas movement won a majority of parliamentary seats in the Authority's Palestinian Legislative Council elections. Hamas, which is listed as a terrorist organization by the US State Department, has esta....... [more] 
Obama ordered Guantanamo prison closed within one year
January 22, 2012
On January 22, 2009, US President Barack Obama issued an executive order directing that the Guantanamo Bay detention facilities be closed "as soon as practicable" and setting a deadline of January 22, 2010. The administration also undertook a review of the military commission process used to prosecu....... [more]
Military commission recommended allowing women to serve in combat
January 14, 2012
On January 14, 2011, the US Military Leadership Diversity Committee (MLDC), recommended allowing women to serve in direct military combat. Though current defense policy bars women from participating in direct line-of-fire combat, the MLDC concluded that women should be permitted to serve in combat a....... [more]
Guantanamo Bay Timeline
January 11, 2012
4/4/11: Holder announced 9/11 conspirators to face military trials
1/19/11: Obama administration announced it may resume military commissions
1/7/11: Obama signed law barring transfer of Guantanamo detainees to US for trial
12/22/10: Congress approved defense spending bill preventing US trials fo....... [more]
Russia military court sentenced soldiers to prison in Chechnya civilian killings retrial
December 27, 2011
On December 27, 2007, a Russian military court in the North Caucasus region sentenced Russian Interior Force officers Yevgeny Khudyakov and Sergei Arakcheyev to 17 and 15 years in prison respectively for killing three construction workers during a January 2003 operation in the war-torn region of C....... [more]
Military court hears closing arguments in intelligence leak case
December 23, 2011
A US military court
heard closing arguments Thursday at the pre-trial hearing for Pfc. Bradley Manning, which will determine whether he will face a court martial for his alleged role in the largest intelligence leak in US history. Manning, who served as an Army intelligence analyst in Iraq, faces....... [more]
Egypt court reduces sentence of jailed blogger
December 15, 2011
An Egyptian military court on Thursday reduced the sentence of a blogger charged with criticizing the military. The court reduced the three-year sentence of blogger Maikel Nabil to two years. Nabil was convicted and sentenced to prison in April for criticizing the Egyptian army and raising questions....... [more]
Tunisia military court convicts former president of torture
December 1, 2011
A Tunisian military court on Wednesday convicted former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in absentia on torture charges. Ben Ali and eight others were found guilty of the torture of 17 military generals in connection with a 1991 coup attempt. Ben Ali was sentenced to five years in prison. This week....... [more]
Gaza-based Hamas military court issued first ruling
November 28, 2011
On November 28, 2007, a military court established in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian militant group Hamas delivered its first ruling, sentencing three members of the rival political party Fatah to 18 months in prison and $280 in fines. The court also sentenced a fourth Fatah member to 18 month....... [more]
Lebanon military court convicted cleric on terrorism charges
November 12, 2011
On November 12, 2010, a Lebanese military court convicted cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed of terrorism and sentenced him to life in prison. Specifically, Bakri was found guilty of belonging to an armed group that plotted to carry out terrorist acts against Lebanese soldiers. In spite of living openly in....... [more]
US Army soldier convicted of murdering Afghanistan civilians
November 11, 2011
A US military court on Thursday convicted an army squad commander of three counts of premeditated murder for leading a "kill team" in Afghanistan that targeted unarmed civilians and collected body parts as war trophies. While three of the four defendants pleaded guilty and received reduced sentence....... [more]
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