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News China amends state secrets law to require companies to inform on customers
China amends state secrets law to require companies to inform on customers
Brian Jackson
April 29, 2010 11:34:00 am

The Chinese government on Thursday revised its often-criticized state secrets law to require Internet and telecommunications companies to inform on customers who share state secrets. This new provision may provide a disincentive to many...

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News US extradites Serbian war crimes suspect to Bosnia
US extradites Serbian war crimes suspect to Bosnia
Brian Jackson
April 29, 2010 11:33:43 am

The US Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday removed accused Bosnian civil war criminal Marko Boskic to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Boskic will stand trial in Sarajevo for his...

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News Europe court rules UK may not suspend benefits to wives of terror suspects
Europe court rules UK may not suspend benefits to wives of terror suspects
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 29, 2010 10:39:22 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Thursday that the UK may not restrict government benefits to the spouses and families of suspected terrorists. The challenge was brought by three women whose husbands'...

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News US extradites Serbian war crimes suspect to Bosnia
US extradites Serbian war crimes suspect to Bosnia
Brian Jackson
April 29, 2010 10:28:00 am

The US Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday removed accused Bosnian civil war criminal Marko Boskic to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Boskic will stand trial in Sarajevo for his...

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News Europe court rules UK may not suspend benefits to wives of terror suspects
Europe court rules UK may not suspend benefits to wives of terror suspects
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 29, 2010 09:49:00 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Thursday that the UK may not restrict government benefits to the spouses and families of suspected terrorists. The challenge was brought by three women whose husbands'...

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News Panama to seek Noriega extradition from France
Panama to seek Noriega extradition from France
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 29, 2010 09:47:31 am

Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli said Wednesday that his government will seek the extradition of former military leader Manuel Noriega , currently being held in France on money laundering charges. Noriega...

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News Panama to seek Noriega extradition from France
Panama to seek Noriega extradition from France
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 29, 2010 08:51:00 am

Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli said Wednesday that his government will seek the extradition of former military leader Manuel Noriega , currently being held in France on money laundering charges. Noriega faces...

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News Oklahoma governor vetoes firearm legislation
Oklahoma governor vetoes firearm legislation
Tara Tighe
April 28, 2010 04:51:01 pm

Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have exempted buyers of Oklahoma-made guns from several regulatory precautions including federal criminal background checks. Henry believes that the proposed legislation...

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News Russia court bans neo-Nazi group for extremist ideology
Russia court bans neo-Nazi group for extremist ideology
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 28, 2010 04:45:58 pm

The Moscow City Court ruled Tuesday that the Slavic Union (SS) violates Russia's extremism laws, banning the organization. The SS, whose initials are the same as the Nazi paramilitary, was one of Russia's largest neo-Nazi organizations....

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News Russia makes public 1940 Katyn massacre documents
Russia makes public 1940 Katyn massacre documents
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 28, 2010 04:12:00 pm

The Russian government on Wednesday made public documents relating to the 1940 Katyn Massacre in which 20,000 Poles were killed by the USSR. While the documents were previously available...

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On January 26, 1950, India ratified its constitution, formally making the new country a republic. On the same day, Rajendra Prasad was inaugurated as the republic's first president. The anniversary is celebrated today as Republic Day in India.

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