The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday announced that they had filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking information on the extent of governmental use and...
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia to reject the country's recently-passed counterterrorism law. HRW alleged that the law's definition of terrorism is overly broad, and...
An Egyptian court Monday sentenced 139 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to two year prison terms on a variety of charges including rioting and sabotage. The protestors were arrested during a...
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) published a report Tuesday finding Syria the most dangerous nation in the world for journalists, with Egypt and Iraq just behind. The CPJ's report found that of the estimated 70...
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued a report on Monday describing horrific attacks against children that have occurred in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the last month. The...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Monday the selection of six locations that will serve as research and testing sites for non-military applications of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones . In February...
Egyptian authorities on Sunday detained four journalists working for the Al Jazeera English news channel. The journalists have been accused of broadcasting illegally, spreading false information and information aimed at inciting the public, and meeting with members...
The French Constitutional Council on Sunday approved a controversial tax of up to 75 percent on companies paying salaries over 1 million euros ($1.375 million USD). The super tax had been a campaign...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement Saturday commending the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for its mediation efforts in South Sudan, which resulted in a ceasefire last week. IGAD released a communique [text;...
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) , China's top legislature, passed a resolution Saturday abolishing the country's penal labor system. The "re-education through labor" system was put in place during the 1950's and...
