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Russia court convicts anti-Kremlin protesters
Amy Mathieu
February 21, 2014 11:27:07 am

Moscow's Zamoskvoretksy District Court convicted eight anti-Kremlin protesters on Friday of rioting and violence against police at a protest in 2012. The protestors were arrested the night before Vladimir Putin's inauguration to his third term as...

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News Haiti court allows trial of former dictator for crimes against humanity
Haiti court allows trial of former dictator for crimes against humanity
Matthew Pomy
February 21, 2014 11:02:05 am

A Haitian appellate court ruled on Thursday that former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier can be charged under international law with crimes against humanity committed during his rule. Haitian authorities reopened a criminal case against...

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News Oregon AG refuses to defend same-sex marriage ban
Oregon AG refuses to defend same-sex marriage ban
Amy Mathieu
February 21, 2014 11:01:09 am

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said in a filing on Thursday that her office will not defend Oregon's ban on same-sex marriage. Rosenblum said that the ban cannot survive a federal constitutional challenge under any...

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News Federal judge dismisses suit challenging surveillance of New Jersey Muslims
Federal judge dismisses suit challenging surveillance of New Jersey Muslims
Addison Morris
February 21, 2014 10:30:22 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled Friday that the New York Police Department's (NYPD) surveillance on Muslims is a lawful effort for national security, and does not...

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News UN human rights office urges Australia reconsider asylum policy
UN human rights office urges Australia reconsider asylum policy
Matthew Pomy
February 21, 2014 10:19:31 am

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called for changes to the way Australia deals with asylum seekers. As of August 2013, Australia transfers all individuals seeking asylum to a holding camp...

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Guantanamo detainee pleads guilty to 2002 Yemen attack
Addison Morris
February 21, 2014 09:50:10 am

Saudi Guantanamo Bay prisoner Ahmed Muhammed Haza al Darbi on Thursday pleaded guilty to involvement in terrorism-related activities, including the 2002 al Qaeda plot to blow up oil tankers near Yemen....

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New York agrees to reform solitary confinement law
Kimberly Bennett
February 21, 2014 05:56:57 am

New York has agreed to reforms that would reduce the use of solitary confinement and ban solitary confinement for prisoners under 18 years old, according to court documents released on Wednesday. Under the agreement, the state will...

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EU Commission takes legal action against UK over air pollution
Kimberly Bennett
February 21, 2014 05:28:00 am

The European Commission on Thursday commenced legal proceedings against the UK for failing to maintain air level standards. According to air pollution legislation , nitrogen dioxide limits should have been met by January 1, 2010,...

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News Al Jazeera journalists plead not guilty to charges in Egypt court
Al Jazeera journalists plead not guilty to charges in Egypt court
Amy Mathieu
February 20, 2014 12:08:26 pm

Egypt put three Al Jazeera journalists on trial on Thursday for allegedly aiding a terrorist organization and spreading false news. All three men, Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, pleaded not guilty to the...

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Lawyers may question Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, judge says
Taylor Gillan
February 20, 2014 12:07:52 pm

A US District Judge on Wednesday said that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , who is being held at a detention facility at Guantanamo Bay can answer written questions from the lawyers preparing to defend...

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