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News Former Iran prosecutor acquitted of killing prisoners
Former Iran prosecutor acquitted of killing prisoners
Laura DeGeer
August 20, 2015 02:20:15 pm

Former Iranian prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi was acquitted Wednesday of murder charges relating to the 2009 killing of three prisoners which he oversaw. The prisoners were detained in 2009 for protesting against former President Mahmous Ahmedinejad's ...

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News China: owners of Tianjin explosion site used influence to avoid regulations
China: owners of Tianjin explosion site used influence to avoid regulations
Dominic Yobbi
August 20, 2015 02:13:36 pm

Tianjin Mayor Huang Xingguo said Wednesday that the owners of the hazmat facility that exploded in the city last week used their political connections get the facility built despite violating a great deal of safety rules. One...

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News Appeals court refuses to rehear former Illinois governor corruption case
Appeals court refuses to rehear former Illinois governor corruption case
William Helbling
August 20, 2015 12:10:10 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday refused to rehear Governor Rod Blagojevich's corruption case. In 2013 Blagojevich was found guilty on 18 charges of corruption in his second trial and ultimately sentenced...

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News Israel court suspends detention of Palestine prisoner on hunger strike
Israel court suspends detention of Palestine prisoner on hunger strike
Dominic Yobbi
August 20, 2015 10:19:06 am

The Israel Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the administrative detention of a Palestinian man who has been on a two-month hunger strike. The prisoner, Mohammad Allan, had been on a hunger strike since June 16 in order...

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News Thailand police issue warrant for bombing suspect
Thailand police issue warrant for bombing suspect
Laura DeGeer
August 20, 2015 10:09:57 am

The Royal Thai Police on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant, based on a sketch from a security video, for a foreign man thought to be the bomber who targeted and bombed the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok...

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News HRW: New Egypt counterterrorism law threatens press
HRW: New Egypt counterterrorism law threatens press
William Helbling
August 20, 2015 09:15:41 am

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday criticized Egypt's new counterterrorism law saying it infringes on freedom of the press. The new law also gives prosecutors the power to detain suspects without a court order. The HRW...

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News Spain woman among first fined under new security law
Spain woman among first fined under new security law
Emelina Perez
August 19, 2015 12:16:11 pm

A women in Petrer, Spain was fined 800 Euros ($885) on Monday for taking a photograph of a police car parked in a handicap spot and posting it temporarily to her Facebook page. The Citizens' Security Law [text, PDF,...

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News Bangladesh authorities arrest three in bloggers’ murders
Bangladesh authorities arrest three in bloggers’ murders
Taylor Brailey
August 19, 2015 10:53:52 am

Bangladeshi authorities announced Tuesday the arrest of three individuals allegedly involved in the murder of two secular bloggers earlier this year. The suspects are Islamic extremists and part of a recently banned armed group called Ansarullah Bangla Team. Mufti...

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News Missouri supreme court upholds ban on felons possessing firearms
Missouri supreme court upholds ban on felons possessing firearms
Emelina Perez
August 19, 2015 10:40:53 am

The Supreme Court of Missouri on Tuesday ruled that a statute prohibiting convicted felons from possessing firearms does not violate the Missouri Constitution's right to bear arms. The appellant, Santonio McCoy, was convicted...

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News China: 15,000 detained for Internet crimes
China: 15,000 detained for Internet crimes
Matt Belenky
August 19, 2015 10:23:48 am

Chinese police announced Tuesday that they have arrested approximately 15,000 people in connection with alleged cyber crimes. Over 7,400 cyber crime related cases have been investigated across the country and they include online fraud, illegal sale of personal data,...

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Trial of Saddam Hussein begins

On October 19, 2005, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was put on trial for crimes against humanity committed during his time in office. He was convicted and sentenced to death on November 6, 2006. The execution took place on the following December 30. Learn more about the Trial of Saddam Hussein from the US Law Library of Congress.

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On October 19, 1765, the Stamp Act Congress, meeting in New York in the wake of Parliament's passage of the controversial Stamp Act imposing a tax for the upkeep of British troops in North America, approved a Declaration of Rights enumerating the rights and grievances of the American colonies.

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