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News Serbia military chief files libel suit against rights activist
Serbia military chief files libel suit against rights activist
Andrea Bottorff
March 19, 2012 11:46:16 am

Serbian General Ljubisa Dikovic on Monday brought a libel suit against the head of a Serbian human rights group that accused him of failing to prevent war crimes in 1998 and 1999 during the war...

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News Switzerland judge resigns from Cambodia genocide tribunal
Switzerland judge resigns from Cambodia genocide tribunal
Andrea Bottorff
March 19, 2012 10:22:09 am

A Swiss judge at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) resigned on Monday over a dispute with a Cambodian ECCC judge. International Co-Investigating Judge Laurent Kasper-Ansermet said that he...

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News Turkish court releases four journalists accused in coup plot
Turkish court releases four journalists accused in coup plot
Andrea Bottorff
March 13, 2012 11:41:33 am

An Istanbul court on Monday ordered four Turkish journalists to be released from prison while they wait for their trial to resume. Journalists Ahmet Sik, Nedim Sener, Coskun Musluk and Sait Cakir were released , although...

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News DOJ, HUD, state AGs file foreclosure settlement in federal court
DOJ, HUD, state AGs file foreclosure settlement in federal court
Andrea Bottorff
March 13, 2012 10:22:16 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and 49 state attorneys general on Monday filed in federal court a proposed $25 billion settlement agreement with the nation's five...

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News Switzerland referendum supports law regulating public protests
Switzerland referendum supports law regulating public protests
Andrea Bottorff
March 12, 2012 11:20:17 am

Swiss voters in a referendum on Sunday supported proposed changes to a Swiss law that imposes heavy fines for people who protest without prior governmental authorization. About 55 percent of voters in Geneva agreed to allow the...

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News Ethiopia NGO law undermining human rights: AI
Ethiopia NGO law undermining human rights: AI
Andrea Bottorff
March 12, 2012 09:21:38 am

A 2009 Ethiopian law regulating non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is sabotaging charity work and undermining human rights in the country, Amnesty International (AI) reported Monday. Ethiopia's Charities and Societies Proclamation (CSP) blocks Ethiopian NGOs from...

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News Thailand court convicts ‘yellow shirt’ leader of corporate fraud
Thailand court convicts ‘yellow shirt’ leader of corporate fraud
Andrea Bottorff
February 28, 2012 11:27:17 am

The Bangkok Criminal Court on Tuesday convicted a leader of the royalist People's Alliance for Democracy Network , known as "yellow shirts," of corporate fraud. Yellow shirt movement founder and Thai media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul was sentenced to...

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News UN rights chief calls for immediate cease-fire in Syria
UN rights chief calls for immediate cease-fire in Syria
Andrea Bottorff
February 28, 2012 10:17:16 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay , in a speech to the UN Human Rights Council during an emergency session on Tuesday, called for an immediate end to the violence in Syria. Pillay...

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News Indonesia high court reinstates 15-year sentence for radical cleric
Indonesia high court reinstates 15-year sentence for radical cleric
Andrea Bottorff
February 27, 2012 11:29:35 am

The Supreme Court of Indonesia on Monday restored a 15-year prison sentence for radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir for his conviction on terrorism charges. Bashir appealed to the Supreme Court his...

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News Spain high court acquits judge Garzon in abuse of power case
Spain high court acquits judge Garzon in abuse of power case
Andrea Bottorff
February 27, 2012 10:26:25 am

The Spanish Supreme Court in a 6-1 decision acquitted Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon Monday of abuse of power charges . Garzon was charged with abusing power...

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Eritrean independence referendum begins

Eritrea's referendum for independence from Ethiopia began on April 23, 1993. The effort would later be successful, with over 99 percent of voters choosing independence. The referendum followed an independence war that lasted over thirty years. Learn more about the Eritrea/Ethiopia Conflict and Eritrea's independence.

Charles II of England crowned in restoration of monarchy

Charles II was crowned King of England on April 23, 1661, officially marking the restoration of the monarchy following a period of republican rule under Oliver and Richard Cromwell. The king's coronation took place 12 years after his father, Charles I, was executed for treason. Charles II was already recognized as King of Scotland more than 10 years prior. Learn more about Charles II.

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On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was most recently denied parole in March 2023.

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