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News Amnesty condems EU response to migrant deaths at sea
Amnesty condems EU response to migrant deaths at sea
Ashley Hogan
February 11, 2015 12:42:15 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized the EU's failure to prevent migrant casualties at sea. The statement comes amid reports that as many as 300 migrants may have died off the coast of the Italian...

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News Rights groups urge improvements in Myanmar prisoner of conscience committee
Rights groups urge improvements in Myanmar prisoner of conscience committee
Ashley Hogan
February 6, 2015 04:58:10 pm

Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent a joint letter to the chairman of the Myanmar Prisoners of Conscience Affairs Committee on Friday to address concerns over the establishment of the committee and to...

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News UN rights experts urge Bahrain to release political opposition leader
UN rights experts urge Bahrain to release political opposition leader
Ashley Hogan
February 4, 2015 01:14:32 pm

A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Bahrain government to release the peaceful politician Sheikh Ali Salman. The religious figure serves as the main political opposition to the Bahraini government, the Al-Wefaq National Islamic...

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News Lawsuit challenges newly enacted DC concealed carry law
Lawsuit challenges newly enacted DC concealed carry law
Ashley Hogan
February 4, 2015 12:03:44 pm

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the District of Columbia's right to deny concealed carry permits to individuals for failure to show good cause. The complaint names the city and...

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News Kyrgyzstan considering legislation allowing government to shut down media outlets
Kyrgyzstan considering legislation allowing government to shut down media outlets
Ashley Hogan
January 30, 2015 04:07:12 pm

A spokesperson for the Kyrgyzstan government discussed proposed legislation that would allow the Kyrgyz government to shut down media outlets without requiring a court decision with Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Friday. Justice Ministry...

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News Google to rewrite privacy policy in response to UK pressure
Google to rewrite privacy policy in response to UK pressure
Ashley Hogan
January 30, 2015 02:53:27 pm

A representative of Google signed an agreement Friday to rewrite the company's current privacy policy in response to pressure from the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) . The ICO brought an action for breach of privacy...

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News UN rights chief urges end to violence in Egypt
UN rights chief urges end to violence in Egypt
Ashley Hogan
January 29, 2015 08:42:07 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein spoke out Tuesday against the excessive force used by security personnel to control political protests in Egypt. The violent security response has led...

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News Mexico official investigation concludes 43 missing students killed
Mexico official investigation concludes 43 missing students killed
Ashley Hogan
January 28, 2015 03:27:56 pm

Mexican officials issued final findings Tuesday into the disappearance of 43 students with Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam announcing at a press conference that the students were killed after being seized by police in southern Guerrero state. The investigation...

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News France court convicts 3 people for anti-gay Twitter posts
France court convicts 3 people for anti-gay Twitter posts
Ashley Hogan
January 23, 2015 04:52:59 pm

A criminal court in Paris convicted three people of hate crimes on Tuesday for tweeting homophobic messages on the social media site Twitter. The offenders received fines between 300 and 500 euros for inciting anti-gay sentiments by creating hashtags...

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News Rwanda police officers jailed for killing anti-corruption activist
Rwanda police officers jailed for killing anti-corruption activist
Ashley Hogan
January 23, 2015 03:26:42 pm

Two Rwandan police officers were sentenced Thursday to 20 years in jail for the murder of a Transparency International anti-corruption activist. The motivation for the killing was to prevent Gustave Makonene from revealing the role...

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Treaty with Russia ceded Alaska to the United States

On March 30, 1867, the US and Russia signed a treaty ceding Alaska to the United States for a payment of $7,200,000 in gold.

Review the terms of a Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias to the United States of America, the terms of which were included in the Treaty's Proclamation by President Andrew Johnson on June 20, 1867.

Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War

On March 30, 1856, representatives of Great Britain, France, Sardinia, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Paris of 1856, ending the Crimean War. The treaty confirmed Russia's loss of power and territory a result of the war. The Black Sea region and some Russian islands were demilitarized, and Russia lost its influence over Romanian principalities and Christians in the Ottoman Empire under the terms of the treaty.

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