Spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary Alireza Jamshidi said Tuesday that the appeal of US journalist Roxana Saberi will be heard next week. Saberi was convicted of spying for the US and sentenced...
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Judge Gladys Kessler of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered Monday the release of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed. Ahmed has been held in...
Lawyers for former Abu Ghraib guards said the guards intend to appeal their convictions of torture and abuse in light of the recent release of four secret CIA interrogation memos , according to a Friday...
US President Barack Obama interrupted a press briefing Friday to speak about the retirement of Justice David Souter . Speaking about the nearly two decades of service and dedication that Justice Souter had given to the court,...
A UK jury acquitted Tuesday three alleged conspirators to the July 7, 2005 bombings in London . Mohammed Shakil, Waheed Ali, and Sadeer Saleem were found not guilty of being privy to the conspiracy during a...
The US State Department released Monday its commitments and pledges as part of its campaign to gain a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) . All countries attempting to be...
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva lifted the emergency rule decree Friday and promised constitutional reforms to bring stability back to Thailand after months of protests and violence. The state of emergency , which went...
Turkey's Eleventh Criminal Court in Ankara on Monday granted permission for a case involving the 2006 killing of a senior judge by lawyer Alparslan Aslan to be merged with a larger case against alleged Ergenekon coup leaders. Ergenekon is accused of planning to...
The ability of councils in the UK to monitor citizens for minor infractions will be curtailed , according to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith on Friday. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) , passed in 2000,...
Members of Fiji's Law Society on Tuesday called for deposed judges to remain in office and resist the current military regime's attempts to oust them. Judiciary confusion and political upheaval have continued in Fiji as lawyers refused...
