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News Togo court confirms president’s third term
Togo court confirms president’s third term
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 3, 2015 06:55:49 pm

Togo's constitutional court declared Faure Gnassingbe president for a third five-year term after tallying votes on Sunday. Head of the Constitutional Court Aboudou Assouma said on state television that the final results show that Gnassingbe receive a majority of...

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News HRW: Saudi-led alliance used cluster bombs in Yemen airstrikes
HRW: Saudi-led alliance used cluster bombs in Yemen airstrikes
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 3, 2015 06:40:20 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Sunday that it has received credible evidence indicating that the Saudi-led coalition used illegal cluster munitions supplied by the US in airstrikes against Houthi forces in Yemen. According to a...

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News UK judge approves extradition of Basque fugitive to Spain
UK judge approves extradition of Basque fugitive to Spain
Elizabeth LaForgia
April 14, 2015 02:12:22 pm

A UK judge ruled Tuesday that a convicted member of the Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) can be extradited to Spain. In his ruling, Judge Howard Riddle said there had been no abuse of...

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News Chile president signs same-sex civil union law
Chile president signs same-sex civil union law
Elizabeth LaForgia
April 14, 2015 01:21:40 pm

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed a law on Monday that recognizes civil unions between same-sex couples, a move hailed by advocates as a step toward full marriage rights. The law, which will take effect in six months,...

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News Malaysia lawmakers approve detention without trial with new anti-terror bill
Malaysia lawmakers approve detention without trial with new anti-terror bill
Elizabeth LaForgia
April 7, 2015 12:16:28 pm

Malaysian lawmakers approved detention without trial in a new anti-terror bill that passed on Tuesday, but human rights groups criticize the bill as a giant step backwards for human rights in the country. The Prevention of Terrorism Act was...

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News 5 Kenyans, 1 Tanzanian detained over Kenya university massacre
5 Kenyans, 1 Tanzanian detained over Kenya university massacre
Elizabeth LaForgia
April 7, 2015 11:35:22 am

A court in Nairobi on Tuesday ordered five Kenyan citizens and a Tanzanian to be detained for 30 days while authorities investigate possible connections to last week's university massacre. The court granted state lawyers' request for the...

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News Egypt court frees 68 activists
Egypt court frees 68 activists
Elizabeth LaForgia
March 31, 2015 12:36:15 pm

An Egyptian court on Tuesday acquitted 68 people, including members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood , who were charged with gathering illegally and attacking security forces earlier this year. The court's decision to free the...

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News Arizona governor signs controversial abortion bill
Arizona governor signs controversial abortion bill
Elizabeth LaForgia
March 31, 2015 12:17:48 pm

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a bill Monday that requires abortion providers in the state to tell women they can reverse the effects of a drug-induced abortion, and also bars women from buying any health care plan...

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News Utah governor signs bill reinstating firing squad option for executions
Utah governor signs bill reinstating firing squad option for executions
Elizabeth LaForgia
March 24, 2015 02:02:57 pm

Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed a bill on Monday to restore the firing squad as a method of execution, making Utah the only US state with the option. The legislation, which was approved by the...

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News India court strikes down law criminalizing offensive Facebook speech
India court strikes down law criminalizing offensive Facebook speech
Elizabeth LaForgia
March 24, 2015 12:12:50 pm

India's Supreme Court struck down a law on Tuesday that gave authorities the power to jail people for offensive online posts. Bloggers, writers and rights groups challenged India's Information and Technology Act after arrests were...

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US Supreme Court ruled flag-burning protected by First Amendment

On June 21, 1989, the US Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag in public to protest government policies is a right protected by the First Amendment. Read Texas v. Johnson. Learn more about the legal aspects of flag desecration from the Free Speech Center.

Founding of Halifax, Nova Scotia sparks Indigenous resistance

On June 21, 1749, British colonists founded the town of Halifax in the province of Nova Scotia. General Edward Cornwallis's founding of the city sparked resistance from the local Indigenous Mi'kmaq and some French-speaking Acadians in the area. French Catholic Priest Jean-Louis Le Loutre organized Mi'kmaq attacks on the British, which would continue through the French and Indian War. The Mi'kmaq would later sign a series of peace treaties with the British known as the Peace and Friendship Treaties, and the Acadians would be deported from Nova Scotia in 1755. Learn more about Fr. Le Loutre and the history of Halifax.

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