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News UN finds “alarming” deterioration of human rights in eastern Ukraine
UN finds “alarming” deterioration of human rights in eastern Ukraine
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 18, 2014 03:00:22 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay announced on Friday that her 34-member monitoring team in Ukraine has produced a report showing an "alarming deterioration in the human rights situation in the...

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News Lawyer for Pakistan doctor who helped US find Bin Laden quits
Lawyer for Pakistan doctor who helped US find Bin Laden quits
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 11, 2014 02:53:29 pm

The lawyer for the Pakistani doctor who helped the US find Osama bin Laden said on Sunday that he would no longer represent him after receiving threats from militants. Lawyer Samiullah Khan Afridi told the Associated...

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News Gaddafi’s son appears before Libya court
Gaddafi’s son appears before Libya court
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 11, 2014 01:35:06 pm

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi , the son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi , appeared via videolink at a court in Tripoli on Sunday. Saif al-Islam and 36 other defendants are facing a...

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News India Supreme Court bans bull fighting festival
India Supreme Court bans bull fighting festival
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 7, 2014 03:33:45 pm

The Indian Supreme Court on Tuesday banned a version of bull fighting in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Jallikattu is an annual festival in which thousands of men chase the bulls to grab prizes tied to...

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News China detains rights lawyer ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
China detains rights lawyer ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 7, 2014 03:15:31 pm

Chinese authorites on Tuesday detained prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang on a charge of "causing a disturbance" after he attended a weekend meeting that urged an investigation into the 1989 crackdown of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square. Pu...

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News Ohio judge orders reinstatement of hormone treatment for transgender inmate
Ohio judge orders reinstatement of hormone treatment for transgender inmate
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 4, 2014 03:18:03 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Friday ordered the permanent reinstatement of hormone treatments for a transgender Ohio prison inmate who complained about losing her breast tissue, growing facial...

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News Egypt court denies bail for Al Jazeera journalists
Egypt court denies bail for Al Jazeera journalists
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 4, 2014 02:22:20 pm

An Egyptian court on Saturday denied bail for three Al Jazeera journalists being imprisoned on charges of false reporting, and extended the imprisonment of a fourth journalist for 45 days. Al Jazeera English Journalists Mohamed Fahmy, Peter...

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News Federal appeals court upholds controversial Wisconsin collective bargaining law
Federal appeals court upholds controversial Wisconsin collective bargaining law
Elizabeth LaForgia
April 20, 2014 03:15:20 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Friday upheld Wisconsin's controversial Budget Repair Bill which significantly limits the collective bargaining rights of public sector unions. Two unions representing the...

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News Egypt court sentences 23 Islamists to prison
Egypt court sentences 23 Islamists to prison
Elizabeth LaForgia
April 20, 2014 02:23:00 pm

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 23 people, alleged to be members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood , to three and a half years each in prison. The accused were imprisoned in connection with protests...

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News Afghanistan election marked by fraud complaints
Afghanistan election marked by fraud complaints
Elizabeth LaForgia
April 13, 2014 03:36:04 pm

Afghanistan's Independent Election Complaints Commission (IECC) said on Sunday that there have been more more incidents of serious fraud reported in the April presidential election than the previous election in 2009, when more than a million suspect...

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Israel parliament meets for the first time

On February 14, 1949, Israel's parliament, the Knesset, convened for the first time, and Joseph Shprinzak was elected as its first Speaker. Read a history of the First Knesset from the Knesset archives.

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