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News Federal judge denies <i>habeas</i> petition of Algerian Guantanamo detainee
Federal judge denies habeas petition of Algerian Guantanamo detainee
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
September 25, 2009 10:07:00 am

A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia has denied the habeas corpus petition of Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee Sufiyan Barhoumi, according to a Thursday Miami Herald report . Judge...

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News Pittsburgh police clash with G-20 protesters
Pittsburgh police clash with G-20 protesters
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
September 25, 2009 09:02:00 am

Several demonstrations at the Pittsburgh Group of 20 (G-20) Summit turned violent Thursday afternoon and late evening as protesters clashed with police. In the city's Oakland neighborhood, home of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University,...

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News US to transfer up to 8 Uighur Guantanamo detainees to Palau
US to transfer up to 8 Uighur Guantanamo detainees to Palau
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
September 25, 2009 08:06:00 am

US Solicitor General Elena Kagan told the Supreme Court in a letter filed Thursday that the US plans to transfer up to eight Uighur Guantanamo Bay detainees to Palau and...

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News DOJ announces indictment of suspected terrorist on conspiracy charge
DOJ announces indictment of suspected terrorist on conspiracy charge
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
September 24, 2009 04:47:00 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that suspected terrorist Najibullah Zazi has been charged with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. A federal jury in the Eastern District of New...

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News UK government frees second terrorism suspect from control order
UK government frees second terrorism suspect from control order
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
September 24, 2009 03:45:00 pm

The UK Home Office has released a top terrorism suspect from a control order that subjected him to virtual house arrest because it did not want to reveal secret evidence, according to...

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News Rights issues highlighted in peaceful G-20 Pittsburgh summit protests
Rights issues highlighted in peaceful G-20 Pittsburgh summit protests
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
September 24, 2009 02:22:00 pm

Protesters took to Pittsburgh's streets Thursday in peaceful demonstrations calling attention to a range of global human rights issues on the first day of the Group of 20 (G-20) Summit . A group of Tibetan protesters ...

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News Military judge grants further delay in Guantanamo trial
Military judge grants further delay in Guantanamo trial
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
September 24, 2009 11:43:00 am

A US military judge on Wednesday granted a government request to further postpone hearings for Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darbi . Chief judge for military commissions Colonel James Pohl set...

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News France parliament gives final approval to controversial Internet piracy law
France parliament gives final approval to controversial Internet piracy law
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
September 23, 2009 04:15:00 pm

The French parliament gave final approval Tuesday to a new version of a controversial Internet piracy law that would suspend users' Internet access after the third violation. The bill was approved by a...

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News Democratic Party fundraiser pleads not guilty in alleged Ponzi scheme
Democratic Party fundraiser pleads not guilty in alleged Ponzi scheme
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
September 23, 2009 11:17:00 am

Democratic Party fundraiser Hassan Nemazee, accused of orchestrating a $290 million pyramid scheme, pleaded not guilty to fraud charges Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Federal prosecutors indicted ...

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News ACLU lawsuit demands information on Bagram detainees
ACLU lawsuit demands information on Bagram detainees
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
September 22, 2009 03:57:00 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking information related to the treatment of prisoners at the US detention facility at Bagram Air Base in...

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