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News Federal judge blocks Indiana governor’s order barring refugees
Federal judge blocks Indiana governor’s order barring refugees
Jacqueline Jones
March 1, 2016 10:38:46 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on Monday blocked Governor Mike Pence's order keeping Syrian refugees from settling in Indiana. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana [advocacy...

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News Turkish president rejects court ruling ordering journalists’ release
Turkish president rejects court ruling ordering journalists’ release
Jacqueline Jones
February 28, 2016 10:54:50 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunday that he rejects a court ruling that the detention of two journalists violated their rights. Two Turkish journalists were released from Silivri prison early Friday after Turkey's Constitutional...

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News Virginia governor signs gun bills into law
Virginia governor signs gun bills into law
Jacqueline Jones
February 28, 2016 10:22:57 am

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Friday signed gun safety measures into law that will prevent domestic abusers and certain types of criminals from owning and carrying guns. The laws will still allow individuals to have...

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News Amnesty: Austria cap on asylum seekers violates human rights
Amnesty: Austria cap on asylum seekers violates human rights
Jacqueline Jones
February 23, 2016 09:30:27 am

Amnesty International (AI) warned Tuesday that Austria is violating the human rights of asylum seekers by putting caps of 80 requests per day through the main migrant route. Heinz Patzelt, of Amnesty International...

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News AI: Injured Syrian refugees denied entry to Turkey
AI: Injured Syrian refugees denied entry to Turkey
Jacqueline Jones
February 21, 2016 06:05:30 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Friday reported that Turkey has denied entry to many injured Syrian refugees attempting to cross its borders. The refugees are fleeing after bombing in the northern Aleppo countryside over the last two weeks....

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News HRW criticizes Oman for jailing social media activists
HRW criticizes Oman for jailing social media activists
Jacqueline Jones
February 21, 2016 05:32:48 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday criticized Omani courts for jailing two online activists over posts they wrote on social media websites. In one of the cases, former diplomat Hassan al-Basham was sentenced to three years in...

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News UN rights chief troubled by China crackdown on lawyers and activists
UN rights chief troubled by China crackdown on lawyers and activists
Jacqueline Jones
February 16, 2016 09:56:53 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday expressed concern over China's recent crackdown on lawyers and activists. The commissioner stated that civil society workers should be protected by the state,...

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News Uganda president urges African nations to quit ICC
Uganda president urges African nations to quit ICC
Jacqueline Jones
February 14, 2016 02:11:17 pm

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday urged African nations to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Speaking during a televised presidential debate, Museveni accused the court of working against Africa and said the court...

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News UN: Afghanistan civilian casualties hit record high
UN: Afghanistan civilian casualties hit record high
Jacqueline Jones
February 14, 2016 01:51:45 pm

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday reported that civilian casualties in Afghanistan had reached a record high 11,000 in 2015. The report states that the civilian casualty rate has risen in...

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News South Africa top court hears case against president over home renovations
South Africa top court hears case against president over home renovations
Jacqueline Jones
February 9, 2016 10:44:14 am

South Africa's Constitutional Court on Tuesday heard the case against President Jacob Zuma over expensive home renovations. The charges come after the president made more than 20 million dollars in home upgrades. In...

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French June Rebellion ends

A republican uprising known as the June Rebellion was put down by French authorities in Paris on June 6, 1832. The rebels sought the abdication of French King Louis Philippe I, who assumed the throne two years prior following the overthrow of King Charles X. Louis Philippe would go on to rule until 1848 when he was overthrown in the wave of revolutions that took hold across Europe that year. Author Victor Hugo would later dramatize the June Rebellion in his novel Les Miserables Read excerpts of contemporary coverage about the June Rebellion from the Guardian.

Count Camillo di Cavour, the first Prime Minister of Italy, dies

On June 6, 1861, Count Camillo Benso di Cavour died He was the first Prime Minister of a united Italy and the political leader of his nation's unification movement. After Italian unification, Cavour was responsible for the creation of the Italian constitutional monarchy and its founding political documents.

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