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News Russia court rejects plea to imprison opposition activist Navalny
Russia court rejects plea to imprison opposition activist Navalny
Laura DeGeer
May 14, 2015 10:38:36 am

A Moscow court on Wednesday declined authorities' request to convert opposition activist Aleksei Navalny's suspended sentence into a prison term. Navalny is a Russian opposition activist and blogger who was given a...

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US Senate confirms Loretta Lynch as attorney general
Laura DeGeer
April 23, 2015 05:31:42 pm

The US Senate on Thursday voted 56-43 to confirm Loretta Lynch to serve as Attorney General, establishing her as the first black woman to lead the Justice Department . Lynch was nominated by the...

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News Michael Brown family files suit against city of Ferguson
Michael Brown family files suit against city of Ferguson
Laura DeGeer
April 23, 2015 04:27:58 pm

The parents of Michael Brown filed a civil lawsuit Thursday under Missouri's wrongful death statute against the city of Ferguson, Missouri . In addition to the city of Ferguson, the complaint also names former...

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News European Parliament calls killings of Armenians ‘genocide’
European Parliament calls killings of Armenians ‘genocide’
Laura DeGeer
April 16, 2015 12:12:54 pm

The European Parliament approved a resolution on Wednesday calling the massacre of Armenians during World War I a "genocide," while urging Armenia and Turkey to reconcile their diplomatic relations. The resolution comes days after Pope...

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News Ninth Circuit rules Arizona county police engaged in racial profiling
Ninth Circuit rules Arizona county police engaged in racial profiling
Laura DeGeer
April 16, 2015 11:14:34 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday ruled that the Maricopa County Sherrif's Office and, specifically, Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, engaged in practices of racial profiling in conducting traffic...

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News US congressman introduces resolution to block net neutrality rules
US congressman introduces resolution to block net neutrality rules
Laura DeGeer
April 14, 2015 11:03:21 am

US Congressman Doug Collins on Monday introduced a resolution to block net neutrality rules that were introduced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in February. In a press release Collins noted...

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News Tennessee top court postpones executions to determine constitutional issues
Tennessee top court postpones executions to determine constitutional issues
Laura DeGeer
April 14, 2015 10:16:43 am

The Tennessee Supreme Court has postponed the execution of four inmates on death row as it decides whether current protocols are constitutional, effectively halting all executions in the state. Once the constitutional issues are decided,...

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News HRW concerned over accountability for fully autonomous weapons
HRW concerned over accountability for fully autonomous weapons
Laura DeGeer
April 10, 2015 07:47:29 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday released a report entitled "Mind the Gap: The Lack of Accountability for Killer Robots." The report analyzes the hurdles involved in holding anyone (programmers, manufacturers, and military personnel) accountable for...

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News Europe rights court finds Italy police beating at 2001 G-8 summit was torture
Europe rights court finds Italy police beating at 2001 G-8 summit was torture
Laura DeGeer
April 7, 2015 10:03:17 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that the beating of a 62-year-old man by an Italian police officer during the Genoa G-8 summit in July of 2001 amounted to...

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News Amnesty urges protection of Afghanistan women’s rights activists
Amnesty urges protection of Afghanistan women’s rights activists
Laura DeGeer
April 7, 2015 09:45:13 am

Afghanistan women's rights activists are facing increased violence and a lack of governmental support, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report published Tuesday. According to AI, female activists face threats, sexual assault, killing of...

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Watergate burglars arrested for DNC break-in

On June 17, 1972, James McCord, security director of President Richard Nixon's re-election committee, and four Cuban-Americans are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, DC. Learn more about the Watergate scandal.

South Africa repeals racial classification law

On June 17, 1991, South Africa repealed the Population Registration Act. Since its passage in 1950, the Act had required every South African to be racially classified at birth. These classifications, in turn, would determined the child's social and political rights for the rest of his or her life in South Africa. Learn more about the History of Apartheid in South Africa from Standford University.

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