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News Amnesty: Australia maritime border control abusing asylum seekers
Amnesty: Australia maritime border control abusing asylum seekers
Matt Belenky
October 28, 2015 02:01:10 pm

Amnesty International (AI) said Wednesday that Australia's maritime border control agents have engaged in significant criminal activity, bribery and abusive treatment of women, men and children who are seeking asylum. A new report titled By Hook or...

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News Spain judge charges former Basque separatist leaders with crimes against humanity
Spain judge charges former Basque separatist leaders with crimes against humanity
Matt Belenky
October 28, 2015 01:20:01 pm

Judge Juan Pablo Gonzalez of Spain's National Court charged five suspected leaders of the Basque separatist movement Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) Tuesday with crimes against humanity for their participation in the 2004 attacks that left...

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News Bahrain court sentences political activist to prison for insulting king
Bahrain court sentences political activist to prison for insulting king
Matt Belenky
October 21, 2015 03:47:17 pm

The Bahrain Court of Appeals convicted rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja on charges related to her ripping up a photo of the Bahraini king during a court hearing in 2014, Amnesty International (AI) said Wednesday. Her appeal reduced...

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News Sri Lanka judge: allegations of war crimes are ‘credible’
Sri Lanka judge: allegations of war crimes are ‘credible’
Matt Belenky
October 21, 2015 02:43:09 pm

A Sri Lankan panel led by retired judge Maxwell Paranagama presented a report to parliament on Tuesday, concluding that allegations that Sri Lankan troops committed war crimes are credible. He said that there is enough evidence in...

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News Brazil top court puts presidential impeachment efforts on hold
Brazil top court puts presidential impeachment efforts on hold
Matt Belenky
October 14, 2015 03:59:54 pm

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an injunction freezing opposition party efforts to start impeachment deliberations against President Dilma Rousseff . Despite the injunction, lower house...

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Former Virginia governor asks Supreme Court to overturn conviction
Matt Belenky
October 14, 2015 03:26:37 pm

Attorneys for former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell on Tuesday asked the US Supreme Court to overturn his conviction and his two-year prison sentence on corruption charges . The charges stem from...

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News Pakistan top court upholds death sentence in blasphemy killing
Pakistan top court upholds death sentence in blasphemy killing
Matt Belenky
October 8, 2015 06:35:01 am

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of Mumtaz Qadri, a former police guard respected within Pakistan for killing politician Salmaan Taseer over his support for a woman convicted of blasphemy. Taseer was...

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News Burkina Faso general charged in coup attempt
Burkina Faso general charged in coup attempt
Matt Belenky
October 7, 2015 03:57:15 pm

Burkina Faso general Gilbert Diendere was charged Tuesday for his role in last month's coup attempt and will face a military tribunal. Diendere has been charged with 11 crimes including murder, collusion with foreign forces and threatening...

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News Federal appeals court rules NCAA violates antitrust laws
Federal appeals court rules NCAA violates antitrust laws
Matt Belenky
September 30, 2015 05:06:56 pm

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) violates antitrust laws by limiting what compensation student athletes can receive. The appeals...

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News India court sentences 5 to death for Mumbai train bombings
India court sentences 5 to death for Mumbai train bombings
Matt Belenky
September 30, 2015 04:05:48 pm

A special court in India handed down death sentences Wednesday to five individuals convicted in bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed 188 people in 2006. Special Judge Yatin D Shinde sentenced Kamal Ansari, Faisal Atur Rahman...

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On July 19, 1911, Pennsylvania became the first state in the US to approve laws allowing censorship of movies. After numerous other states followed Pennsylvania's lead, the US Supreme Court eventually upheld film censorship in 1915.

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