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News Iran court sentences former prosecutor to 135 lashes for corruption
Iran court sentences former prosecutor to 135 lashes for corruption
Miracle Jones
November 3, 2016 09:48:52 am

A court in Iran on Tuesday sentenced former prosecutor general Saeed Mortazavi to 135 lashes for corruption, according to the state run media . Mortazavi was a prosecutor who was accused of human rights abuses during the Arab Spring...

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News Thousands call for the resignation of the president in South Korea
Thousands call for the resignation of the president in South Korea
Miracle Jones
October 30, 2016 12:29:24 pm

Thousand of protesters called for the resignation of President Park Geun-hye after it was revealed she allowed individuals to influence state affairs. The demonstration of thousands came after the President apologized for allowing Choi Soon-sil, who...

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News Saudi coalition airstrike kills over 90 in Yemen
Saudi coalition airstrike kills over 90 in Yemen
Miracle Jones
October 30, 2016 11:44:44 am

Airstrikes led by the Saudi Arabian coalition killed at least 90 prisoners and injured dozens more in the Zaydiyah district of the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, Yemen on Saturday. The prison housed up to 84 prisoners...

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News UN calls 2016 deadliest year for Mediterranean refugees
UN calls 2016 deadliest year for Mediterranean refugees
Miracle Jones
October 27, 2016 10:21:06 am

The UN Refugee Agency (UNCHR) on Wednesday called 2016 the worst year for refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea as the death toll reached its highest point. The agency expressed concern because the current death tolls are...

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News Federal lawsuit alleges gang injunctions violate due process
Federal lawsuit alleges gang injunctions violate due process
Miracle Jones
October 27, 2016 09:28:20 am

The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) , along with the Urban Peace Institute and Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP filed a lawsuit on Thursday alleging gang injunctions...

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News Former Guantanamo detainee ends hunger strike after resettlement compromise
Former Guantanamo detainee ends hunger strike after resettlement compromise
Miracle Jones
October 23, 2016 12:33:09 pm

Abu Wa'el Dhiab, a Syrian former Guantanamo Bay detainee, on Saturday ended his 68-day hunger strike. Dhiab was among a number of former detainees who were resettled in Uruguay in an effort to close down the detention center...

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News Federal appeals court revives Abu Ghraib torture suit
Federal appeals court revives Abu Ghraib torture suit
Miracle Jones
October 23, 2016 11:07:14 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Friday that former detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison may continue their torture lawsuit against civilian military contractors. Four former prisoners allege that they...

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News Brazil police arrest former house speaker in corruption scheme
Brazil police arrest former house speaker in corruption scheme
Miracle Jones
October 21, 2016 12:54:54 pm

The Federal Police of Brazil on Wednesday arrested former House speaker Eduardo Cunha for his alleged participation in an embezzlement scheme. Cunha, who is most known for leading the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff [BBC...

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Federal appeals court denies North Carolina early voting motion
Miracle Jones
October 21, 2016 10:55:12 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied an emergency motion on Wednesday from multiple counties in North Carolina to extend the hours of early voting. The motion ...

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News Women protest at Mt. Kilimanjaro to fight for land rights
Women protest at Mt. Kilimanjaro to fight for land rights
Miracle Jones
October 16, 2016 01:27:37 pm

Women from various African countries gathered at Mt. Kilimanjaro to demand land rights Saturday during observations of International Day of Rural Women . The protest, dubbed the "Kilimanjaro initiative," is an attempt to bring attention to the...

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French king revoked Edict of Nantes on religious freedom

On October 22, 1685, the Edict of Nantes, which permitted religious freedom in France, was revoked by King Louis XIV, prompting thousands of French Protestants, Huguenots, to flee the country. Read the instrument of revocation in English.

President Kennedy announces blockade of Cuba

On October 22, 1962, President John Kennedy announced a naval blockade of Cuba. After six days of negotiations, the Soviet Union agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Learn more about the Cuban Missile Crisis from the George Washington University.

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