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News China dissident writer sentenced to 4 years for inciting subversion
China dissident writer sentenced to 4 years for inciting subversion
Michael Sung
February 5, 2008 08:44:00 am

A Chinese court convicted dissident writer Lu Gengsong on subversion charges Tuesday, sentencing Lu to four years in prison for writing essays exposing corruption within the Communist Party of China (CPC) . Lu was arrested last October and...

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News EU criticizes Bulgaria, Romania for slow progress in fight against corruption
EU criticizes Bulgaria, Romania for slow progress in fight against corruption
Michael Sung
February 4, 2008 09:44:00 am

The European Commission (EC) said Monday that new EU members Bulgaria and Romania must do more to achieve judicial reform and fight corruption and organized crime. An interim report on Bulgaria criticized Bulgarian efforts...

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News Russia court rejects Berezovsky appeal of embezzlement conviction
Russia court rejects Berezovsky appeal of embezzlement conviction
Michael Sung
February 4, 2008 09:22:00 am

The Moscow City Court on Monday rejected the appeal of exiled business tycoon Boris Berezovsky . Berezovsky has been sentenced to six years in prison, after being found guilty last November of embezzling...

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News Spain court orders release of 10 suspected National Court bomb plotters
Spain court orders release of 10 suspected National Court bomb plotters
Michael Sung
February 4, 2008 08:57:00 am

A Spanish court on Monday ordered the release of 10 suspected terrorists accused of participating in a plot to bomb the Spanish National Court in Madrid, several days before the court is scheduled to announce the verdicts and sentences...

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News Morocco to put alleged 2004 Madrid bomber on trial
Morocco to put alleged 2004 Madrid bomber on trial
Michael Sung
January 29, 2008 09:56:00 am

Moroccan authorities have arrested Abdelilah Hriz, an alleged participant in the 2004 Madrid train bombings , a Spanish judicial source said Monday. Hriz, whose DNA and fingerprints linked him to a house where explosives were prepared and...

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News Syria arrests pro-democracy former lawmaker: rights group
Syria arrests pro-democracy former lawmaker: rights group
Michael Sung
January 29, 2008 09:26:00 am

The Syrian government has detained former parliamentarian and dissident Riyad Sayf , the National Organization for Human Rights in Syria (NOHR) said Tuesday. Sayf is a prominent member of the "Damascus Declaration" group, which in 2005 issued a...

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News Bali bombers’ bid for high court second appeal could delay executions
Bali bombers’ bid for high court second appeal could delay executions
Michael Sung
January 29, 2008 09:06:00 am

Three Indonesian Islamic militants sentenced to death for their roles in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings have filed a second appeal with the Indonesian Supreme Court, a spokesperson for the Indonesian attorney general's office said Tuesday. The...

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News Turkish professor sentenced to 15 months for ‘insulting Ataturk legacy’
Turkish professor sentenced to 15 months for ‘insulting Ataturk legacy’
Michael Sung
January 28, 2008 09:45:00 am

A Turkish court on Monday sentenced political science professor Atilla Yayla Monday for "insulting the legacy" of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey. Yayla was charged last March after suggesting in a November 2006 speech that...

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News Son of Israel ex-PM to serve sentence after appeal rejected
Son of Israel ex-PM to serve sentence after appeal rejected
Michael Sung
January 28, 2008 09:17:00 am

The Israeli Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Omri Sharon to reduce his seven-month prison sentence, saying that it found no reason to lighten Sharon's sentence after a lower court...

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News France court sentences ‘Darfur orphan’ airlift workers
France court sentences ‘Darfur orphan’ airlift workers
Michael Sung
January 28, 2008 08:55:00 am

A French criminal court on Monday sentenced six French aid workers, convicted in Chad for attempting to kidnap 103 African children, to eight years in French prison, agreeing with French prosecutors' recommendations to convert their...

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First Non-Aligned Movement conference closes

On September 6, 1961, the Non-Aligned Movement concluded its first official conference in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The organization was founded in 1955 to support mostly developing countries who did not wish to side with either of the great Cold War powers. It also worked to shepherd these nations through the process of decolonization. Learn more about the history and founding principles of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Pilgrims leave Plymouth, England for North America

On September 6, 1620, the Pilgrims left Plymouth, England. They set sail on the Mayflower for North America, where they would found the Plymouth Colony in modern-day Massachusetts.
While in transit, the Pilgrims promulgated the Mayflower Compact, which would serve as their colony's first governing document.

Law requiring German Jews to wear star announced

On September 6, 1941, German authorities announced the adoption of a regulation, formally enacted on September 1, requiring all Jews in German territories to wear a star. Read an English translation of the Police Decree Concerning the Marking of Jews.

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