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News Poland had main CIA prison in Europe, HRW says
Poland had main CIA prison in Europe, HRW says
Nishat Hasan
December 9, 2005 09:05:00 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Poland housed the main CIA secret detention facility in Europe, with approximately 100 detainees. The accusations, published in the Polish daily, Gazeta Wyborcza , are...

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News 60 New Orleans police officers fired for abandoning posts during Katrina
60 New Orleans police officers fired for abandoning posts during Katrina
Nishat Hasan
December 9, 2005 08:32:00 am

New Orleans Police Chief Warren Riley said Thursday that the city has fired 60 police officers and suspended 25 more for failing to show up for duty during Hurricane Katrina . Riley, who was sworn...

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News NY appeals court overturns decision allowing same-sex marriage
NY appeals court overturns decision allowing same-sex marriage
Nishat Hasan
December 9, 2005 08:06:00 am

A New York appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that would have allowed a same-sex marriage in New York City. Earlier this year, New York City Supreme Court Justice Doris Ling-Cohan had ruled [PDF...

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News Specter launches formal inquiry into DOJ handling of Padilla case
Specter launches formal inquiry into DOJ handling of Padilla case
Nishat Hasan
December 9, 2005 07:38:00 am

US Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) , chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Thursday that he has started a formal inquiry into the Justice Department's handling of the Jose Padilla case. Padilla, a US citizen,...

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News Bush presses China for rights reforms on state visit
Bush presses China for rights reforms on state visit
Nishat Hasan
November 20, 2005 11:59:00 am

On a state visit to China during a six-day Asia tour , President Bush Sunday pressed Chinese President Hu Jintao to expand religious, political and social freedoms in the country and later suggested...

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News Over 200 arrested in second round of Egypt parliamentary elections
Over 200 arrested in second round of Egypt parliamentary elections
Nishat Hasan
November 20, 2005 11:37:00 am

More than 200 people were arrested and one person was killed Sunday in clashes between government supporters and supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood during the second round of Egypt's parliamentary elections. The Brotherhood has been outlawed...

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News Iran parliament votes to block nuclear inspections ahead of IAEA meeting
Iran parliament votes to block nuclear inspections ahead of IAEA meeting
Nishat Hasan
November 20, 2005 11:09:00 am

Iran's parliament voted Sunday to require the government to block International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors from its nuclear facilities if Iran is referred to the UN Security Council for regulatory violations. This is the second...

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News CIA prison flights may have refueled in Romania, says former defense minister
CIA prison flights may have refueled in Romania, says former defense minister
Nishat Hasan
November 20, 2005 10:38:00 am

Former Romanian defense minister Ioan Mihai Pascu has acknowledged that US planes carrying detainees may have refueled in the country, but has denied the existence of a secret CIA-run prison there.  His comments, published Saturday in Evenimentul Zileli [media website,...

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News French interior minister preparing deportations as riots spread to Lyon
French interior minister preparing deportations as riots spread to Lyon
Nishat Hasan
November 13, 2005 11:43:00 am

Despite curfews and added security measures French youths continued to riot in the streets Saturday night. Central Paris was calm, but for the first time since rioting by disaffected Arab and African immigrant youth began 17 nights...

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News Iraqi government claims Saddam agents murdering defense lawyers to halt trial
Iraqi government claims Saddam agents murdering defense lawyers to halt trial
Nishat Hasan
November 13, 2005 11:01:00 am

A spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has claimed that agents supporting Saddam Hussein murdered two defense lawyers involved in the trial of the former Iraqi president and eight co-defendants...

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