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News Afghanistan court sentences 5 to death for armed robbery, sexual assault
Afghanistan court sentences 5 to death for armed robbery, sexual assault
Nicholas Tomsho
September 15, 2014 01:21:35 pm

An Afghanistan court of appeals on Monday sentenced five men to death for their involvement in the armed robbery and gang-rape of a family outside Kabul. Two other defendants, out of the original group of seven defendants who allegedly...

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News Jailed Egypt activist released on bail
Jailed Egypt activist released on bail
Nicholas Tomsho
September 15, 2014 12:31:59 pm

Prominent Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah , was released on bail Monday as he faces retrial for organizing an unauthorized protest. Abdel-Fattah's lawyer said his client was released on bail of 5,000 Egyptian...

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News HRW: African Union soldiers sexually exploiting Somali women
HRW: African Union soldiers sexually exploiting Somali women
Nicholas Tomsho
September 8, 2014 01:50:23 pm

Soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have been sexually exploiting and assaulting Somali women, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday. The abuses have allegedly occurred on two AMISOM military bases...

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News Thailand rights activists call for end to martial law
Thailand rights activists call for end to martial law
Nicholas Tomsho
September 8, 2014 01:21:00 pm

A group of Thailand human rights activists denounced the country's state of martial law on Monday, accusing the ruling military junta of imposing a judicial "twilight zone." The rights group has called for an end...

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News Former Egyptian president charged with selling state secrets
Former Egyptian president charged with selling state secrets
Nicholas Tomsho
September 6, 2014 10:23:14 am

Egypt's state prosecutor filed charges Saturday against former President Mohamed Morsi for selling state secrets to Qatar. Attorney General Hisham Barakat claimed that an investigation had revealed evidence that Morsi, aided by nine others who...

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News Egypt authorities accused of torturing, sexually abusing teenage protesters
Egypt authorities accused of torturing, sexually abusing teenage protesters
Nicholas Tomsho
September 6, 2014 09:40:07 am

Geneva-based pan-Arab rights group Alkarama claimed in an open statement to the UN published Friday that Egyptian authorities have been complicit in the torture and sexual abuse of 52 teenage detainees. The rights group brought the...

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News US imposes new sanctions on 30 groups with ties to Iran
US imposes new sanctions on 30 groups with ties to Iran
Nicholas Tomsho
August 30, 2014 02:51:29 pm

US National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden announced on Friday that the White House is placing new sanctions on over 30 organizations and individuals with ties to Iran. The sanctions come as the US continues...

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News Germany publishes new draft cybersecurity law
Germany publishes new draft cybersecurity law
Nicholas Tomsho
August 30, 2014 02:24:46 pm

The German Federal Ministry of the Interior on Friday published its revised proposal for a new IT security law. The draft law seeks to protect the privacy of German citizens and improve the IT...

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News UN human rights office claims Thailand laws limit free expression
UN human rights office claims Thailand laws limit free expression
Nicholas Tomsho
August 20, 2014 08:58:30 am

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern Tuesday that the prosecution and sentencing of lese-majeste cases by Thailand's ruling military junta threaten citizens' rights of free expression. According to the...

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News Europe rights court rules UK ban on prisoner voting violates human rights
Europe rights court rules UK ban on prisoner voting violates human rights
Nicholas Tomsho
August 13, 2014 06:21:18 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that the UK's ban preventing prisoners from voting violates their human rights. The judgment came on a case brought by 10 British prisoners who...

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