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News Federal appeals court mulls releasing Moussaoui evidence to 9/11 victims
Federal appeals court mulls releasing Moussaoui evidence to 9/11 victims
Ryan Olden
December 1, 2006 07:21:00 am

The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Thursday on whether unintroduced non-sensitive evidence from the criminal trial of Zacarias Moussaoui should be turned over to families of 9/11 victims...

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News Lebanese government renews approval of Hariri tribunal over objections
Lebanese government renews approval of Hariri tribunal over objections
Ryan Olden
November 25, 2006 04:26:00 pm

In a controversial meeting late Saturday the Lebanese cabinet of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora renewed its agreement to the terms of a UN-supported international tribunal to try suspects accused of assassinating former Prime Minister...

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News Former Abu Ghraib commander repeats allegation that Rumsfeld ordered abuses
Former Abu Ghraib commander repeats allegation that Rumsfeld ordered abuses
Ryan Olden
November 25, 2006 03:16:00 pm

Former Abu Ghraib commander Janis Karpinski has repeated her claim that outgoing US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld personally ordered "making prisoners stand for long periods, sleep deprivation ... playing music at...

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Chinese reporter loses appeal of state secrets conviction
Ryan Olden
November 24, 2006 12:14:00 pm

The Beijing Higher People's Court Friday turned down an appeal by Hong Kong reporter Ching Cheong against his August conviction for passing state secrets. The presiding judge deemed the trial court's ruling "accurate in application...

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Ethiopians demonstrate against US female circumcision conviction
Ryan Olden
November 18, 2006 03:30:00 pm

About 300 protesters demonstrated Saturday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia , calling for a US retrial of Khalid Adem, a Ethiopian immigrant to the United States who earlier this month was convicted of circumcising his...

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Domestic surveillance lawsuit allowed to proceed
Ryan Olden
November 18, 2006 02:07:00 pm

US District Judge Vaughn Walker of the Northern District of California ruled Friday that he will allow a class action lawsuit filed against the Bush administration's domestic surveillance program [JURIST...

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Germany denies abusing terror suspect
Ryan Olden
November 11, 2006 04:02:00 pm

The German Defense Ministry has denied allegations that a suspected al-Qaida operative was beaten while in military custody. German newspaper Die Welt Saturday quoted a Ministry report that 32 operatives of Germany's KSK special forces ...

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Europe lawmaker accuses Poland of obstructing CIA prisons probe
Ryan Olden
November 11, 2006 03:36:00 pm

A European Parliament lawmaker visiting Poland as a member of a Council of Europe team holding hearings on that nation's role in the operation of secret CIA prisons [JURIST news...

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Oregon ecoterrorists plead guilty
Ryan Olden
November 9, 2006 07:19:00 pm

Environmental extremists in Oregon pleaded guilty to conspiracy and arson on Thursday for their roles in a streak of environmentally motivated arsons by the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and the Earth Liberation Front...

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Pakistan judge forbids Muslim veils in courtroom
Ryan Olden
November 4, 2006 03:17:00 pm

A top Pakistani judge has forbidden female lawyers to wear the Muslim hijab (veil) in his courtroom, according to the Saturday edition of Pakistan's Daily Times newspaper. The Times quotes Chief Justice...

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Trial of Saddam Hussein begins

On October 19, 2005, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was put on trial for crimes against humanity committed during his time in office. He was convicted and sentenced to death on November 6, 2006. The execution took place on the following December 30. Learn more about the Trial of Saddam Hussein from the US Law Library of Congress.

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