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News Zimbabwe to amend economic indigenization law
Zimbabwe to amend economic indigenization law
Steven Wildberger
December 25, 2015 11:59:32 am

Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa on Thursday announced amendments to the nation's foreign investor law in an effort to stimulate Zimbabwe's stagnant economy. The ambiguously-worded Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Bill of 2007 required all foreign companies...

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News Amnesty: torture allegations in Koh Tao murder case must be investigated
Amnesty: torture allegations in Koh Tao murder case must be investigated
Steven Wildberger
December 25, 2015 11:14:38 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday called for a thorough investigation into torture allegations levied against the police responsible for the arrests of two men in relation to the Koh Tao murders. The men, Zaw Lin...

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News Quebec top court upholds ‘physician-assisted death’ law
Quebec top court upholds ‘physician-assisted death’ law
Steven Wildberger
December 22, 2015 12:42:18 pm

The Court of Appeals of Quebec on Tuesday overturned a lower court injunction and ruled that Quebec's physician-assisted death law is not in conflict with any elements of the Quebec Criminal Code ....

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News Former Panama president detained over illegal spying
Former Panama president detained over illegal spying
Steven Wildberger
December 22, 2015 11:46:02 am

The Panama Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the detention of multimillionaire businessman and former president Ricardo Martinelli on allegations that the former leader used public money to illegally spy on more than 150 people. Martinelli,...

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News Brazil Supreme Court sets stage for president’s impeachment
Brazil Supreme Court sets stage for president’s impeachment
Steven Wildberger
December 18, 2015 11:00:44 am

Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled on two measures to set the stage for impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff . The first ruling requires the re-formation of a congressional committee set...

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News CAR votes for new constitution
CAR votes for new constitution
Steven Wildberger
December 18, 2015 10:16:14 am

Citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) voted this week on a constitutional referendum intended to bring stability to the nation. According to partial results released Thursday, amendments to the constitution to create a senate, allow for...

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News UN rights chief: suspension of NGOs in Burundi ‘deeply regrettable’
UN rights chief: suspension of NGOs in Burundi ‘deeply regrettable’
Steven Wildberger
November 25, 2015 11:46:20 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday condemned the suspension of 10 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Burundi, calling it "an attempt by Burundian authorities to silence dissenting voices and to...

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News Federal government bargaining to get immigration ruling this term
Federal government bargaining to get immigration ruling this term
Steven Wildberger
November 25, 2015 11:07:02 am

The Obama Administration on Tuesday volunteered to forego its right to respond to states' filings opposing the new immigration policy in exchange for an expedited process that would have the challenge decided this term. Following a February...

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News Security Council adopts resolution to fight ISIL
Security Council adopts resolution to fight ISIL
Steven Wildberger
November 21, 2015 08:43:03 am

The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a new resolution calling on all member states to fight to eradicate the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) . Introduced...

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News Utah judge reverses order denying foster rights to same-sex couple
Utah judge reverses order denying foster rights to same-sex couple
Steven Wildberger
November 15, 2015 12:48:32 pm

Following significant criticism, Utah Juvenile Court judge Scott Johansen on Friday amended an earlier ruling to allow a same-sex couple to remain foster parents. Johansen had initially ruled against married women April Hoagland and Beckie Peirce...

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Russia ends serfdom with Emancipation Manifesto

On February 19, 1861, Tsar Alexander II promulgated the Emancipation Manifesto, which abolished serfdom in Russia after over two hundred years. Read the Emancipation Manifesto.

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