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News Russia rights council urges amnesty for economic crimes that would cover Khodorkovsky
Russia rights council urges amnesty for economic crimes that would cover Khodorkovsky
Zach Zagger
July 7, 2011 02:02:11 pm

The Russia Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights urged amnesty for economic crimes in a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday that would include amnesty for the crimes of former Russian...

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News ICTY defendant Seselj pleads not guilty to third set of contempt charges
ICTY defendant Seselj pleads not guilty to third set of contempt charges
Zach Zagger
July 7, 2011 11:29:29 am

Former Serb nationalist politician and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to a third set of contempt charges for...

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News ECHR: UK failed human rights duty during Iraq occupation
ECHR: UK failed human rights duty during Iraq occupation
Zach Zagger
July 7, 2011 10:06:11 am

The UK failed to fulfill its duty to uphold human rights during its occupation in Iraq from 2003 to 2004, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in two cases Thursday. In Al-Skeini and Others v....

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News Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ex-governor Ryan’s corruption conviction
Federal appeals court upholds Illinois ex-governor Ryan’s corruption conviction
Zach Zagger
July 6, 2011 03:20:26 pm

An appeals court on Wednesday rejected convicted former Illinois governor George Ryan's appeal seeking to overturn his 2006 conviction on corruption charges. The 77-year-old Ryan was convicted in 2006 on multiple counts of corruption and fraud [indictment,...

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News US brings Somali terror suspect to New York for civil trial
US brings Somali terror suspect to New York for civil trial
Zach Zagger
July 6, 2011 01:35:17 pm

The Obama administration has brought Somali terror suspect Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame to the US to face a civil trial in New York, a decision that has sparked harsh criticism. Warsame was captured by US forces in April ...

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News Federal judge blocks Idaho anti-union law
Federal judge blocks Idaho anti-union law
Zach Zagger
July 6, 2011 11:35:55 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Idaho has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of an Idaho anti-union law that bans a union program that subsidizes...

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News AI report: Syria security forces may have committed crimes against humanity
AI report: Syria security forces may have committed crimes against humanity
Zach Zagger
July 6, 2011 10:32:37 am

Syria security forces may have committed crimes against humanity during an operation to suppress demonstrations in the Western town of Tell Kalakh, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report published Wednesday. AI said...

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News Russia President Medvedev admits jailed lawyer was beaten to death
Russia President Medvedev admits jailed lawyer was beaten to death
Zach Zagger
July 6, 2011 09:06:38 am

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in pre-trial was the result of criminal acts, differing from the previous explanation that had blamed prison doctors. Medvedev was presented...

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News Egypt ministers acquitted on charges of misappropriating state funds
Egypt ministers acquitted on charges of misappropriating state funds
Zach Zagger
July 5, 2011 03:10:35 pm

An Egyptian court on Tuesday acquitted three former ministers under ousted president Hosni Mubarak on charges of misappropriating state funds. The Cairo Criminal Court found three ministers not guilty : Ahmed Maghrabi,...

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News Bloc of Lebanon MPs push PM to support of UN tribunal
Bloc of Lebanon MPs push PM to support of UN tribunal
Zach Zagger
July 5, 2011 01:44:19 pm

A Lebanon opposition party demanded Tuesday that Prime Minister Najib Mikati announce full support for the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) during debates leading up to a vote of confidence for the prime minister. There is...

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US and Japan sign Kanagwa Treaty

On March 31, 1854, US Commodore Matthew Perry and representatives of the Japanese government signed the Convention of Kanagawa. The terms of the treaty marked the end of Japan's 500 years of self-imposed isolation by opening the Ports of Shimoda and Hakodate. Four years later, Japanese-American relations were further expanded by the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty), which opened more Japanese ports to US trade and set up a system of extraterritoriality for Americans in Japan.

Spanish royal decree ordered expulsion of Jews

On March 31, 1492, King Ferdinand of Spain signed a decree expelling Jews from his kingdom. Read a contemporary account of the expulsion, originally written in Hebrew by an Italian Jew in 1495.

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