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Turkish pianist convicted of insulting religion through tweets
A famed Turkish pianist was convicted Monday of insulting religion after sending a string of tweets deemed denigrating to Islam. Fazil Say was handed a suspended prison sentence of 10 months, according to news reports, stoking concerns in Turkey and...
Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Turkey, Belief and Faith
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Saudi Arabia denies reports of paralysis sentence
Saudi Arabia denied reports that a young man had been sentenced to paralysis, a punishment that human rights groups had excoriated as a form of torture. “This is untrue,” the Justice Ministry said Monday on its Twitter account, according...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Civil Rights, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights
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Two Americans killed in air crash in Afghanistan
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two U.S. troops died in eastern Afghanistan after their aircraft crashed Tuesday, military officials said. The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force said the cause of the crash, which took place in a field, is under...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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African refugees kidnapped, brutalized in Sinai, report says
One of the men said he could not pay -- and so they decided to make an example of him. The kidnappers stripped the Ethiopian man and violated him, an Eritrean refugee who survived his ordeal in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula told Amnesty International. They...Tags: Criminals, Civil Rights, Refugee, United Nations, Crime, Law and Justice
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Power of global arms treaty hinges on next steps, activists say
A new United Nations pact to regulate the global weapons trade was cheered by human rights and humanitarian groups, but its power will depend on how stringently it is followed. Like many international agreements, the arms trade treaty does not have a...
Tags: Interior Policy, North Korea, Activism, Civil Rights, Personal Weapon Control
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U.N. passes treaty regulating arms sales
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the world body's first treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms trade Tuesday, a goal sought for over a decade to try to keep illicit weapons out of the hands...
Tags: International Relations, United Nations General Assembly, Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Global arms trade treaty still has a shot, backers say
A groundbreaking pact to regulate the global weapons trade still has a chance of success after Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked the draft treaty at the United Nations this week. But even if the treaty passes, its power will hinge on how nations...
Tags: International Relations, Iraq War (2003-2011), Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Wars and Interventions
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'Massive' wave of Russian state inspections of NGOs continues
Russian officials pressed ahead Wednesday with a sweeping wave of inspections on nonprofit foundations, human rights groups and other NGOs that has troubled activists in Russia and abroad. In the latest round, state inspectors showed up at the offices...
Tags: International Law, David Kramer, Civil Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Angela Merkel
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India orders Italian envoy to stay put as two nations clash
NEW DELHI – India ratcheted up its diplomatic standoff with Rome over a shooting incident last year, issuing orders at major airports and seaports Friday that the Italian ambassador was not allowed to leave the country without permission. The move...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Lifestyle and Leisure, Rome (Italy), Fishing, India
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Khmer Rouge leader dies, eluding war crimes verdict
NEW DELHI -- The death Thursday of one of the last senior leaders of Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime before his trial concluded underscores flaws in the war-crimes tribunal process that threaten to undermine the pursuit of global justice,...
Tags: Justice System, International Law, Criminals, Civil Rights, Heart Disease
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Amnesty International urges caution in arming Syrian rebels
BEIRUT -- Any government considering arming Syrian rebels should conduct a “rigorous human-rights risk assessment” before proceeding with weapons transfers, Amnesty International said Thursday. The group released a pair of studies detailing...Tags: Civil Rights, Francois Hollande, National Government, Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice
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U.N. Security Council loosens arms embargo on Somalia
An arms embargo on Somalia will be eased for a year, allowing the country's new government to buy some weapons to battle religious extremists, the U.N. Security Council said Wednesday. The Security Council resolution adopted Wednesday maintains the...
Tags: Foreign Aid, Civil Rights, National Government, Wars and Interventions, Susan Rice
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