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Vietnam: Members of 'reactionary' group jailed for 10 years to life
Vietnam on Monday sentenced the head of an organization accused of “smearing the current system” and trying to topple the government to life behind bars, state media reported. The official Vietnam News Agency reported that Phan Van Thu...
Tags: Vietnam, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Activism, United Nations
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23 killed in Taliban attack on Pakistan army post
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Taliban militants wearing suicide vests fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades at an army post in northwestern Pakistan in a pre-dawn raid Saturday, killing 23 people, including 10 civilians, officials said....
Tags: Religion and Belief, National Government, Islam, Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces
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Bahrain officer given jail time after fatally shooting protester
A Bahrain police officer was sentenced to seven years in prison after fatally shooting a protester, state media reported, the latest verdict tied to the turmoil in the Persian Gulf nation. The victim, Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima, was the first person to lose...Tags: Religion and Belief, Prisons, Islam, Trials, Punishment
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Somalia charges woman who said she was raped by troops
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.Somalia has charged a woman who said she was raped by government troops, accusing her of making a false accusation and insulting a government body, according to Human Rights Watch. A freelance journalist who talked to the woman also faces charges, along...Tags: Prisons, Punishment, Freedom of the Press, United Nations, International Law
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Suicide bomber kills 23 near Pakistan mosque
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A powerful suicide bomb blast killed at least 23 people Friday outside a Shiite Muslim mosque in a part of Pakistan's troubled northwest plagued by sectarian violence. The bomber detonated his explosives as worshipers attending...Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, Injuries and Wounds, Suicide, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Former Guatemalan dictator to stand trial on genocide charges
MEXICO CITY – Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt will stand trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, a Guatemalan judge ruled Monday, in incidents that took place during the height of the Central American nation's brutal...
Tags: Trials, International Law, Wars and Interventions, Lawyers, Heads of State
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U.N. expert launches investigation of drones, targeted killings
A United Nations expert has launched an investigation of drone attacks and targeted killings, scrutinizing a deeply controversial tool in the United States’ battle against Al Qaeda. “The plain fact is that this technology is here to stay,&...
Tags: International Law, United Nations, Murder, Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Rights group: Attacks on Syria worship sites hike sectarian fears
As violence escalates in Syria, armed rebels appear to have attacked Christian churches and a Shiite place of worship, a rights group warned Wednesday after visiting the Syrian countryside. The attacks underscore fears that the conflict is becoming a...Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, International Law, Wars and Interventions, YouTube
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Bomb blasts across Pakistan kill 104 people
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In one of the deadliest days in Pakistan in recent years, a series of bomb blasts rocked the southwest city of Quetta and the country’s northwest Thursday, killing at least 104 people and injuring more than 245 others....
Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, Injuries and Wounds, Interreligious Dialogue, Science and Technology
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Rights groups criticize Venezuela sanctions on TV station
CARACAS, Venezuela — Press freedom advocates Saturday came down hard on the Venezuelan government’s sanctions this week against Globovision, the country’s lone remaining opposition TV station, in what some described as officialdom’...
Tags: National Government, Media Industry, Freedom of the Press, Elections, International Law
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Saudi Arabia beheads domestic worker convicted of killing baby
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday beheaded a Sri Lankan woman who was convicted of killing a baby, putting the former domestic worker to death despite her young age at the time of the alleged crime. The Sri Lankan government had pleaded with Saudi officials...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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Vietnam jails activists up to 13 years for 'subversion'
Fourteen activists were convicted of subversion Wednesday in Vietnam and sentenced to up to 13 years in prison, in an unusually large case centering on their alleged ties to a banned democracy group. Vietnamese state media reported that the dissidents...Tags: Revolutions, Labor Legislation, Prisons, Crimes, U.S. Embassy
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