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Bahrain upholds sentences for dissidents accused of plotting coup
World NowThirteen people accused of plotting to overthrow the Bahraini government had their sentences upheld on Tuesday in a Manama appeals court, in a deeply disputed case that has alarmed rights groups and drawn rebukes from Britain and Denmark.... -
Kadafi spy chief sent to Libya amid worries about fair trial
World NowMauritania shipped the man who served as spy chief to deposed Libyan strongman Moammar Kadafi off to Libya on Wednesday, where the Libyan prime minister assured reporters he would get a fair trial, according to local and international media.... -
Spanish politician sentenced to 4 years in Cuba car crash
World NowMEXICO CITY -- A Cuban court has sentenced a conservative Spanish politician to four years in prison for causing an automobile accident that killed two Cuban dissidents who were riding with him, according to news reports. Now the Spanish government is... -
Forced evictions on rise in China, Amnesty says in new report
World NowBEIJING -- Forced evictions are accelerating in China, leading to violent disturbances and deaths, a new report by Amnesty International asserted Thursday. The human-rights group said it had collected reports on more than 40 cases in which people... -
Two prisons now report hunger strikes over gang policy
PolitiCalA hunger strike over new prison gang policies has spread to a second institution, involving more than 200 inmates.... -
Hunger strike continues at Corcoran
L.A. NOWA rolling hunger strike that has moved through three California prisons had dwindled by Wednesday to 69 inmates, officials said. The fasting began among some 500 inmates Oct. 10 at the state's maximum security Pelican Bay State Prison near Oregon...... -
Imprisoned lawyer in Iran goes on hunger strike
World NowAn Iranian human rights lawyer whose jailing spurred an international outcry is now going on hunger strike, frustrated by restrictions on her family, her husband said Thursday. Nasrin Sotoudeh, 49, was convicted last year of acting against national... -
Mass prison hunger strike ends
PolitiCalWith as little fanfare as when it started, a mass hunger strike that popped up in California prisons a week ago is now over. Corrections officials said that by Thursday only two inmates continued to refuse food at Corcoran State...... -
Maldives' former president arrested after defying court summons
World NowPolice arrested the former leader of the Maldives on Monday as he campaigned to regain the presidency, the latest chapter in the political saga roiling the tiny string of islands south of India. The winding case has rattled the young democracy, which... -
Egyptian court acquits 26 in bloody camel attack on Tahrir Square
World NowAn Egyptian criminal court Wednesday acquitted 26 loyalists of deposed President Hosni Mubarak of charges of plotting the notorious attack in which camels and horses charged hundreds of protesters in Tahrir Square during last year's uprising.... -
Uruguay debates bill to allow abortion; passage expected
World NowIn a marathon Tuesday session stretching more than eight hours, Uruguayan lawmakers argued passionately over whether to legalize abortion in the earliest stages of pregnancy, a controversial step that would make it a rarity among Latin American nations...... -
Ecuador and Britain discuss fate of WikiLeaks' Assange
World NowEcuador and Britain met Thursday in New York over the deadlocked case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has now holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for 100 days. But while the two sides left the meeting pledging to meet again, there were...
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