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BBC NEWS | Europe | Kosovo trial clears Serbia leader
"Serbian ex-President Milan Milutinovic has been acquitted on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Kosovo by a UN war crimes tribunal."
ei: The perils of blogging in Egypt
"According to Gamal Eid, Executive Director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, the recent arrests of bloggers is an attempt by Mubarak's regime "To silence the voices that criticize the [Egyptian] government's performance and send a messa
Ъ - Уголовное дело об убийстве журналиста НТВ направлено на новое рассмотрение
"Высшая судебная палата Молдавии приняла решение направить уголовное дело гражданина Молдавии Игоря Вельчева, обвиняемого в убийстве журналиста телекомпании НТВ Ильи Зимина в феврале 2006 года, на новое рассмотрение в апелляционную палату города Бельцы. В
Jailing Kids for Cash | CommonDreams.org
"As many as 5,000 children in Pennsylvania have been found guilty, and up to 2,000 of them jailed, by two corrupt judges who received kickbacks from the builders and owners of private prison facilities that benefited. The two judges pleaded guilty in a st
Ex-MI5 chief: We're in a police state / Morning Star
"CIVIL rights campaigners welcomed on Tuesday former counter-intellingence chief Dame Stella Rimington's surprise attack on government attempts to create a "police state." "
Federal judges tentatively order release of 37,000 to 58,000 California prisoners | San Francisco Bay View
"A federal three-judge panel ruled today, Feb. 9, that overcrowding in California prisons is indeed the root cause of health care inadequacy so severe that it amounts to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment."
American Civil Liberties Union : Justice Department Stands Behind Bush Secrecy In Extraordinary Rendition Case
Obama, in many ways, not that much different from Bush.
"The Justice Department today repeated Bush administration claims of "state secrets" in a lawsuit against Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen DataPlan for its role in the extraordinary rendition program. Moh
B'Tselem - Press Releases - 8 Feb. '09: B'Tselem Publishes Guidelines for Israel's Investigation into Operation Cast Lead
"B'Tselem issued a position paper detailing the guidelines of the necessary Israeli investigation of its conduct during the operation in Gaza. B'Tselem's initial survey of the military operation calls into question Israeli statements that the military act
SW Radio Africa - Court drops Biti treason charges
"Tendai Biti, the Secretary General of the Tsvangirai MDC, was cleared of treason charges on Friday by Harare magistrate Olivia Mariga. Last year Biti was arrested in mid June and spent two weeks in police custody, accused of authoring a document detailin
Supreme Court Steps Closer to Repeal of Evidence Ruling - NYTimes.com
The man who wanted to give the pigs more power by using faulty evidence is now the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme court; yet another example of how the bourgois use the law at their discretion.
"This month, Chief Justice Roberts, writing for the major
The Daily Star - Politics - UN body rips Israeli forces for trampling rights of children
"The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said in a statement that the pledges 193 states have made to protect the lives and development of children "have been blatantly violated during this crisis.""
Far Eastern Economic Review | Surviving 'India's Enron'
"The arrest last week of Satyam Computer Services, Ltd., Chairman B. Ramalinga Raju for falsifying corporate figures is being called “India’s Enron,” The Indian government’s decision to replace Mr. Raju’s entire board underlines how great a shock the Saty
Justices Say Evidence Is Valid Despite Police Error - NYTimes.com
This is bad for citizens all over the U.S. It will allow people to be convicted on charges that would normally be droped due to police misuse.
"In a 5-to-4 opinion, the court upheld the federal conviction of Bennie Dean Herring, who from the court recor
BART officer arrested on murder warrant in NY Day shooting -- San Francisco Chronicle
"The BART police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man on an Oakland train platform and then refused to explain his actions to investigators was arrested Tuesday in Nevada on suspicion of murder, authorities said.
Johannes Mehserle, 27, of Lafayette wa
The Nut Graph | Subject Israel to sanctions: Pak Lah
"Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today Israel should be subjected to international sanctions because of its brutal onslaught on Gaza which has killed hundreds and injured thousands."
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