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13 Jul 2006, 2:49 am
[JURIST] France's far-right National Front [party website] leader Jean-Marie Le Pen [BBC profile], who surprised observers with his strong performance in the 2002 French presidential election [BBC backgrounder], will be put on trial in Paris for allegedly denying how brutal the Nazi occupation of France was during World War II, according to French judicial officials Wednesday. [read post]
29 Jun 2007, 1:12 pm
[JURIST] Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski [official profile] vowed Friday to reopen debate on the EU Council of Minister's voting mechanisms, insisting on a different interpretation of the EU reform agreement [JURIST report] reached last Saturday by EU leaders. [read post]
26 Jun 2009, 7:22 am
[JURIST] Former Croatian Serb wartime leader Milan Martic [case materials; BBC profile] was transferred to Estonia [press release] Friday to serve a 35-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity and violations of the laws of war in Croatia. [read post]
6 Aug 2004, 6:35 am
Two former East German leaders were found guilty Friday of allowing guards along the Berlin Wall to shoot people trying to cross the barrier, and the two were sentenced to a year of probation. [read post]
13 Sep 2007, 5:08 am
[JURIST] US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) [official website] told reporters Wednesday he would lead opposition to the nomination of former US Solicitor General Theodore Olson [firm profile; DOJ profile] to the post of US attorney general. [read post]
22 Feb 2006, 12:34 pm
[JURIST] Krishna Sitaula, leader of the opposition Nepali Congress [party website], was arrested at his home on Wednesday, just two days after he was released from prison [Rising Nepal report], along with several other opposition politicians, according to an order [JURIST report] from the Supreme Court of Nepal [official website]. [read post]
1 Aug 2014, 4:00 am
Huffington Post reports that yesterday over 100 faith leaders and immigration activists were arrested and charged with blocking passage after they refused to disperse from the sidewalk in front of the White House where they were protesting the daily deportations of undocumented immigrants. [read post]
9 Nov 2005, 7:50 am
[JURIST] Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi [BBC News profile] on Wednesday said treason charges would be leveled against the leaders of violent protests that left 42 dead following a confrontation with police last week. [read post]
27 Feb 2010, 9:47 am
[JURIST] Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy [party profile; JURIST news archive] was accused in a new lawsuit [Bangkok Post report] filed Friday in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court by the Cambodian government [official website] of forging and then disseminating a false map of the Cambodia-Vietnam border on his political party's website. [read post]
17 Jul 2008, 9:01 am
[JURIST] Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] was released on bail Thursday, one day after being arrested [JURIST report] by Malaysian authorities investigating sodomy allegations [JURIST report] made against him by a former aide. [read post]
24 Apr 2005, 10:18 am
[JURIST] Four current leaders [AP report] and a former European Commission president [AFP report] have this weekend urged French voters to adopt the new European constitution [backgrounder; full text] in a May 29 referendum, warning that rejection could have dire consequences, extending even to the "fall of Europe" as a major international player. [read post]
4 Nov 2014, 8:10 am
Guilty Verdict for Former Florida Band Leader In Charge of Hazing Ritual After a short trial, a jury has convicted the alleged ringleader of a hazing ritual, which killed a member of the Florida A&M University marching band in 2011, on manslaughter and felony hazing charges. [read post]
13 Sep 2005, 9:45 am
[JURIST] Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas [official profile] and other leaders Tuesday called on Palestinians to halt looting [Reuters report] and restore order following Israel's withdrawal [JURIST report] earlier this week from the formerly occupied Gaza Strip [Wikipedia backgrounder]. [read post]
30 Jan 2024, 12:21 pm
Rynowecer presented 200 Firm Leaders with a selection of over 40 timely and potential ‘Burning Issues’ – and asked of them “what do you anticipate as the highest priorities occupying your leadership agenda going into the new year? [read post]
26 Sep 2006, 1:49 pm
[JURIST] Two leaders of Colombia's notorious Cali Cartel [DEA backgrounder] drug ring pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. [read post]
23 Jun 2006, 3:14 am
[JURIST] Republican House leaders Thursday clarified the timing and purpose of proposed nationwide immigration hearings [JURIST report], deflecting criticism that the hearings were intended to delay a House vote on comprehensive immigration reform [JURIST news archive] until after November elections. [read post]
29 Jul 2008, 12:25 pm
[JURIST] Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] released a medical report [PDF text and explanation] Tuesday that he said refuted sodomy allegations [JURIST report] made against him by a former aide. [read post]
12 Aug 2005, 5:17 am
[JURIST] Sunni Arab leaders on Friday rejected calls for a Shiite federal region to be written into the new constitution [JURIST news archive], claiming the plan would break up Iraq along strict religious and ethnic lines. [read post]
8 Dec 2005, 8:58 am
[JURIST] In remarks [text] to the North Atlantic Council of NATO on Thursday, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [official profile] assured European leaders that the US government does not allow torture of suspected terrorists and that it respects the principles of the Geneva Conventions. [read post]
14 Jun 2005, 7:22 am
[JURIST] A Romanian court Tuesday freed the militant leader of the Mineworkers Confederation of Romania, a man who led the 1991 miners' riot that overthrew Romania's first post-communist government. [read post]
