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18 Jun 2004, 9:05 pm
Shortly after the execution of American hostage Paul Johnson, Saudi Arabia's most wanted al Qaeda leader, Abdulaziz al-Muqrin, was shot and shot and killed by Saudi security officials while apparently attempting to dispose of Johnson's body. [read post]
18 Mar 2006, 8:46 am
[JURIST] Police in Uganda JURIST news archive] have summoned opposition leader Kizza Besigye [BBC profile] to question him about alleged electoral law violations during last month's elections [JURIST report]. [read post]
31 Oct 2007, 8:29 am
[JURIST] Three political leaders in Spain's Basque region, including the president of the region, were ordered to stand trial [PDF text] Tuesday for meeting publicly with members of the Batasuna party [BBC profile] to negotiate an ETA [BBC backgrounder] ceasefire. [read post]
13 Oct 2015, 9:11 am
<> Great Lakes Leaders Stress Economic Importance of Seaway System - The NEMWI and the Great Lakes Seaway Partnership co-hosted a breakfast briefing on the Great Lakes Seaway Navigation System on October 7, 2015. [read post]
19 Dec 2005, 3:45 pm
[JURIST] Kizza Besigye [BBC profile], Uganda's jailed opposition leader, and 22 co-defendants pleaded not guilty Monday to treason charges [JURIST report] for which they face the death penalty. [read post]
12 May 2006, 6:08 am
[JURIST] UK Conservative Party leader David Cameron [official website; party profile] on Friday demanded a repeal or revision of the 1998 Human Rights Act [text] following a High Court decision to allow nine Afghani airplane hijackers to remain in the United Kingdom rather than deport the convicts back to Afghanistan for fear they would be tortured in their home country. [read post]
3 Dec 2004, 2:04 am
[JURIST] Former rebel leader Ramush Haradinaj is expected to be named Kosovo's prime minister as a new parliamentary session begins Friday, but a recent interview by UN war crimes investigators has prompted some question as to whether Haradinaj would be indicted for his role in the war with the former Yugoslavia. [read post]
10 Feb 2006, 12:06 am
[JURIST] After receiving a royal pardon, Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy [BBC profile; party website] returned home to Cambodia Friday after a year of self-imposed exile in France. [read post]
17 Aug 2005, 12:09 pm
[JURIST] NATO General Steven Schook [official profile] told reporters Wednesday that he believes that allied forces are very close to capturing former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic [BBC profile]. [read post]
11 Jul 2006, 3:08 am
[JURIST] Khieu Samphan [Wikipedia profile], the former head of state of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge [JURIST news archive] regime, left his home overnight and headed toward a neighboring province, just hours after prosecutors began compiling evidence [JURIST report] against former Khmer Rouge leaders. [read post]
2 Aug 2007, 5:28 am
[JURIST] UK Conservative Party leader William J. [read post]
24 Nov 2006, 10:31 am
[JURIST] Thailand Army Commander-in-Chief General Sonthi Boonyaratglin [BBC profile], the leader of the military coup [JURIST report; AHRC backgrounder] that deposed civilian prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra [JURIST news archive] in September, told CNN in an interview broadcast Friday that the martial law imposed on the country [JURIST news archive] in the aftermath of the takeover would be [read post]
19 Nov 2007, 10:01 pm
The Associated Press reports that some analysts say the meeting between the two leaders was intended encourage religious Russians to vote in the Dec. 2 parliamentary election. [read post]
29 Jul 2015, 6:29 am
A man who prosecutors say was a volunteer youth group leader at a Baltimore County church has pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography. [read post]
17 Sep 2005, 3:01 am
[JURIST] With the confirmation hearings on Judge John Roberts [JURIST news archive] concluded and the nominee apparently well on his way to a favorable Senate vote and formal appointment as the new Chief Justice of the United States, President Bush Friday signaled he was turning his attention to a second high court vacancy by calling in Senate leaders for consultations on the remaining court [read post]
14 Feb 2009, 12:36 pm
[JURIST] Palestinian leaders urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] and its Chief Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo [official profile] on Friday to initiate an investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes during the recent conflict in Gaza [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
17 Feb 2006, 12:09 am
[JURIST] As ongoing unrest stemming from the controversy over the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad [JURIST news archive] continues, Pakistani police on Friday placed radical Islamic leader Hafiz Mohammad Saeed under house arrest to prevent him from giving his usual Friday sermon at a mosque in Lahore. [read post]
19 May 2006, 8:29 am
[JURIST] Police in Zimbabwe [JURIST news archive] arrested opposition leader Arthur Mutambara [BBC backgrounder] and 70 supporters on Friday for allegedly campaigning for a Saturday byelection in violation of Zimbabwe's Public Order and Security Act [text], which makes it illegal to hold a political meeting of any size without written approval from police four days in advance of a political event [read post]
19 Feb 2010, 8:19 am
[JURIST] Niger's military leaders on Thursday suspended the country's constitution [text, DOC] and dissolved all state institutions after the coup [JURIST report] that took place the same day. [read post]
30 May 2005, 4:47 pm
[JURIST] Despite France's rejection of the EU constitution in Sunday's national referendum [JURIST report], EU leaders are calling on the 15 European nations that have not yet made a decision on the Constitution to continue with whatever decision-making process was chosen for their nation. [read post]
