DAVID GREENE, HOST: We are mourning the loss of a human rights champion. Ahmed Kathrada died today in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was 87 years old. Kathrada was a veteran of the anti-apartheid movement, and he spent decades in jail with Nelson Man

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By Kane Farabaugh Peoria, Illinois 30 October 2009 Ali Al-Marri at the Charleston Naval Brig in Charleston, South Carolina (File) Accused al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali al-Marri has been sentenced to more than eight years in a civilian prison. The Qatar

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The United States has announced criminal indictments and financial sanctions against Iranian hackers who waged a massive program of cyber intrusions, targeting the computers of hundreds of universities, businesses, and U.S. government and non-governm

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The contention of the defense that the Bentley lurched and those concussions was causing the problems, but no witnesses have testified to that. Thats right, so we heard from a lot of witnesses yesterday, including many who arrived on the scene shortl

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New Jersey Banking On Shift From Bail Money To Risk Assessment RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: More than half of the people being held in U.S. jails have not been convicted of a crime. Many defendants are awaiting trial behind bars simply because they can't aff

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A U.S Army investigation into abuses of Iraqi inmates at Abu Ghraib prison is expected to place blame on low-level soldiers, while generally clearing senior commanders of involvement. Seven U.S. soldiers are already facing charges of abuse in connect

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By Jade Heilmann Dakar 21 December 2007 Six French aid workers from the group Zoe's Ark have gone on trial in Chad. The six are accused of the attempted kidnapping of 103 children who were discovered by authorities as they were being flown to Europe

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 01 February 2006 An Uganda Constitutional Court ruling that bars the military from trying opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye on terrorism charges is being challe

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How did this thing work to begin with? Did Eshaghoff,you know, take six different versions of the SAT? And don't you have to have an I.D. just to get into the testing center? Well, he certainly did.He took tests for six individuals from the same high

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By Meredith Buel Washington 20 September 2007 Thousands of chanting protesters from across the United States have gathered in a small town in the southern state of Louisiana in support of six black teenagers facing serious charges for allegedly beati

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By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 01 May 2007 Cambodian and foreign judges meet to try to hammer out their disagreement over internal rules for Khmer Rouge genocide trial proceedings in Phnom Penh (File) The Cambodian Bar Association and international judges

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The Pentagon says U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have reached a draft agreement establishing the legal framework for U.S. troops to stay in Iraq after the United Nations authorization expires at the end of the year. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pent

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 10 January 2007 This week marks the fifth anniversary of the detention center for terrorism suspects at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The anniversary is rekindling the debate over the facility, with human rights

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 09 May 2006 Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki talks to reporters during a news conference in Baghdad, Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Iraq's Prime Minister-designate,

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In Court, Egypt's Morsi Insists He is Still President 穆尔西拒穿囚服大闹法庭 坚称自己仍是埃及合法总统 CAIRO From president to prisoner. Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi made his first public appearance since his ouster i

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 11 January 2007 In Ethiopia, former communist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam has been sentenced to life in prison on genocide charges and other crimes committed during his brutal 17-year-long rule. But as VOA Correspondent Alis

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By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 16 January 2007 watch Iraq report An Iraqi army Humvee blocks a street in central Baghdad, Iraq The threat of new violence in Iraq increased this week following the execution of two former top aides to Saddam Hussein. The

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By Selah Hennessy Dakar 06 June 2007 Defendants and human rights activists in Mauritania are celebrating the acquittal Tuesday of more than 20 suspected Islamic radicals, calling it a sign of judiciary independence. They also say the threat of terror

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 June 2007 A total of 10 people are in custody in California, accused of plotting to overthrow the government of Laos. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the alleged plotters include a former Laotian general an

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 14 June 2007 A military court in southern Russia Thursday convicted four soldiers, three in absentia, for the murder of six Chechen civilians in 2002. The conviction comes after two civilian juries had found the men innocent.

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