22 Azerbaijanis face trial for spying for Iran
August 29th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Baku, Aug 28 (IANS) A total of 22 Azerbaijanis were Tuesday put on trial after being accused of secret collaboration with Iran's Revolutionary Guards, media reported.The trial started behind closed ... Read more...
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Defamation can cost $160,000 in Russia
July 30th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a defamation bill into law that carries a fine of up to $160,000, the Kremlin press service said Monday.The ... Read more...
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Bangladesh mass sentencing condemned
June 19th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 19 (IANS) The prosecution teams conducting the mass trials of the alleged mutineers of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) must immediately stop the trials, Human Rights Watch said ... Read more...
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Egypt’s military rulers approve anti-discrimination law
October 16th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by BNO News
CAIRO (BNO NEWS) -- Egypt's ruling military council on Saturday approved new amendments to the criminal code punishing all forms of discrimination, nearly one week after Coptic Christian protesters were attacked during ... Read more...
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Canadian jailed for beating his puppy to death
February 3rd, 2011 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Feb 3 (IANS) A Canadian man has been locked up for six months for beating his puppy to death.A court in Victoria, which is the capital of British Columbia province, Wednesday ... Read more...
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Stalin statue explosion was ‘an act of terrorism’: Ukraine
January 6th, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 6(ANI): Ukrainian authorities have described a New Year's Eve explosion that destroyed a statue of Soviet-era dictator Joseph Stalin as an act of terrorism rather than an intentional destruction of ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange’s rape case gets murkier
December 9th, 2010 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): Are the sexual assault charges against Julian Assange really true or is he being framed? As more details surface, the case gets murkier by the minute.Assange is currently ... Read more...
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Judge rejects Canadian prostitution laws, terming it dangerous for sex workers
September 29th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, Sep 29 (ANI): Ontario Superior Court Justice Susan Himel has rejected the Canadian prostitution law, ruling it as unconstitutional because it contributes to the danger faced by sex trade workers.The ... Read more...
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Canadian cops face axe after watching lesbian cellmates’ sex romp
September 1st, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 1 (ANI): Four Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers could lose their jobs for allegedly watching a sex romp between two lesbian cellmates on CCTV cameras.The four and three prison ... Read more...
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Canadian Govt. considering separate Criminal Code change for honour killing
July 17th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Ottawa, July 17 (ANI): The Stephen Harper government in Canada is looking to making honour killing a separate charge in the Criminal Code and urged men in Canada's immigrant and religious communities ... Read more...
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European Ombudsman rejects Hindus’ request regarding equality of religions in Malta
July 7th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), July 7 (ANI): European Ombudsman has rejected Hindus' complaint regarding equality of treatment of all religions before the Maltese law.In a response to the complaint of Bhavna Shinde of Forum ... Read more...
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Hindus approach UN for equality of religions in Malta
July 1st, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), July 1 (ANI): Hindus have approached Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) urging it to "ensure that Malta treats all the religions and denominations equally ... Read more...
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European Ombudsman registers Hindus’ complaint on religious equality in Malta
June 29th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), June 29 (ANI): European Ombudsman has registered Hindus' complaint about equality of religions in Malta and has assigned a registration number to it.In a response to the communiqué of Bhavna ... Read more...
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European Union Agency “takes note” of Hindus’ concern on religious equality in Malta
June 27th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), June 27 (ANI): The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has "taken note" of Hindus' concern about equality of religions in Malta.In a response to the communiqué of Bhavna ... Read more...
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Hindus urge European Union & Malta President for equality of religions in Malta
June 21st, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), (ANI): Hindus have approached various bodies of European Union, Council of Europe, European Parliament; European and Malta Ombudsman; Malta President and other government offices; and even Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ... Read more...
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‘Google collected private data from Spanish Wi-Fi networks’
June 14th, 2010 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 14 (IANS/EFE) Google has "illegally" collected private data from Wi-Fi networks in Spain through its Street View project, a crime prevention association said Sunday.
A complaint has been filed against Google ... Read more...
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20 dolphins die of poisoning
May 2nd, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, May 2 (IANS/EFE) Some 20 pink dolphins were apparently poisoned and killed by poachers in Bazagan Lagoon in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, the Lima press said.
According to the daily ... Read more...
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One more Al Qaeda terror plotter convicted in Canada
January 22nd, 2010 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Jan 22 (IANS) A Canadian court Thursday convicted yet another terrorist in the so-called Toronto-18 terror plot even as Prime Minister Stephen Harper said criminal and terror laws ... Read more...
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Hindus want Pope to discuss religious equality during Malta visit
January 18th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Valletta (Malta), Jan 18 (DPA) A Hindu organisation Monday urged Malta's archbishop to arrange an interfaith dialogue with Pope Benedict during his April visit to discuss "religious equality".
Archbishop Paul Cremona should organise ... Read more...
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Changes in criminal code offer relief to rape victims
December 31st, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Completing rape case trials in two months, getting women judges to hear rape cases as far as practicable and recording victims' statements at places of their choice... ... Read more...
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Lakhvi, six others charged for Mumbai attack
November 25th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 25 (IANS) A Pakistani court Wednesday finally charged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leader Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six others for last year's Mumbai terror attack that left 166 people dead.
Lakhvi and the ... Read more...
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Malta considers Hinduism a cult
October 14th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Oct 14 (ANI): Hindus and Jews have asked United Nations (UN) to direct Malta to treat all religions and denominations equally in front of the law.Malta Criminal Code reportedly ... Read more...
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Malta considers Hinduism a cult
October 14th, 2009 - 10:02 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hindus and Jews have asked United Nations (UN) to direct Malta to treat all religions and denominations equally in front of the law.Malta Criminal Code reportedly makes one liable to imprisonment up ... Read more...
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Hindus and Jews urge United Nations to direct Malta for equal treatment of all religions
October 14th, 2009 - 9:59 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hindus and Jews have asked United Nations (UN) to direct Malta to treat all religions and denominations equally in front of the law.Malta Criminal Code reportedly makes one liable to imprisonment up ... Read more...
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Hindus and Jews urge European Union to ask Malta for equal treatment of all religions
October 12th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hindus and Jews have asked European Union (EU) to direct Malta to treat all religions and denominations equally in front of the law.Malta Criminal Code reportedly makes one liable to imprisonment up ... Read more...
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Pak Govt asked to review blasphemy law
September 2nd, 2009 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep. 2 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has been asked by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights to re-examine the blasphemy law so that incidents like Gojra's anti-Christian riot can ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh Police bust online fraud racket, arrest two
August 25th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 25 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Police Tuesday claimed to have busted a gang involved in online fraud with the arrest of a Nigerian national and his Indian wife from New Delhi. ... Read more...
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Hindus urge Malta for equal treatment of all religions before law
March 26th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Hindus have urged Malta to treat all religions and denominations equally in front of the law.Malta Criminal Code reportedly makes one liable to imprisonment up to six months for publicly vilifying "Roman ... Read more...
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Russian president scraps bill restricting press freedom
June 3rd, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Moscow, June 3 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has recommended scrapping of a bill which seeks to restrict media freedom, the Kremlin press service has said. The bill was approved ... Read more...
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Colombia extradites 14 paramilitaries to US
May 14th, 2008 - 12:50 am ICT by admin
DPA
Bogota, May 13 (DPA) Colombia Tuesday extradited to the US 14 commanders of extreme-right paramilitary groups who were suspected of drug trafficking. The extraditions were made possible because the government of Colombian ... Read more...
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Turkey eases restrictions on freedom of speech
April 30th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Ankara, April 30 (DPA) Turkish parliament early Wednesday passed amendments to the Article 301 of the criminal code which criminalizes "insulting Turkishness" and which has been strongly criticized by the European Union ... Read more...
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`Dr. Death’s’ senior will not be prosecuted: Queensland Police
November 14th, 2007 - 2:26 am ICT by admin
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