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Moldovan journalist jailed for 15 years for spying
December 20, 2010A court in the breakaway Transdniester region has sentenced a Moldovan journalist to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of spying for Chisinau, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. In a case that sparked international concern, Ernest Vardanean...
Irish abortion ban 'violated woman's rights'
December 16, 2010The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Irish abortion laws violated the rights of one of three women who sought terminations in Britain. The woman, who was in remission for a rare form of cancer, feared it might return as a result of her...
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange appears in court
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December 16, 2010A lawyer acting for the founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks says he is confident of freeing his client from prison. Julian Assange, 39, was granted bail earlier this week, but the decision was objected to by prosecutors and he remained...
Assange remains behind bars but pro-WikiLeaks hackers continue attacks
December 16, 2010WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will remain behind bars until he returns to a London courtroom Thursday to hear the appeal against his being released on bail. Lawyers acting for Swedish prosecutors have challenged a London judge's decision to free...
WikiLeaks founder Assange granted bail, remains in jail
December 15, 2010WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted bail by a British court but will remain behind bars Tuesday as Sweden's lawyer appeals the judge's decision. Judge Howard Riddle earlier had set bail for a total of $380,000 (240,000 British Pounds...
Moldova joins International Criminal Court
October 19, 2010Moldova has become the latest country to ratify the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC). The country ratified the treaty on October 12, bringing the total number of state signatories to 114. The treaty enters into force for Moldova...
DR Congo: UN soldiers intervene after demonstrators open fire outside Supreme Court
November 21, 2006United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) intervened to restore order around the Supreme Court in Kinshasa, the capital, today after demonstrators routed national police, opened fired and set a police truck ablaze in the...
