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Gaza-based Hamas military court issued first ruling [this day at law]
November 28, 2011 by Cynthia Miley
On November 28, 2007, a military court established in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian militant group Hamas delivered its first ruling, sentencing three members of the rival political party Fatah to 18 months in prison and $280 in fines. The court also sentenced a fourth Fatah member to 18 months.... [more]
Rights group calls on Hamas to end internal violence against Israel supporters
April 20, 2009 by Eszter Bardi
Palestinian Hamas authorities should end the systematic detention, torture, and execution of supporters of Israel and the rival Fatah party, according to a report released Monday byHuman Rights Watch (HRW). HRW said the tactics had been documented since December. It said that even though Isr....... [more]
Palestinian officials failing to prevent mistreatment by security forces: reports
July 28, 2008 by Deirdre Jurand
A report released Monday by Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq indicates that officials for Palestinian security and military agencies frequently detain, torture and mistreat citizens from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The report, released the same day as a similar report by Human Rights.... [more]
Palestinian attorney general survives assassination attempt
July 8, 2008 by Mike Rosen-Molina
An apparent assassination attempt against Palestinian Authority Attorney General Ahmed al-Moghani failed in the West Bank town of Ramallah Tuesday when a bomb placed in his car exploded as he stood several feet away. Al-Moghani was not injured in the blast. It is not yet clear who was responsible.... [more]
Hamas, Fatah violating human rights in bid for control: advocacy group
May 28, 2008 by Mike Rosen-Molina
Competing Palestinian governments controlled by Fatah in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza have been committing human rights violations in their bids for dominance over the Palestinian territories, the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights (PICCR) said Tuesday. PICCR reported th....... [more]
Reformist Muslims need legal protection from blasphemy accusations [comment]
April 27, 2008 by Andrew Wood
Farzana Hassan and Tarek Fatah: How long will it take the leadership of North America's traditional Muslim leadership to embrace the First amendment of the United Sates constitution and the doctrine of the separation of religion and state? Will the concept of freedom of expression survive....... [more]
Israel frees 429 Palestinian detainees to bolster support for Abbas, peace talks
December 3, 2007 by Kiely Lewandowski
The Israeli cabinet on Monday approved the release of 429 Palestinian prisoners as a gesture of good will toward Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the wake of talks renewed peace talks between Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at last week's Annapolis peace conference. Most of t....... [more]
Gaza-based Hamas military court issues first ruling
November 28, 2007 by Andrew Gilmore
A military court established in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian militant group Hamas handed down its first ruling on Wednesday, sentencing three members of rival party Fatah to 18 months in prison and fining them $280. A fourth Fatah member was sentenced to one year in prison and a $140 fine..... [more]
Palestinian president signs anti-money laundering decree aimed at Hamas
October 27, 2007 by Patrick Porter
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has signed new money laundering regulations meant to hinder the flow of funds to Hamas and to show foreign banks doing business with Palestinian counterparts that they are not violating US and Israeli counter-terrorism regulations. The new regulations include.... [more]
Amnesty criticizes Palestinian factions for rights abuses in political violence
October 24, 2007 by Natalie Hrubos
Amnesty International released a 58-page report Wednesday criticizing the two main Palestinian political factions, Hamas and Fatah, for political violence in the Gaza Strip and West Bank that has destroyed the lives of hundreds of civilians and led to human rights abuses, including illegal.... [more]
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