Iran constitutional council OKs bill to block nuclear inspectors News
Iran constitutional council OKs bill to block nuclear inspectors

[JURIST] Iran's conservative Guardian Council [official website] Saturday approved the constitutionality of a bill designed to prevent inspections of Iranian nuclear facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) [official website] if Iran is reported to the UN Security Council [official website] for potential sanctions. The lower house of Iran's parliament approved the bill [JURIST report] two weeks ago, which will now become law if signed by the president. IAEA members agreed [JURIST report] last Thursday to allow Iran to send uranium to Russia for enrichment rather than refer Iran to the Security Council. The Security Council previously announced [PDF text] that Iran was in non-compliance with saftey standards required by the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty [text]; Iran maintains that it is not attempting to develop weapons, and that it have a right to enrich uranium for energy purposes. AP has more.

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38 Santee Sioux hanged by US for rebellion

On December 26, 1862, 38 Santee Sioux men were hanged in a mass execution for their roles in a rebellion against US authorities in Minnesota which left hundreds dead and made refugees of some 40,000 white settlers. Government annuities promised under a treaty with the Sioux had failed to arrive on schedule and credit for purchases was not advanced in the meantime, threatening the tribe with starvation. The Santee Sioux Tribe's members were deported first to South Dakota and ultimately to Nebraska, where they remain today. Learn more about the 1862 Minnesota Sioux Rebellion.

Louis XVI put on trial during French Revolution

On December 26, 1792, Romain de Sèze, a defense attorney for deposed King Louis XVI, presented a defense of his client. The former King was on trial before a French Revolutionary court on thirty-three charges, including treason and other crimes against the state. He was convicted on January 15, 1793 executed by guillotine on the following January 21.