Sudanese refugees to be deported from Egypt News
Sudanese refugees to be deported from Egypt

[JURIST] Egypt plans to deport 654 Sudanese refugees who were recently removed from a protest refugee camp, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. The announcement follows reports that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [official website] received assurances [Reuters report] from the Egyptian government that the refugees would be allowed to remain in the country. The deportation orders follow an outbreak of violence [UNHCR press release] between Egyptian police and over 2,500 Sudanese refugees who had been demonstrating in Cairo outside a refugee camp, in an effort to call attention to poor camp conditions. The protesters also requested that the UNHCR remove them to a third country. Egypt's Interior Minister has formally acknowledged the deaths of 12 refugees during the conflict, but other sources say around 25 protesters were killed [BBC report]. 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.