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News EU court upholds sanctions on Russia arms maker Almaz-Antey
EU court upholds sanctions on Russia arms maker Almaz-Antey
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 25, 2017 02:49:49 pm

The General Court of the European Union upheld the 2014 sanctions levied against the Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey after the company's involvement in undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. The court found...

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News Russia domestic violence bill advances
Russia domestic violence bill advances
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 25, 2017 02:39:40 pm

The State Duma of the in the Russian Federation , the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, voted to approve a bill aimed at de-criminalizing domestic assault when committed by...

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News Kyrgyzstan court reinstates life sentence for human rights advocate
Kyrgyzstan court reinstates life sentence for human rights advocate
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 24, 2017 01:01:39 pm

The Chui Regional Court in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday reinstated the life sentence for human rights defender Azimjan Askarov. The court found Askarov guilty again of stirring up ethnic hatred during deadly clashes between local Uzbeks and Kyrgyz...

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News Ex-Panama Dictator Noriega allowed on house arrest to prepare for brain surgery
Ex-Panama Dictator Noriega allowed on house arrest to prepare for brain surgery
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 24, 2017 12:28:01 pm

The lawyer for ex-Panama dictator Manuel Noriega said Monday that a court has granted Noriega leave to prepare for brain surgery at home instead of in a hospital. Lawyer Ezra Angel had argued that Noriega should not be...

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News Gambia president declares state of emergency
Gambia president declares state of emergency
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 18, 2017 03:04:25 pm

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh declared a state of emergency Tuesday to avoid handing power over to President-elect Adama Barrow , who won the election last month. Gambia State Television said that the declaration...

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News Amnesty calls on Bahrain authorities to commute death sentences
Amnesty calls on Bahrain authorities to commute death sentences
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 18, 2017 02:41:00 pm

Amnesty International (AI) called on Bahraini authorities Wednesday to commute the death sentences of Hussain Ali Moosa and Mohamed Ramadhan. AI warned that the recent protests against the three harsh executions carried out earlier this...

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News Germany top court refuses to ban neo-Nazi group
Germany top court refuses to ban neo-Nazi group
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 17, 2017 12:36:54 pm

The German Constitutional Court on Tuesday rejected efforts to ban the far-right ultranationalist political party National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) , finding the group does not pose a sufficient threat to the German government....

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News India top court throws out corruption suit against PM
India top court throws out corruption suit against PM
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 12, 2017 08:19:30 am

India's Supreme Court threw out a corruption case on Wednesday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The case against Modi was brought by Common Cause , a human rights organization, last November and alleged that Modi...

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News HRW: Saudi Arabia has arrested two human rights advocates this year
HRW: Saudi Arabia has arrested two human rights advocates this year
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 11, 2017 02:38:19 pm

Saudi Arabia has arrested two human rights advocates since the beginning of the year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. The reason Essam Koshak, 45, and Ahmed al-Musheikhis, 46, were arrested has not been released, and...

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News Gambia top court postpones election challenge until May
Gambia top court postpones election challenge until May
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 10, 2017 01:37:04 pm

The Supreme Court of Gambia has postponed until May the suit President Yahya Jammeh filed after he was defeated by Adama Barrow in the country's general election. Chief justice Emmanuel Fagbenle said that the seven-member panel that will...

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Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution

On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety took power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchmen and women had been executed by guillotine. Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.

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