Author: Kasia

“The government’s long pattern of retaliation against Dr. Al-Arian has now degraded further into raw thuggery”–Jonathan Turley, legal counsel for Sami Al-Arian: Al-Arian’s Lawyer Disputes Contempt Charges (Examiner) Coerced evidence and hearsay were allowed at Guantanamo tribunal for the Yemeni Saudi who was tortured into confessing to murder and conspiracy… Pentagon Seeks Death Penalty in…

Ruling that Uighur Muslim is not an enemy combatant could force reassessments of other detainees: In A First, Court Says Military Erred In A Guantanamo Case (McClatchy) National security courts in Tunisia and Sudan come under fire for unfair trials: Tunisia ‘State Torture’ Condemned (BBC News) Lawyers Want To Overturn Sudan Anti-Terror Courts (Reuters) Terrorists…

Nearly 100,000 Iraqis have charges dropped and/or are freed from jail under new sweeping amnesty law meant to promote reconciliation: Iraq Courts Order 20,000 Freed Under Amnesty (Reuters/Wiredispatch) Government-forced Arabization programs after years of French colonization leads to religious and social schizophrenia among Algeria’s youth: In Algeria, a Tug of War for Young Minds (New…