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US convicts Afghan drug trafficker under narco-terrorism program
May 16, 2008
[JURIST] A jury in the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] Thursday convicted [DOJ press release] an Afghan national originally held as an enemy combatant on charges of drug distribution and narco-terrorism. Khan Mohammed was charged [grand jury indictment, PDF] in.... [more] 
UK ministers, MPs deadlock over proposed 42-day terror detention without charge
May 15, 2008
[JURIST] UK ministers and MPs deadlocked Wednesday over a controversial proposed anti-terror bill [BBC Q/A] that would allow British authorities to detain terror suspects up to 42 days without charge [JURIST news archive]. Prime Minister Gordon Brown [official website] has vowed to continue.... [more]
UN expert urges Spain to reform legal standards for treatment of suspected terrorists
May 15, 2008
[JURIST] UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin [official website; JURIST news archive] praised anti-terrorism efforts in Spain [JURIST news archive] Wednesday, but urged Spanish officials to reform the country's legal standards for treatment of terror suspects.... [more]
Pentagon approves death penalty charges for 5 alleged 9/11 conspirators
May 13, 2008
[JURIST] Death penalty charges [JURIST report] against Guantanamo detainees Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and four other men allegedly involved in planning the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States have been confirmed by the Convening Authority for the.... [more]
Vietnam to prosecute anti-Communist activists for 'terrorism'
May 8, 2008
[JURIST] Vietnam will prosecute two anti-Communist activists on "terrorism" charges for distributing literature critical of the government, a government spokesperson said Thursday. The men are members of US-based rights group Viet Tan [advocacy website, in Vietnamese], which has denied that it.... [more]
UK appeals court blocks bid to keep Iran opposition group on terror list
May 7, 2008
[JURIST] The UK Court of Appeal Wednesday rejected a government bid to challenge an order [JURIST report] by the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission [official website] to remove an Iranian opposition group from its blacklist of terror organizations. The Court of Appeal ruled there was no.... [more]
Zimbabwe parties launch legal challenges to parliamentary vote results
May 7, 2008
[JURIST] The ruling Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) [party websites] both filed legal challenges to the parliamentary results of Zimbabwe's March 29 general election [JURIST report] Wednesday. ZANU-PF filed.... [more]
Indonesia police arrest alleged 2005 Bali bomb plotter
May 5, 2008
[JURIST] Indonesian authorities have arrested an alleged member of the Southeast Asian terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) [CFR backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in connection with the 2005 Bali bombings [BBC report] that killed 20 people and injured over a hundred, a police spokesman told AFP.... [more]
Federal judge sets 2009 date for third trial in Sears Tower terror case
April 30, 2008
[JURIST] A federal judge Wednesday set January 6, 2009 for the third terrorism prosecution [JURIST report] of six men charged with conspiring [DOJ press release] to bomb the Sears Tower in Chicago and the FBI headquarters in Miami after two previous prosecutions ended in mistrials. Earlier this.... [more]
UK PM Brown presses for 42-day terror detention without charge limit
April 30, 2008
[JURIST] UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday vowed to push for the passage of a new anti-terror bill [BBC Q/A] that would allow British authorities to detain terror suspects up to 42 days without charge. Current law only authorizes detention without charge for 28 days [JURIST report], but.... [more]
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April 24, 2008 | |
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April 3, 2008 | |
| | FBI terrorism watchlist audit [US DOJ]
March 17, 2008 | |
| | CIA interrogation tapes destruction discovery compliance extension [US DC]
February 14, 2008 | |
| | Mukasey CIA interrogation finding [US DOJ]
January 29, 2008 | |
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January 16, 2008 | |
| | Muslim charity terror verdict damages ruling [7th Circuit]
December 30, 2007 | |
| | Rights and counter-terrorism policy report [UK Parliament]
December 14, 2007 | |
| | Terror groups aid ban ruling [9th Circuit]
December 10, 2007 | |
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November 12, 2007 | |
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April 1, 2008 | |
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January 28, 2008 | |
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November 14, 2007 | |
| | The Terror Presidency [Duke Law School]
November 12, 2007 | |
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October 29, 2007 | |
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October 23, 2007 | |
| | Interrogating Terrorists: Probing the Limits [Duke Law School]
April 13, 2007 | |
| | Detaining Terrorists: Habeas Corpus Concerns [Duke Law School]
April 13, 2007 | |
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