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25.10.2010, 23:45
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Two Israeli soldiers are awaiting sentencing after being convicted of using a Palestinian child as a human shield during the Gaza war.
28.12.2009, 08:34
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A year after Israel's devastating operation in Gaza, Palestinians are mourning its victims. The war claimed the lives of 1,400 Palestinians, according to human rights groups on both sides, and 13 Israelis.
09.11.2009, 18:29
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Secret routes, fake IDs, risking freedom and even their lives – despite all this, illegal Palestinian workers flow to Israel in search for jobs they have no chance of finding at home.
26.06.2009, 20:45
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Female genital mutilation, usually associated with Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia, is a growing problem in Europe. Despite criticism, the barbaric practice is thriving with more immigrants coming to Europe.
23.12.2009, 20:51
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Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that the 2003 arrest of former Yukos executive Platon Lebedev was illegal on procedural grounds and must be annulled. The decision will have no impact on his imprisonment, however.
22.07.2009, 14:15
The world financial crisis has hit the Latvian prison system hard. Inmates have written an open letter to the press, saying their rations have been cut and that they are forced to pay for their imprisonment.
19.05.2009, 10:40
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A couple in Syria is finding it hard to have their marriage legally recognized. He's Syrian, she's Armenian, but because of religious differences their union is not recognized by the law.
15.07.2009, 14:13
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Bills approved by the Russian State Duma include increasing sentences to 20 years for the rape of children – and also harsher measures for the distributors of child pornography.
20.11.2009, 18:37
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As the UK’s general election looms closer, the Tory’s are using every Labour weak spot to secure votes. Their latest line of attack criticizes an ‘incompetent’ prison service. But what is the Tory’s solution?
04.01.2010, 06:13
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In France, women who have fallen victim to enforced domestic labor are struggling to bring their offenders to justice and find comfort after years of toil.
Published: 30 March, 2009, 12:34
In the Arab world, 'Executioner' is a particularly respected occupation, bequeathed from father to son. Representatives of the profession say their goal is to make beheadings as painless as possible for the condemned.
