[JURIST] The US Department of Defense (DOD) Wednesday announced [press release] the transfer of Abdullahi Sudi Arale, a suspected East Africa al Qaeda (EAAQ) courier captured in Somalia, to the military prison at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive]. Arale is accused of aiding various EAAQ-
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Family of deceased Iraqi detainee to sue UK defence ministry
[JURIST] The family of Iraqi hotel receptionist Baha Musa [Herald report], who died while in British military custody in 2003, plans to sue the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) [official website], according to a family lawyer Wednesday. Solicitor Martyn Day [firm profile] told Reuters that the move
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ICTY chief prosecutor urges Serbia to arrest top war crimes fugitive
[JURIST] Carla Del Ponte [official profile], top prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website] praised last week's arrest and extradition [JURIST reports] of war crimes suspect Zdravko Tolimir [ICTY case backgrounder, PDF] Wednesday, but
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Ethiopia charges 55 with plotting against government after controversial election
[JURIST] The government of Ethiopia charged 55 people affiliated with the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) [party website] Tuesday with plotting to overthrow the government following Ethiopia's 2005 election [JURIST news archive]. The CUD has previously accused Prime Minister
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Detained Iranian-Americans admitted carrying out 'activities': Iranian judge
[JURIST] An Iranian judge said Wednesday that two detained Iranian-Americans [JURIST news archive] had admitted to carrying out some "activities," but it is not clear if this is tantamount to admission of spying. In an interview with Iran's ISNA news agency [official website, in Persian], Judge
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