Day: March 12, 2012
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Israeli President Shimon Peres Vows to Defend Christian Holy Sites from Vandals
The Vatican’s custodian of religious sites in the Holy Land, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has requested that Israel’s President Shimon Peres defend Christian holy sites in Israel from vandalism by Jewish extremists. This request follows an incident in February in which two churches were defaced with graffiti in Jerusalem. Peres has promised that Israeli police will redouble […]
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Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
A Tehran revolutionary court has sentenced prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani to prison and banned him from practicing law for 20 years. Soltani co-founded a human rights group with Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi and is being held in Evin prison. Soltani’s daughter Maede hopes that the sentence will be overturned, […]
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20-Year Old Woman Faces Incarceration for Violating Thailand’s Pro-Monarchy Laws
Thailand has some of the world’s harshest laws in defense of its monarchy. A young, modern university girl by the name of Kanthoop is under scrutiny for violation of the country’s tough pro-monarchy laws which could send her to jail for 15 years for what she calls ‘having opinions.’ Thai people are extremely patriotic, and […]
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