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30Oct/17

First charges could be unsealed in Russia probe

October 30, 2017US ElectionsAmerican people of German descent, Contents, Criminal law, Dismissal of United States Attorneys controversy, Donald Trump, Donald Trump presidential campaign, Federal government of the United States, Foreign electoral intervention, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, James Comey, Law, Moscow, Politics, Prosecution, Reactions to the Special Counsel investigation, Robert Mueller, Russia, Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, Special counsel, special prosecutor, United States, United States Department of Justice, United States presidential election, Washington, Zachary Goelmansmbale

The first charges from the probe of possible Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election could be unsealed as early as Monday and a target taken into custody, possibly marking a dramatic turn in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Zachary Goelman reports. Continue reading →

20Oct/17

Tech companies lobby for ‘Dreamers’

October 20, 2017ImmigrationAmerican society, Barack Obama, Coalition for the American Dream, Company: Facebook, Company: Google, Company: Microsoft, Company: ThomsonReuters, Country: United States, Criminal law, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Donald Trump, DREAM Act, Ethics, Facebook, Fred Katayama, Google, Human migration, Illegal immigration, Illegal immigration to the United States, Jeff Dastin, JEFFREY DASTIN, Microsoft, Morality, Politics, Social Issues, The Dreamers, United Statessmbale

Nearly two dozen major technology companies are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

01Oct/17

O.J. lawyer: “Simpson will be in Florida”

October 1, 2017CelebrityAmerican football, American Football League, California, Criminal defense lawyers, Criminal law, Law/Crime, Los Angeles, Lovelock, Malcolm LaVergne, National Football League, Nicole Brown Simpson, O. J. Simpson, O. J. Simpson murder case, O. J. Simpson robbery case, O.J.: Made in America, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees, Ron Goldman, Roy Firestone, Simpson, Sports in the United States, Surname, United Statessmbale

LOVELOCK, NEVADA, UNITED STATES (UNRESTRICTED POOL – Malcolm LaVergne, the attorney for O.J. Simpson said on Saturday (September 30)that he expects Simpson to move to Florida, once he is released from prison. Continue reading →

17Sep/17

St. Louis protest turns violent after earlier peaceful march over police acquittal

September 17, 2017CrimeAnthony Lamar Smith, Black Lives Matter, Criminal law, Criminal procedure, Disaster/Accident, Ferguson, Human Interest, Jason Stockley, Law, Law/Crime, Police brutality in the United States, Protests, Shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, Shooting of Philando Castile, Shooting of Terence Crutcher, Social Issues, St. Louis, St. Louis protests, The United States, Timothy Wilson, United Statessmbale

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 16, 2017) (NBC) – Clashes between demonstrators and riot-clad police marred the end of what had been a largely peaceful second day of protest rallies in St. Louis following the acquittal of a white police officer in the fatal shooting of a black man. Continue reading →

12Sep/17

African migrant children face highest risk of abuse: U.N. report

September 12, 2017ImmigrationArticles, Continent: Europe, Crime, Criminal law, Debt bondage, European migrant crisis, Greece, Human rights, Human rights abuses, Human trafficking, Human trafficking in Libya, Humans, International Organization for Migration, Italy, Joy, Libya, Nigeria, Prostitution, Sex crimes, Social Issues, Structure, Trafficking of children, Turkey, United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking, Violence against men, Violence against womensmbale

A new UN report has revealed that migrant and refugee children and youth trying to reach Europe face appalling levels of human rights abuses, with 77 percent of those travelling along the Central Mediterranean route reporting direct experiences of abuse, exploitation, and practices which may amount to human trafficking.
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02Jul/17

Thousands of migrant workers leave Thailand after labour crackdown

July 2, 2017ImmigrationAsia, Cambodia, Countries, Country: Cambodia, Country: Myanmar, Country: Thailand, Criminal law, Geography of Asia, Global workforce, Human migration, Illegal immigration, Immigration, Labor, Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Member states of the United Nations, MIGRANT WORKER, Migrant workers, Morality, Myanmar, Myawaddy, Social Issues, Southeast Asia, Thailandsmbale

MYAWADDY, MYANMAR (JUNE 30, 2017) (TPBS) – Thousands of irregular migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia are leaving Thailand each day, Thailand’s immigration police said on Friday (June 30), after a decree aimed at managing foreign workers took effect earlier this month.
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08May/17

Teenagers death sparks violence in S.Africa

May 8, 2017CrimeApartheid, Bail, Coligny, Coligny, North West, Crime, Criminal law, Criminal procedure, Identity politics, Jonas Mosweu, KHETHENI MUDAU, Law, Law/Crime, Pascale Davies, Phillpp Schutte, Pieter Dorreward, Politics, Race and society, Social Issues, South Africa, War/Conflictsmbale

Houses were set alight on Monday (May 8) as racial tensions flared in South African town of Coligny in North West province after a court granted bail to two white farmers who were accused of killing a black teenage boy. Report by Pascale Davies. Continue reading →

26Apr/17

Football clubs raided by HMRC, arrests made in tax probe

April 26, 2017FootballArticles, Country: France, Country: United Kingdom, Crime, Crimes, Criminal law, Deception, France, Fraud, Government, HM Revenue and Customs, Law, London, NEWCASTLE, Politics, Property crimes, Tax collector, Tax evasion, Taxation in the United Kingdom, Texas Department of Insurance, Tort law, United Kingdom, Welfare fraud, West Ham United F.C.smbale

Premier League club West Ham United are raided by tax fraud investigators, part of a wider investigation into fraud spanning other parts of England and France.
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10Apr/17

U.S. drops out of top five in global death penalty report

April 10, 2017CrimeAmnesty International, Amnesty International USA, Capital punishment, China, Criminal law, Criticism of Amnesty International, Iran, Iraq, James Lynch, Organizations, Pakistan, Punishments, Saudi Arabia, United States, William Neesmbale

Amnesty International calls for more transparency from China, still the top global executioner in the rights group’s annual death penalty report, while the U.S. drops out of the top five.
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07Apr/17

Report South Africa or risk impotence, ICC told

April 7, 2017PoliticsCity: Pretoria Gauteng, Countries, Country: South Africa, Country: Sudan, Crime, Criminal law, Dire Tladi, Genocide, Government, International Criminal Court, Ja'alin tribe, Law, law enforcement, Law/Crime, Leaders, Local government, Luis Moreno Ocampo, Netherlands, Omar al-Bashir, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Pretoria, Prosecution, prosecutor, South Africa, Stevan Majiedt, Sudan, THE HAGUE, War/Conflictsmbale

ICC prosecutors dismiss South Africa’s arguments and urge judges to report Pretoria for non-compliance with the court.
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