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‘Humiliating’ body searches dissuading Gitmo detainees from meeting lawyers‘Humiliating’ body searches dissuading Gitmo detainees from meeting lawyers

[2013-08-04 12:32:13]
The lawyer for a Guantanamo detainee has told RT that her client has been refusing meetings since June due to “humiliating, degrad...

Bloodhound Gang ‘fleeing’ from Russia after bassist desecrates flagBloodhound Gang ‘fleeing’ from Russia after bassist desecrates flag

[2013-08-04 10:53:28]
US rockers Bloodhound Gang got their Russian gig cancelled, were ‘showered with tomatoes’ and ‘beaten’ by the lo

Russian 'anti-gay propaganda law' won't be enforced at Sochi 2014 OlympicsRussian 'anti-gay propaganda law' won't be enforced at Sochi 2014 Olympics

[2013-08-02 23:38:15]
The Russian law against “gay propaganda” is not going to apply to the participants and guests of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olymp...

‘Gitmo massage’: British inmate reveals sexual assaults and Inquisition-style torture‘Gitmo massage’: British inmate reveals sexual assaults and Inquisition-style torture

[2013-08-01 19:59:09]
Shaker Aamer, the last British resident imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay, says he suffers from regular assaults, including those of a sexual nature,...

Snowden deals blow to ‘global electronic prison camp’ – Russian Orthodox ChurchSnowden deals blow to ‘global electronic prison camp’ – Russian Orthodox Church

[2013-07-30 21:07:31]
Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin has praised Russian authorities for not caving in to pressure from abroad, saying granting asylum to US whis

Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy, faces 130+ yrs in jail on other chargesManning not guilty of aiding the enemy, faces 130+ yrs in jail on other charges

[2013-07-30 21:04:30]
A US military judge has found Army private Bradley Manning "not guilty" of aiding the enemy. However, he was found guilty of...

Aiding the enemy? ‘US won’t stop paying Afghan contractors with militant links’Aiding the enemy? ‘US won’t stop paying Afghan contractors with militant links’

[2013-07-30 20:57:45]
The US Army won’t bar Afghan contractors aiding militants from receiving contracts for reconstructing the country, a watchdog said

‘It’s legal’: Probe into Facebook and Apple spying rejected by Ireland‘It’s legal’: Probe into Facebook and Apple spying rejected by Ireland

[2013-07-26 18:00:19]
Ireland will not investigate Facebook and Apple for handing over data to the NSA because the practice is “legal.” An Irish w...

European Court of Human Rights rules Khodorkovsky case 'not political'European Court of Human Rights rules Khodorkovsky case 'not political'

[2013-07-26 17:17:25]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s complaint that his jailing for t

Hacker dies days before he was to reveal how to remotely kill pacemaker patientsHacker dies days before he was to reveal how to remotely kill pacemaker patients

[2013-07-26 17:05:21]
Security researcher Barnaby Jack has passed away in San Francisco only days before a scheduled appearance at a Las Vegas hacker conferen...

At least 80 killed in Spanish rail disaster, 35 more in critical conditionAt least 80 killed in Spanish rail disaster, 35 more in critical condition

[2013-07-25 19:39:28]
A high-speed train has derailed outside Santiago de Compostela in northern Spain, leaving at least 80 people dead. The rail disaster was...



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