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Death Sentence Upheld for Two Christians in Pakistan
Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. (Romero Maia, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Hopes for freedom of two Christian brothers on death row under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws were dashed this month when a court upheld their death sentence despite lack of evidence against them, their lawyers said. Qaiser Ayub, 45, and Amoon Ayub, 42, […]
Heavy Fine Upheld on Appeal by Christian in Algeria
Ain Defla, Algeria. (Habib Kaki, Creative Commons) TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – A Christian convert from Islam received a six-month suspended prison sentence and a fine of 100,000 Algerian dinars (US$716) from an appeals court on Dec. 1 for accepting donations without a license, he said. Ahmed Beghal (name changed for security reasons) had been […]
$25 Million Verdict Against Monsanto Over Roundup Upheld by Federal Court
Above photo: Containers of Roundup are displayed on a store shelf in San Francisco. Haven Daley/AP. A federal appeals court has upheld a $25 million verdict against the maker of Roundup, a weed killer that thousands of litigants blame for causing their cancers. The three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected […]
German Restaurant Owner’s Free Speech Upheld Following Investigation Over Bible Verses
Photo Credit: Karolina Grabowska/Pixabay BERLIN (ADF International) — Are Bible verses allowed to be displayed in public? A court in Berlin has upheld a restaurant owner’s right to freedom of speech and religion and found the search warrant issued by the district court unlawful. Young-Ai Park was subjected to a police search and a fine […]
Former Nazi concentration camp guard removal order from the US upheld
A removal order of a former Nazi concentration camp guard has been upheld by the US Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), after his appeal was rejected, according to The US Department of Justice. Friedrich Karl Berger, a resident of Tennessee, served as an armed guard in the Neuengamme prisoners’ concentration camp. The court found, along with […]
Excessive Force Case Upheld Against DC Police Who Pointed Gun At 11-Year-Old Girl
A federal judge refused to dismiss a case accusing District of Columbia Metropolitan Police of illegally searching a private home and pointing a gun at an 11-year-old girl who was taking a shower. U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss allowed five of eight claims to remain, dismissed two only in part, and dismissed in its entirety only one. […]
Texas Cops Respond to Suicide Attempt, Shoot Man Dead — and then Realize He’s a Deputy
Editor’s note: The story below was originally posted at RawStory.com but I wanted to make a few notes myself. Sadly, the story below is why one can never call the police for help. The police aren’t equipped, trained or concerned about – for the majority of cases – providing help. The police are trained to […]