JAN
22
2014

Malawi high court to review laws criminalizing homosexuality

The three men, Amon Champyuni, Mathew Bello and Mussa Chiwisi were convicted by a magistrate court in 2011 for the offenses of "unnatural acts" and "buggery" and were given sentences ranging from six to 12 years of hard labor. The hearings have been set for March 21.

JAN
22
2014

Thailand declares state of emergency over protests

The decree gives the government broad powers in handling the unrest including censoring the media, establishing curfews, banning public gatherings and detaining suspects without the need for criminal charges.

JAN
22
2014

Egypt court sentences Islamist leader to year in jail for anti-judiciary comments

This is not a real judiciary in the first place." Abu-Ismail was a top ally and supporter of former Egyptian president Muhammed Morsi, and his supporters have seen his prosecution as part of the crackdown on Morsi supporters in the wake of the military coup that ousted him from power in 2013.

JAN
22
2014

Human Rights Watch annual report 2014 criticises NSA mass surveillance

Human Rights Watch´s 2014 report is the first in its 36-year history to include a warning about data protection. Previous reports had focused on internet issues mainly in relation to China, where the government has censored internet searches and arrested bloggers who have criticised the government online.

JAN
22
2014

Arrested Vatican prelate in new money laundering charge

Monsignor Nunzio Scarano and two other people served with arrest warrants were suspected of money laundering and making false statements, police said. The others were Father Luigi Noli, a friend of Scarano suspended from his Vatican job last year, and a notary. Fifty-two others were being investigated.

JAN
21
2014

EU calls on Ukraine to repeal anti-protest laws

These legislative acts would significantly restrict the Ukrainian citizens´ fundamental rights of association, media and the press, and seriously curtail the activities of civil society organisations.

JAN
21
2014

Documents Show NSA Phone Program Provided 1,000 Terror Tips A Year To FBI

The court documents, released late Friday by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, are frequently repetitive and contain a significant number of redacted sections, but also contain intriguing footnotes suggesting how frequently the NSA´s phone program leads to or supplements domestic terrorism probes.

JAN
21
2014

Brewer AB InBev grows in Asia with $5.8 billion Korea return

The sale by KKR & Co and Affinity Equity Partners will be Asia´s biggest ever for private equity, excluding flotations, and rewards them with returns of more than five times their investment.

JAN
20
2014

Iran has executed 40 people in two weeks: Amnesty International

Most of the executions were for drug-related offenses. The rights group, which unilaterally opposes the death penalty, has called on Iran to reform its policy on capital punishment.

JAN
20
2014

U.S - Federal judge rules North Carolina abortion ultrasound law is unconstitutional

The lawsuit was brought by several North Carolina physicians and health care providers on behalf of themselves and their patients as a challenge to the constitutionality of a state law passed in 2011.

JAN
20
2014

New charges against Egypt´s Morsi for ´insulting judiciary´

The defendants have been charged for allegedly making comments in the media and online that showed "disrespect and hatred for the courts and the judiciary," state news agency MENA said.

JAN
20
2014

Uganda president refuses to sign anti-gay legislation

Homosexuality has long been illegal in Uganda, and the bill was introduced to inflict harsher penalties for the crime. The bill would impose life sentences for "aggravated homosexuality" and criminalize not reporting gay people.

JAN
20
2014

Obama pledges end to NSA mass collection practices

Reform to the program entails a handful of initiatives outlined by Obama, focusing on additional oversight, transparency, and restrictions on government´s ability to use the collected data, such as the use of incidentally collected information in criminal trials.

JAN
17
2014

U.S - Federal judge rejects health care subsidy challenge

The suit argued that the PPACA allowed subsidies in the form of tax credits for people who obtain insurance only in exchanges established by states but not for people in healthcare exchanges created by the federal government.

JAN
17
2014

Ukraine’s parliament passes tough anti-protest laws

The measures, rammed through a chaotic parliament on Thursday using dubious procedures, are likely to exacerbate the political crisis that has gripped the country since November.

JAN
17
2014

NSA collects millions of text messages daily in ´untargeted´ global sweep

The untargeted collection and storage of SMS messages – including their contacts – is revealed in a joint investigation between the Guardian and the UK’s Channel 4 News based on material provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

JAN
17
2014

Egypt voters approve new constitution

The two days of polling have seen widespread violence throughout the country, including bomb attacks in Cairo and clashes between pro-government and pro-Morsi supporters.Approval of the new constitution has been viewed as a possible springboard for Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Egypt´s armed forces chief and defense minister to run for president.

JAN
17
2014

UK High Court: British suit against Google can proceed

The company is being sued for breach of privacy by over 100 users of Apple´s Safari browser who claim that Google tracked their browsing history without their knowledge, breaching the 1998 Data Protection Act.

JAN
16
2014

Google appeals $205,000 fine from French privacy watchdog

The CNIL imposed the fine on Google last week after the company failed to act on the Commission´s order to bring its methods of tracking and storing user information into compliance with French data privacy law.

JAN
16
2014

U.S - Federal judge rules Oklahoma same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

." The decision has been stayed pending an anticipated appeal by the state of Oklahoma to the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

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