Palestine: It Takes A Village

The iron resistance of one Palestinian hamlet, named Ni'lin, to Israel's 'ring of steel' has caught the imagination of the world's media, and shines a bright light on a small village caught in the cruel grip of the...

Medical student barred over spent burglary conviction offered second chance

" A straight-A student who was told he could not study medicine because of a spent criminal conviction has now been offered an interview at a top medical school. The University of Manchester's medical school told...

Dozens of murder cases at risk after collapse of hitman trial

A Law Lords ruling last week that concluded that accused criminals in England and Wales have the right to see those who are accusing them of crimes has thrown the entire English criminal justice system in the into a...

Canada's Drug Culture: Guilty of Murder in the 1st degree

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a life sentence deserving of the crime.Perhaps a Message that should be applied here by our Justice System here in British Columbia, but won't be, as Drugs and...

Britain says nuh uh to Martha Stewart

Authorities have denied Martha Stewart from entering Britain, apparently because of her white collar criminal past. Is it a good thing?" WARSAW, Poland - Martha Stewart has been banned from Britain — but she got a warm welcome Friday in Poland, her...

New campaign highlights lasting damage of Drink Driving

Drinking and driving effects everyone, everywhere."About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. Learn More"Department for Transport (London)New...

Josef Fritzl's 'rape victims' come forward

"Police files revealing that Josef Fritzl had previous convictions and chargesfor rape emerged today as his victims came forward to speak about theirordeals."

Scott Weiland Pleads No Contest to DUI

This is the second DUI conviction for the former-Velvet Revolver singer and STP frontman. Let's give him a hand for consistent inconsistency..."Scott Weiland has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor drunken driving...

Foxy Brown Gets Out of Jail

"Fly girls / get your nails done / get your hair did"...just don't go punchin' the nice lady who didn't properly apply that rhinestone sunset to your left pinky.That'll cost you a year's worth of freedom, Foxy. And...

Inmate Freed After 14 Years On Death Row

What an upheaval of one's life it must be to go from imprisonment and a death row sentence to being a free man, overnight.But that is an adjustment that I'm sure freed inmate Glen Edward Chapman is only too happy to...

Chinese Human Rights Activist Jailed

With each day that passes, and each new rights-related issue that arises, it is increasingly more difficult for China to dismiss claims that they are repressing dissent at every available opportunity.The jailing of...

Death Sentence Lifted from Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal

Abu-Jamal killed a policeman, Daniel Faulkner, after he pulled Abu-Jamal's brother over on a routine traffic stop. Those who support Abu-Jamal's demands to be relieved of a death sentence say that he received the...

Court Says Mumia Death Sentence May Be Reviewed

Even the mere suggestion that Mumia Abu-Jamal's death sentence may be reversed will bolster support from his ardent supporters and fellow anti-death penalty activists. It would be a signficant political move for the...

BC Appeals Court Rewards Criminals for Bad Behaviour

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAgain, Criminals get the Accolades, while victims get the Knife blade, in a Justice system judged one of the worst in Crime versus Punishment across Canada and probably in...

Save the Saudi ‘witch’

"n a letter to King Abdullah,Human Rights Watch described the trial and conviction of Fawza Falih as a miscarriage of justice.Fawza Falih was tried for the undefined crime of witchcraft and that her conviction was on the basis of the written statements of witnesses who said...

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