Uighur case to go to US Supreme Court

Although the Pentagon cleared Chinese Muslim in 2004, a number of them are still being held at Guantanamo Bay (photo, from bbc.co.uk).
The US Supreme Court has said it will hear a case about the rights of ethnic Uighurs detained at the prison.

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Court agreed Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal

A court has accepted to hear the appeal made by Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyers against her latest sentence.
On 18 September, an appeal against Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition leader will be heard in Rangoon, said legal representatives.

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Suu Kyi appeals on new detention sentence

Lawyers for Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s pro-democracy opposition leader, have launched an appeal against the extension of her house arrest.

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Iran post-election protests trial begins

Iran has opened the first trial of people allegedly involved in post-election violence. The charges included rioting, vandalism, “acting against national security”, and conspiring against the ruling system, state media reported.
Leading members of the opposition reform movement, such as a former vice-president, are included in the defendants. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s verdict postponed

The verdict in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi has been postponed by the court, amid increasing international pressure. The court in Myanmar said it was not yet ready to make a decision. (photo, from aljazeera.net)

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Anger towards Obama new Guantanamo policy

US president’s decision to revive military trials for some Guantanamo Bay detainees has provoked angry reactions from civil liberties groups.

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Aung San Suu Kyi taken to prison

Aung San Suu Kyi (photo, from bbc.co.uk), Myanmar’s opposition’s leader, will face trial for violating the conditions of her detention under house arrest, said her lawyers.

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Journalist’s release shows divisions in Iran

On Monday, an Iranian-American journalist imprisoned on charges of spying for the US was released in Tehran. It removes an obstacle to President Obama’s opening to Iran but also illustrates the volatility of the Iranian government.

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Nazi war crimes suspect jailed in Germany

Facing charges of being an accessory to the deaths of 29,000 Jews in World War II, John Demjanjuk, an alleged former Nazi death camp guard to Germany, is in jail in Munich. (photo, from aljazeera.net)

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Ahmadinejad said he will not intervene for Ms Saberi

Iranian president (photo, nouvelobs.com) said he will not intervene in the case of the Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, who has been jailed for spying.

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