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Read MoreProminent Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh arrested in Tehran
Source: Radio Zamaneh Nasrin Sotoudeh, prominent Iranian political lawyer was arrested yesterday in Tehran after being summoned to the court at Evin Prison. Sotoudeh received the summons last Saturday while her office and home were searched by the authorities. She was charged with “Activities against national security” and “propaganda against the Islamic Republic regime.” Nasrin Sotoudeh Iranian Nobel laureate, [...]
Read MoreWord war among Taguig pols heats up
MANILA, Philippines – Just political drama. political lawyer Darwin Icay, the spokesperson of Taguig Mayor Ma. Laarni Cayetano, has claimed that the cases filed by Vice Mayor George Elias and several city councilors against Cayetano and city administrator Jose Luis Montales was just a drama cooked up by “[Dante] Tiñga and his supporters in the city council.†He added [...]
Read MoreParties Try to Straddle Inconvenient Facts in Election Run-Up
Sharron Angle, Linda McMahon and Rand Paul are among the new faces of GOP candidates hoping to help the party reclaim the Senate. (AP) WILMINGTON, Del. — In the turbulent year of the tea party, Republican Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware set out to jangle no nerves as he ran for a Senate seat long held by [...]
Read MoreLaw Review: Towns need to get tough with finances, bond lawyer says
Bill Rhodes, a municipal-bond political lawyer at Ballard Spahr L.L.P. who has been laboring in the trenches of government finance for nearly two decades, says he has never seen things so dicey. The Great [...]
Read MoreLawyer Allan Vinni running for council
Local News Posted 2 days ago Shirley Lin Today staff A local political lawyer has made the first bid to run for the Saprae Creek and Draper area in the upcoming municipal election. Allan Vinni, who is known for being chairman of [...]
Read MoreLawyer lands in middle of Harrisburg Authority tussle
The man in the middle of the fight over the makeup of the Harrisburg Authority is an unlikely cause celebre. Neil Grover is not an instantly recognizable face from the evening news, or a political lawyer whose ads live on the back of the local telephone book. He is not someone who fills a room with charisma or [...]
Read MoreProminent human rights lawyer arrested in Tehran
Iranian authorities on Saturday arrested the prominent political lawyer and women′s rights activist Nasrine Sotoudeh, her husband told Babylon & Beyond. Sotoudeh, in her 40s, is among the small cadre of courageous and outspoken political lawyers who risk liberty and their careers to take the country’s politically motivated court system to defend political [...]
Read MoreIRAN: Prominent human rights lawyer arrested in Tehran [Updated]
Iranian authorities on Saturday arrested the prominent political lawyer and women′s rights activist Nasrine Sotoudeh, her husband told Babylon & Beyond. Sotoudeh, in her 40s, is among the small cadre of courageous and outspoken political lawyers who risk liberty and their careers to take the country’s politically motivated court system to defend political [...]
Read MoreDVD Review: Slayer – Still Reigning
Slayer is one of those metal bands that have left an indelible mark on the genre of thrash metal. They are one of precious few bands that even non-fans have heard of. There is always talk of the big four, and while there are always other influential bands, these four are widely known for a reason. They are that good [...]
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