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Legal
U.S. prosecution rejects challenge to 40-year sentence for young Canadian
(Canadian Press) The conviction and 40-year prison term handed a young Canadian for plotting terrorist attacks on New York City was entirely justified, American prosecutors argue in a new appeal brief. In addition, they reject arguments from Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy that his […]
Arts & Entertainment
Editor of France’s Charlie Hebdo condemns Rushdie stabbing
(AFP) French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, targeted in a devastating 2015 attack over cartoons about the Prophet Mohammed considered blasphemous by many Muslims, has denounced the stabbing of Salman Rushdie. “Nothing justifies a fatwa, a death sentence,” wrote the magazine’s managing editor […]
Demonstrations
Met police apologise again after ‘victim blaming’ backlash over threat to arrest ‘openly Jewish’ man at march
(LBC) Police have apologised after threatening to arrest an “openly Jewish” man at a pro-Palestine march — and then said sorry again after they were accused of “victim blaming” in their response. Gideon Falter was wearing a kippah on his head and […]