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A local court in Faizabad has sentenced former BSP MLA Anand Sen and his two aides, Vijay and Seema, to life imprisonment for kidnapping and killing a dalit girl, Shashi, in 2007. The victim's father, Yogendra Prasad, had accused Anand Sen of having an affair with his daughter,
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In a recent spate of arrests, multiple individuals have been charged with a range of crimes in the Sauk Valley area of Illinois. The charges include first-degree murder, armed robbery, burglary, and more. The crimes themselves are a stark reminder of the potential dangers that lurk in the community. From
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A decade ago, researchers from Boston College interviewed a number of former IRA members as part of an oral history project, with the promise that the recordings would remain sealed until after the death of the interview subjects. However, British authorities have now subpoenaed the recordings of two former IRA
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As the war in Northern Ireland drew to a close in the late 1990s, two interviewers, working for an oral history project at Boston College, collected memories of the conflict from paramilitary fighters involved in some of the era's most violent episodes. The interviewers, armed with a digital
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In a major victory for justice and accountability, two officers with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) have been convicted of civil rights and obstruction of justice crimes in connection with the beating death of civilian Raymond Robair in July 2005, and a subsequent cover-up. Officer Melvin Williams was convicted
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Protestors took to the streets on Sunday, blocking main roads and burning tires after the death of a 21-year-old man, Sunny, who was allegedly subjected to severe torture by the Lower Mall Police in Lahore. Sunny, whose father is a police constable, was taken into custody 14 days prior for
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Bahraini authorities were urged not to carry out the execution of four protesters who were given death sentences after a military trial behind closed doors for killing two police officers during anti-government demonstrations. The Amnesty International statement drew attention to the deepening human rights crisis in Bahrain, where more than
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Bahrain's state media announced yesterday that a military court sentenced four protesters to death and three others to life in prison for their roles in the killing of two policemen during anti-government demonstrations last month. The sentenced protesters were convicted of premeditated murder, with the military prosecutor presenting
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Police have arrested and charged two Calhoun County men, Tyrone Thompson and Nicholas Smith, in connection with the homicide of Wellborn Elementary School teacher Kevin Thompson. A preliminary investigation suggests that Smith and Thompson forced Kevin Thompson to withdraw cash from banks in Anniston and Jacksonville before allegedly killing him
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Anthony Lee Wainwright, 26, was convicted by a federal jury for murdering an employee of a Newport News Hardee's restaurant during an armed robbery. The brutal killing of Diane Green, 23, who was shot in the back of the head, shocked the community and sparked a thorough investigation
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A 15-year-old boy in the UK concealed a cache of loaded weapons in his bedroom, including loaded sub-machine guns, automatic pistols, and a shotgun, for a pair of gangland killers. The arsenal was discovered after police investigating the murder of 16-year-old Agnes Sina-Inakoju, a London schoolgirl shot as she bought
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Jurors at trials involving gang violence need experts to understand how gangs intimidate and silence witnesses, according to a recent ruling by Ontario's top court. The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the use of police expert testimony about gangs, which is expected to aid in future prosecutions
