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First Oregon Man Convicted of Revenge Porn Fails to Show Up for Jail, Warrant for Arrest Issued

Conviction is Oregon’s first in new revenge porn law Oregon gives first revenge porn sentencing via USA TODAY Benjamin Barber, 31, of Washington County, Oregon, was convicted last Friday for violating the state’s revenge porn law and failed to show up to Washington County Jail by 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2. His six month-long […]

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Pakistan’s Supreme Court Orders the Arrest of Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has issued an order for the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in connection with a corruption case involving power projects. It is unknown if Tahir Ul Qadri’s calls for the resignation of the government had any impact on the Supreme Court‘s order. [The New York Times] Related: Tahir Ul Qadri […]

Saudi Arabia Beheads Sri Lankan Nanny Despite International Calls for Clemency

The nanny, a 17-year old Sri Lankan woman at the time of her crime, was convicted of smothering a four-month old infant to death. Rizana Nafeek initially blamed the young boy’s death on choking. After her guilty verdict was confirmed by the Saudi Interior Ministry, Nafeek was behead by a sword-wielding executioner in the city […]

Britain Plans to Shutter Older Prisons Possibly in Favor of 2,000-person ‘Super Prison’

Among those prisons scheduled to be closed is HMP Shepton Mallet in Somerset, the UK’s oldest operating prison. Also known as Cornhill, Shepton Mallet began operating in 1625 after an Act of King James I requiring every county to have a house to keep criminals. The prison was described as having extremely poor sanitation in […]

Twitter and Hate Speech? French Jewish Group Wants Twitter to Reveal Names of Anti-Jewish Tweeters

At the intersection of private life and public space exist online forums like Facebook and Twitter, which are neither entirely private nor entirely public (depending on a user’s site preferences) yet still invoke expectations of privacy and respect for others that are foundational to many of the social norms in democratic societies. What does a […]

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Controversy Erupts in India over Kerala Temple’s Treasure Valued at $21 Billion

Worshipers have used the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala, India for over 1,000 years, many completely oblivious to the vast treasure of gems and gold stored within worth over $21 billion today and protected by constant security. The size of the temple’s fortune has led to increased security measures for visitors to Padmanabhaswamy Temple. Temples in […]