AFDI/SIOA, FMU to Host “Summer Night for Human Rights” in Defense of Iranian Pastor Sentenced to Death for Leaving Islam
NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The prominent human rights organization American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) and its Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) program, along with Former Muslims United (FMU) will be hosting the first-ever “Summer Night for Human Rights” Town Hall dedicated to defending the freedom of conscience. Dedicated to Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has been sentenced to death in Iran for leaving Islam, the Summer Night for Human Rights will feature Muslim apostates from around the world, and call upon Muslims in the U.S. …
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Data suggests drug treatment can lower U.S. crime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. crime statistics show illegal drugs play a central role in criminal acts, providing new evidence that tackling drugs as a public health issue could offer a powerful tool for lowering national crime rates, officials said on Thursday. An annual drug monitoring report, released by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, also showed a decline in the use of cocaine since 2003, a sign that drug-interdiction efforts and public education campaigns may be curtailing the use of the drug’s powder and crack forms. …
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Drummer for OneRepublic arrested in Denver
The drummer for OneRepublic has pleaded not guilty to charges filed in Denver after his girlfriend said he grabbed her head and threw her down during a fight.
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Ex-Houston cop acquitted in videotaped beating
A jury has found a former Houston police officer not guilty of charges that he participated in the videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect in 2010.
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Ex-LA detective arrested in Hawaii in wife’s death
Authorities say a retired Los Angeles Police Department detective has been arrested in Hawaii in the death of his wife six years ago.
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Drummer for Denver-based OneRepublic arrested
Denver police say they’ve arrested the drummer of Denver-based band OneRepublic on suspicion of assault, destruction of private property and disturbing the peace.
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OneRepublic drummer Eddie Fisher arrested in Denver
DENVER (Reuters) – Drummer Eddie Fisher of the alternative rock band OneRepublic was arrested in Denver on Tuesday on suspicion of assault, disturbing the peace and destruction of private property, police said. There was no immediate word from authorities on what led to the arrest, but Fisher, 38, was being held without bond at the Denver city jail, according to the Denver Sheriff’s Office. Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said the musician was taken into custody Tuesday morning but he had no details on the circumstances of the case. Fisher was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. …
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Greenpeace members arrested in Apple ‘cloud’ demo
Two Greenpeace activists were arrested after being pried from a giant iPod in front of Apple’s headquarters Tuesday during a protest against using dirty energy to power data centers.
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South Dakota man to plead guilty in grudge killing
A 73-year-old South Dakota man accused of fatally shooting his long-ago classmate is expected to plead guilty but mentally ill to a second-degree murder charge.
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Fugitive siblings return to Ga. for hearing
Georgia authorities are getting their chance to lay out charges against three siblings accused of carving out a cross-country crime spree that started in Florida and ended with a shootout in Colorado.
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