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The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech in the United States. [a] The Naturalization Act of 1798 increased the requirements to seek citizenship, the Alien Friends Act of 1798 allowed the president to imprison and deport non-citizens, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 gave the president additional powers to detain non ...
The concept of a political prisoner, like many concepts in social sciences, sports numerous definitions, and is undefined in international law and human right treaties. [2] [1] Helen Taylor Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon in 2009 that "standard legal definitions have remained elusive", but at the same time, observing that there is a general consensus that "individuals have been sanctioned by ...
The dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez created a secret police, the Dirección de Seguridad Nacional, that was in charge of arresting, torturing and imprisoning political opponents, [9] and was characterized by its excessive repression of dissidence and torture of detainees. In the National Security headquarters throughout the country ...
Brazil's current leader, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, served more than one year in prison after he was sentenced for graft following his first 2003-2010 stint as president.
Illegally entering a country [21] Marc Ravalomanana Madagascar: President of Madagascar (2005–2009) 2010: Murder [22] Mamadou Tandja Niger: President of Niger (1999–2010) 2010: Overthrown [23] Eugene Koffi Adoboli Togo: Prime Minister of Togo (1999–2000) 2011: Corruption [24] Abuzed Omar Dorda Libya: Prime Minister of Libya (1990–1994) 2011
Ruan Xiaohuan, was sentenced in February 2023 to 7 years in prison, with 1 year deprivation of political rights. [13] Tan Zuoren, was sentenced to 5 years in prison for “inciting subversion of state power” in February 2010 [14] Wang Xiaoning, arrested for publishing controversial material online. In September 2003, Wang was convicted of ...
Kaine urged supporters to "do their best" to elect Clinton the nation's first female president, while Clinton focused on the short-comings of her rival, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
On 17 May 2004, an amendment to the constitution made the previous Chief Justice the head of the caretaker government and Bangladesh started to transition into a competitive authoritarian regime, where democratic institutions are viewed as exercising political authority but are violated by incumbents and elections become high-stakes events ...