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The face of Tehran has been undergoing an extraordinary transformation in recent months, some neighbourhoods seeming to channel Beirut as much as the capital of the Islamic Republic where headscarves — or hijabs — have been mandatory for women for 45 years. Less than three years after the brutal crackdown …
Read More »Trump administration accused of defying court orders in separate deportation cases
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Flights were in the air at the time of the ruling. U.S. District Judge …
Read More »Quebec man arrested for allegedly defying driving ban for eighth time since 1998
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 29, 2023 11:56 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Western Quebec say they have arrested a 77-year-old man for allegedly flouting a driving ban for an eighth time in the last 25 years. Gatineau, Que., police say Roger …
Read More »Afghanistan envoy defying Taliban to keep Canadian embassy running – National
Afghanistan’s pre-Taliban envoy has kept his country’s Ottawa embassy running in the hopes that democracy will eventually return to his homeland, as he asks Canadians to fight “gender apartheid.” “There is a need for greater advocacy efforts in support of women and girls in Afghanistan,” said Hassan Soroosh, the ambassador …
Read More »Steve Bannon sentenced to 4 months in prison for defying subpoena from Jan. 6 committee
Steve Bannon, a former top strategist and campaign chair to Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday in U.S. federal court to four months in prison on contempt of Congress charges. Bannon refused to co-operate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol. He was convicted …
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