There might be some reasons that Saturday detentions are a good idea, but in my opinion these detentions are definitely a bad one. Personally I think that students as well as teachers have their own p...
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Vietnam has abolished a measure used to hold dissidents without trial, a government official said Wednesday. However, analysts said the move could prove to be largely symbolic.President Nguyen Minh...
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The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Friday to free 11 people detained by authorities for providing Al-Jazeera television with a videotape of an intervie...
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Chinese officials detained four people over the beating death of a man who had filmed a clash between villagers and authorities, state media said Wednesday. The killing touched off protests that un...
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Two hugs equals two days of detention for 13-year-old Megan Coulter. The eighth-grader was punished for violating a school policy banning public displays of affection when she hugged two friends Fr...
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A media watchdog on Thursday urged the U.S. military to show good cause for the detention an Associated Press photographer in Iraq, and described his incarceration as "unjust."Military officials ha...
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A U.N. envoy said Thursday that Israel's detention of Palestinian children is feeding the violence in the region, and she urged Israeli officials to consider rehabilitation instead of detention for...
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Britain's government Thursday called for discussions in Parliament about extending the time for detaining terrorist suspects without charge.Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he supports a time lim...
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U.S. troops' detention of eight Iranians in Iraq _ along with TV images of them being led away blindfolded and handcuffed _ drew swift condemnation Wednesday from Tehran officials.But the scene _ w...
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The brief detention of eight Iranian representatives in Iraq was "regrettable," a U.S. official said Wednesday as televised images of the handcuffed men complicated an increasingly tense diplomatic...
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A federal judge approved a settlement agreement that calls for changes at a former Texas prison where illegal immigrant children are detained with their families.In approving the settlement Wednesd...
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Why Saturday Detentions are Not a Good Idea
Vietnam repeals detention practice
