Fabricated Five

20. March 2011 | 21:40

Iraqi man jailed for five years on spurious terror charges

Thursday 17 March 2011 Authorities urged to release Walid Yunis Ahmad who was convicted of charges believed to have been fabricated to justify 10 years of unlawful imprisonment. Amnesty International has called on the authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) to release an Iraqi man who was today sentenced to five years in prison on charges it believes were fabricated to justify years of … (News Source: Amnesty International - 17:33:40)

Ian Thomsen: In fight for home-court, Bulls may be more desperate than Celtics

Several playoff matchups appear to be in place, but there is much to be decided over the final four weeks of the season. (News Source: Sports Illustrated - 19:33:46)

Frank Vellar case set for July hearing

Wollongong developer Frank Vellar has been given four months to prepare his defence against accusations he repeatedly lied to the Independent Commission Against Corruption. (News Source: Illawarra Mercury - 17:14:29)

Iraq: Man Jailed for Five Years on Spurious Terror Charges, Says Amnesty International

Amnesty International has called on the authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) to release an Iraqi man who was today sentenced to five years in prison on charges it believes were fabricated to justify years of unlawful imprisonment. (News Source: Amnesty International - 07:18:30)

The Saturday interview: Clare Solomon

Clare Solomon is the 37-year-old single mother who became the unlikely leader of the student protest movement. Now, with a book out and another march next Saturday, she’s on the warpath Major events often throw up unexpected figureheads, and the student protests in November were no exception: from among the masses of students flowing past Downing Street, manning the barricades in Parliament … (News Source: Guardian Unlimited - 19:53:26)

Globe Trotting: Be High on Family Vacations By Renting the House in the Clouds

Apparently Curbed’s March theme is houses that rise, and here’s one that sticks it to that Up concoction fabricated by the National Geographic nerds. Called House in the Clouds, this one, in Suffolk, England, bills itself as “one of… (News Source: Curbed - 20:13:56)

Android browses 52% faster than iPhone, according to new study

A new study by Blaze Software has been released that claims that the Android web browser loads websites 52 percent faster, on average, than the iPhone’s browser does. Read the full story here. (News Source: Mobile Burn - 13:25:45)

Pace of industrial utilization slows

Canada’s industrial capacity utilization edged up in the fourth quarter, with gains in computer and electronic products offset by a slight decline in manufacturing, Statistics Canada reported Monday. (News Source: Dose - 13:07:20)

Middle East Online

ARBIL, Iraq - A man held in prison without trial for 11 years in Iraq received a five-year jail term on Thursday on “terrorism charges” but will not be freed due to the time already served, a security official said. (News Source: Middle East Online - 13:56:46)

Dragon’s Terrorist Designs- Part-I

In a rare interview recently, Zhang Qingli, CPC’s TAR Party Chief stated that “dealing with Tibetan separatists is more complicated for China than fighting the Uyghur Muslim militants in Xinjiang as the former have not been categorized by UN as terrorists and are aided by ‘foreign anti-China forces’”. (News Source: Phayul - 09:34:59)

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