[17 June 13] israel use banned weapons against Gazans - English
Reports by human rights organizations show that during the past years Israeli forces used drones, internationally banned weapons and other unknown...
Reports by human rights organizations show that during the past years Israeli forces used drones, internationally banned weapons and other unknown substances during their attacks on the people of Gaza.
Banned weapons such as DIME which stand for Dense Inert Metal Explosives were first used against Gaza by Israeli forces in the summer of 2006.
DIME munitions result in a high proportion of amputations particularly legs.
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[19 June 13] G8 leaders claim progress on Syria - English
The G8 summit of world leaders ended with the usual positive statements about so-called progress on the main agenda items such as the conflict in...
The G8 summit of world leaders ended with the usual positive statements about so-called progress on the main agenda items such as the conflict in Syria and a US/EU trade deal.
But Russia blocked a joint G8 statement which would have called for President Assad to step down.
President Putin also made it clear that a political solution is the only way to stop the conflict and that the Western plan to arm the rebels would only pour fuel on the fire.
The G8 summit received a mixed reception in northern Ireland itself. Some viewed it as a positive sign of progress in a part of the world which has been blighted by sectarian violence.
Others felt that the G8 leaders were war criminals and an international financial mafia governing on behalf of the rich and powerful.
Like northern Ireland itself, views were sharply polarized.
The conflict in Syria is very unlikely to be solved by this summit. Despite a joint statement on Syria it\'s clear that the major world powers have major disagreements on this issue. And we also must remember that the G8 has a reputation of fine words that later do not translate into reality.
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[19 June 13] EU warned of disastrous environment consequences - English
Environmental experts are warning of severe changes in the climate. They say the world\'s energy systems need reform to make way for low-carbon...
Environmental experts are warning of severe changes in the climate. They say the world\'s energy systems need reform to make way for low-carbon emissions. Experts say extreme weather conditions will occur unless such measures are taken. A conference in Brussels is now discussing how governments are dealing with this threat.
PressTV\'s Jerome Hughes reports from Brussels.
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[24 June 13] Islamophobia rising in Britain - English
In this edition of the show: Islamophobia, anti-Muslim racism and intolerance against Muslims. How such social phenomenon prevails in the British...
In this edition of the show: Islamophobia, anti-Muslim racism and intolerance against Muslims. How such social phenomenon prevails in the British society? What are the differences?
Sharp rise in reported cases, including attacks on 10 mosques, raises fears of sustained targeting of Muslim communities. Two hundred Islamophobic incidents since Lee Rigby\'s killing are so far reported.
Monarchy: Australia and the British Monarchy (Part 2). A dilemmatic and skeptical sense of passing the head of state position to Charles upon death of Queen Elizabeth II is growing faster than ever.
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[25 June 13] Role of Hezbollah in Qusayr - English
In his latest speech, Hezbollah\\\\\\\'s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah explained that one major factor behind the movement\\\\\\\'s fighting in...
In his latest speech, Hezbollah\\\\\\\'s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah explained that one major factor behind the movement\\\\\\\'s fighting in Qusayr was to defend Lebanon against extremist Al-Qaeda type groups.
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that Takfiri groups like Al-Nusra pose a grave danger to Lebanon and all the Lebanese, whether they are Sunni, Shiaa or Christian. He added that such groups had threatened to attack Lebanon once they topple the government in Damascus.
These groups have been responsible for various attacks in Lebanon, some of which occurred before the fight in Qusayr in Syria near the Lebanese border.
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[26 June 13] New israeli law will see biggest ethnic cleansing of Arabs...
A highly controversial bill has been passed by a narrow margin in the Israeli Knesset which will lead to the second largest ethnic cleansing of...
A highly controversial bill has been passed by a narrow margin in the Israeli Knesset which will lead to the second largest ethnic cleansing of Arab Bedouins since 1948.
The bill, which was recommended in 2011, is called the Prawer Plan Law. It includes the expropriation of 80000 hectares of Arab land in the Negev Desert and grants the Israeli Authorities strict enforcement mechanisms, such as implementing forced evictions and home demolitions without judicial outcomes. Any complaints will be left to the authority of the Israeli Prime-minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who gave full support to the bill as part of his policy to expand Israeli settlements in the area.
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Al-Azhar Scholar: Wahabism is a Satanic Faith, the Horn of the Devil -...
Yusri Rushdi al-Sayyid Jabr al-Husni, a Sunni Muslim religious scholar from the world\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s oldest and most prestigious Islamic school,...
Yusri Rushdi al-Sayyid Jabr al-Husni, a Sunni Muslim religious scholar from the world\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s oldest and most prestigious Islamic school, the Honorable al-Azhar, has stated that Wahhabis who are also known by other names such as Salafis, Najdis, and Horners, are in fact the Horn of the Devil, a term used by the prophet Muhammad in reference to a satanic faith that shall come out of Najd (Saudi Arabia).
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[27 June 13] Banking scandal hits Ireland - English
The global banking crisis of 2008, caused by the reckless behavior of American lenders, spread shockwaves around the world that are still being...
The global banking crisis of 2008, caused by the reckless behavior of American lenders, spread shockwaves around the world that are still being felt today.
Banking giants such as Lehmann brothers & Bear Stearns collapsed and other banks scrambled to secure \'bailouts\' from their governments to avoid going the same way.
In Ireland, the downturn in the property market caused the Anglo Irish Bank to approach government regulators and the Central Bank.
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[27 June 13] No breakthrough yet in Yemen natl. dialog - English
Not much has changed since the national dialogue conference was launched some three months ago. The process brought together the country\'s top...
Not much has changed since the national dialogue conference was launched some three months ago. The process brought together the country\'s top political leaders ranging from all factions with the aim to bring lasting peace in the country. The primary aim of the NDC is to come up with solutions for a wide-range of issues, which have put Yemen in a state political instability with much tensions rising over separatist slogans from the south of the country. The national dialogue conference sessions has so far marred with a number of unprecedented events such as sit-ins by representatives from the south and their repeated demands for independence. Many southerners attending the NDC say the separation calls are due to lack of hope in the government to solve the southern concerns.
Yousef Mawry, Press TV, Sana\'a
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[27 June 13] US trade deficit with China - English
The US trade deficit with China reached $315 billion last year, a record unsurpassed in the history of such statistics.
In April, US exports to...
The US trade deficit with China reached $315 billion last year, a record unsurpassed in the history of such statistics.
In April, US exports to the 27-nation European Union fell 7.9 percent. Exports to the EU in the first four months of 2013 were down 7.4 percent compared to the same period in 2012.
Exports to the United Kingdom were the lowest since May 2009, while those to China declined 4.7 percent.
Imports from China surged 21.2 percent, lifting the contentious US trade deficit with China to $24.1 billion from $17.9 billion in March.
China keeps investing in its future, creating jobs, building infrastructure, funding education and technology and its GDP soars. And America keeps sliding into a no-growth economy, to 1% GDP growth in a generation.
According to Robert Fogel, the director of the Center for Population Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and winner of the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics; \"In 2040, the Chinese economy will reach $123 trillion, or nearly three times the economic output of the entire globe in 2000. China\'s per-capita income will hit $85,000, more than double the forecast for the European Union, and also much higher than that of India and Japan as China moves \"from a poor country in 2000 to a superrich country in 2040.\"
America\'s per-capita wealth may be higher, says Fogel, but \"China\'s share of global GDP - 40% - will dwarf that of the United States (14%) and the European Union (5%) 30 years from now.\"
China has been one of the fastest growing markets for US goods, and exports to that country were up 4.8 percent for the first four months of 2013.
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[27 June 13] Pakistan former president Musharraf to face treason charges...
Pakistan\\\'s former president Parvez Musharraf is facing treason charges.The government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to proceed...
Pakistan\\\'s former president Parvez Musharraf is facing treason charges.The government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to proceed against Musharraf for imposing emergency rule and detaining judges in November 2007.
Under the Pakistani law, only a sitting government can initiate such proceedings. But previous government was reluctant to pursue the case fearing a possible clash with the powerful army.
But the new administration has told the Supreme Court that a panel of four senior officials from the federal investigation agency will look into charges against the former military ruler.
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[28 June 13] Nuclear power in 21 century underway in Saint Petersburg -...
The International Atomic Energy Agency\'s conference called \'Nuclear energy in the 21st century\' has got underway in St Petersburg. This is the...
The International Atomic Energy Agency\'s conference called \'Nuclear energy in the 21st century\' has got underway in St Petersburg. This is the first time such a conference is held in Russia. Almost 600 participants from at least 83 countries, many at Ministerial level, are taking part. Julia Lyubova has a report.
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[04 July 13] G8 meeting amid longest recession and deepest divides -...
The G8 summit of world leaders ended with the usual positive statements about so-called progress on the main agenda items such as the conflict in...
The G8 summit of world leaders ended with the usual positive statements about so-called progress on the main agenda items such as the conflict in Syria and a US-EU trade deal.
But Russia blocked a joint G8 statement which would have called for President Assad to step down.
President Putin also made it clear that a political solution is the only way to stop the conflict and that the Western plan to arm the rebels would only pour fuel on the fire.
The G8 summit received a mixed reception in Northern Ireland itself. Some viewed it as a positive sign of progress in a part of the world which has been blighted by sectarian violence.
Others felt that the G8 leaders were war criminals and an international financial mafia governing on behalf of the rich and powerful.
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[05 July 13] Debate: Egypt military coup - English
A military coup has taken place in Egypt, depending who you talk to. Western countries, like the US, have not described it as such, just like the...
A military coup has taken place in Egypt, depending who you talk to. Western countries, like the US, have not described it as such, just like the opposition NSF in Egypt.
Nevertheless, an interim army-appointed leader has been sworn in office, until parliamentary and presidential elections.
In this edition of the show we look at the dynamics of how and why this coup took place, reactions by some regional and western countries, and what may be in store for Egypt in the months to come.
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[07 July 13] Calls for federalism in Afghanistan divide Afghan society -...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed the covert efforts of some foreign countries to change the political system of Afghanistan. Karzai has...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has confirmed the covert efforts of some foreign countries to change the political system of Afghanistan. Karzai has not named any specific country, but he did mention the kind of system those countries are looking for. His comments drew mixed reactions here. People in the north support a federal government. Their neighborhoods are rich with oil deposits---like these ones. You cannot find the likes of these oil deposits in the south. The northerners want to have a full grip on them. And it is also peace that they believe can come to their villages if a federal style of government is put in place. It is not the general view though. There are many who are strongly opposed to such a change in Afghanistan\'s political system. Fatana Ishaq Gailani is one of them. She is a member of a famous political family here. Fatana blames the West for trying to impose a federal government on Afghans.
To her, it is a plausible threat.
Fayez Khorshid, Press TV, Kabul
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[13 July 13] israeli army detains 5-year-old Palestinian boy for...
Israeli forces have arrested a Palestinian boy for allegedly throwing a stone at Israeli soldiers: the boy is only 5-years old. The incident...
Israeli forces have arrested a Palestinian boy for allegedly throwing a stone at Israeli soldiers: the boy is only 5-years old. The incident happened in the city of Hebron or al-Khalil in the Occupied West Bank.
The Israeli army has said the boy had endangered passers-by. The detention a 5-year old innocent boy is not an isolated case involving the violation of Palestinian rights.
There is a long list of such violations including the siege on the Gaza Strip since 2007, arbitrary abduction and arrest of Palestinians; destruction of their homes to name just a few.
On this edition of the show we ask: Why the international community is inactive in the face of these violations? What would be the reaction of the US and the EU if a 5-year old has been arrested anywhere else other than Israel?
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[22 July 13] Poll: US drone strikes unpopular across the world - English
Opposition to the U-S assassination drone strikes is growing across the globe.
The Washington-based Pew Research Centre, which carried out a...
Opposition to the U-S assassination drone strikes is growing across the globe.
The Washington-based Pew Research Centre, which carried out a survey on the issue in 39 countries, has found out that half or more than half of the respondents in 31 of these countries disapprove of U-S drone attacks.
The research shows that in most of the countries polled, there continues to be an extensive opposition to the American drone campaign in countries such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.
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[22 July 13] 30 years of US crimes in Middle East unpardonable: Agha...
Press TV has conducted an interview with Agha Murtaza Pooya, Secretary General of Awami Islami Mahaz in Islamabad about the issue of a prisoner...
Press TV has conducted an interview with Agha Murtaza Pooya, Secretary General of Awami Islami Mahaz in Islamabad about the issue of a prisoner swap deal that has been offered by the US to Pakistan and the motivations behind such an offer. The following is an approximate transcript of the interview.
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[Must Watch and Spread this Video] Takfiri Terrorism - English
One day after a massive explosion which rocked the Beirut southern Suburbs, hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah supporters flocked to the southern...
One day after a massive explosion which rocked the Beirut southern Suburbs, hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah supporters flocked to the southern village of Aita Shaab to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the end of the 2006 war.
Hezbollah’s secretary general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah uncovered during his televised speech on the occasion that Israeli-backed Takfiri groups are behind the bombing which occurred in the southern Suburbs last July, and several other attacks against the army and the Shia population in the Bekaa area.
Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that Hezbollah will respond.
The latest bombing has left some 24 people dead and over 100 injured. Observers believe that such acts are being facilitated by internal sides which are tools for the west and Israel:
Sayyed Nasrallah noted that the Takfiri threat is against all of Lebanon and not only a certain sect.
The leader of the resistance also warned Israel that it would be defeated by the resistance if it tried to enter Lebanese land again.
Participanst from all over the Arab world attended the ceremony and stressed that the victory of 2006 was a victory for all Arabs and Muslims:
The village of Aita Shaab was the stage of fierce fighting during the 2006 summer war, which Hezbollah and its supporters believe ended with a divine victory for the resistance on August 14th 2006.
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[23Sep2013] Latest Development - Syed Hasan Nasrallah - Arabic sub English
Hezbollah Secretary General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, delivered a speech on Monday evening, September 23rd, 2013, to address some of the most...
Hezbollah Secretary General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, delivered a speech on Monday evening, September 23rd, 2013, to address some of the most recent local and regional developments.
His eminence first talked about the deployment of Lebanese Army forces in the Southern Suburb of Beirut (Dahiyeh) in order to protect the area from any potential threats. Sayyed Nasrallah thanked the efforts of the government and the army, and he asked that people cooperate with the Lebanese Army at various checkpoints.
The Secretary General also addressed some claims alleging that Hezbollah had supposedly received over a ton of chemical weapons from the Assad regime in Syria, Sayyed Nasrallah assured that these claims are indeed false and ridiculous. His eminence then moved on to clarify some claims about Hezbollah\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s communications network in Zahle. He also spoke about the formation of the Lebanese government.
On the regional level, Hezbollah called on various key players who have been fueling the crisis in Syria, such as Saudi Arabia and the GCC, Egypt, and Turkey, to reconsider their stance sooner rather than later. His eminence rejected Saudi claims about Hezbollah having \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"occupied\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" Syria.
Finally, Sayyed Nasrallah made some important comments regarding the long-forgotten cause of Bahrain. The Secretary General assured that He is not surprised at the recent actions of the Bahraini regime, which placed the Lebanese Resistance on a terrorist organizations\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' list. He said that this is merely due to the fact that Hezbollah supported the popular uprising in Bahrain against the Al-Khalifa regime in February 2011. Sayyed Nasrallah emphasized that Hezbollah still supports the demands of the Bahraini people, whose patience and peacefulness has surprised even him. He said that the Bahraini people has had to withstand all kinds of torture and repression at the hands of the Bahraini regime, which also called in foreign (Saudi) forces to help quell the revolution and crush the people. His eminence added that the regime has unlawfully withdrawn Bahraini scholars\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' nationalities, and imprisoned a large number of them. This oppressive regime has also detained and imprisoned hundreds of activists since over two years, and it imprisons even women and children, subjecting them to torture and despicable forms of maltreatment. The regime has also torn down mosques and other religiously sacred sights, and yet the international community has remained silent. Sayyed Nasrallah rejected claims of foreign interference in the popular uprising, and urged the international community, and more specifically Islamic peoples and scholars to publicly oppose what is going on in Bahrain.
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[21 Oct 2013] Syria demands compensation from those responsible for its...
Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil says compensation by countries that participated in Syria\'s destruction will be one of the priority...
Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil says compensation by countries that participated in Syria\'s destruction will be one of the priority issues at the upcoming Geneva II conference.
In an interview with a Russian TV network, Jamil, who is a leader of the internal opposition, stated that those who destroyed Syria must be held accountable. He pointed the finger at Turkey, accusing the country of looting Syria\'s industrial hub, Aleppo. He went on to say that any unbiased international investigation into looting will lead to a ruling in Syria\'s favor. The Syrian deputy prime minister added that corrupt figures who subsequently became representatives of foreign-backed opposition groups will also have to pay for post-conflict reconstruction. Damascus has time and again said that armed gangs are being backed by the West as well as regional countries, such as Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. According to media reports, militants from the United States, Canada, France, Britain, Germany, and a number of other countries are fighting in Syria.
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[22 Oct 2013] Syrian refugees in Lebanon brace for harsh winter - English
As weather temperatures in Lebanon\'s Bekaa Valley continue to decrease, so does the living conditions for these Syrian refugees. Most of them live...
As weather temperatures in Lebanon\'s Bekaa Valley continue to decrease, so does the living conditions for these Syrian refugees. Most of them live in overcrowded group housings, while others have set up makeshift tents constructed from items of debris such as dismantled billboards.
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[22 Oct 2013] Islamic knowledge and humanities introduced to world...
For many centuries, Iran was the intellectual Center of the Islamic World. The great Iranian philosophers wrote dozens of works, some of which are...
For many centuries, Iran was the intellectual Center of the Islamic World. The great Iranian philosophers wrote dozens of works, some of which are still globally referred to in philosophy. Besides, there are books on theology, Shiism and Islamic culture which have not been properly introduced to the rest of the world. In Iran, a center has been founded with a mission to organize, translate, and publish books on Islamic Knowledge and Humanities.
The Center translates distinguished Islamic works into different languages such as English, French, Russian, Italian, Arabic, Armenian, and Korean.
The center has uploaded all its translated books in digital formats on their website Islamica-dot-ir. The digital library has managed to attract as many as three million visitors in a short period of time.
The center for organizing and translating Islamic knowledge and humanities has focused on translating the part of Islam and Iran which are new to people around the world.
Exchanging cultures through translation can contribute enormously to the western understanding of Islam and its peaceful goals.
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[22 Oct 2013] Tehran slams US top nuclear negotiator anti Iran remarks -...
Iran has slammed anti-Iran remarks made by U-S undersecretary of state Wendy Sherman. Let\'s first see what the U-S official had said at a meeting...
Iran has slammed anti-Iran remarks made by U-S undersecretary of state Wendy Sherman. Let\'s first see what the U-S official had said at a meeting with a group of US senators on October 3.
Now Iran\'s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said Sherman has apparently no clear view of the Iranian people. Afkham said such remarks also contradict the principle of mutual respect. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said what is part of Iranians\' D-N-A is resistance against any form of bullying. Afkham\'s comments come as inside Iran many people including their M-Ps are angered by Sherman\'s insulting comments.
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[24 Oct 2013] Tehran slams UN rights rapporteur report as politicized,...
Iran\'s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman has condemned a report by the UN special Human Rights Rapporteur on the country\'s rights situation as...
Iran\'s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman has condemned a report by the UN special Human Rights Rapporteur on the country\'s rights situation as politicized and biased.
Marzieh Afkham said such reports should not be used as a criterion to judge the human rights situation in Iran. Afkham was reacting to the latest report by the UN Rapporteur Ahmad Shahid which accused Tehran of failing to make significant improvements on the human rights front. The Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman said the report lacks legitimacy, as it is based on information provided by terrorist groups. Afkham also described Iran as the anchor of stability and religious democracy in a region which suffers from extremism and terrorism.
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[24 Oct 2013] Pro anti Muslim Brotherhood students clash Several Injured...
Fresh clashes between Egyptian students supporting and opposing the Muslim Brotherhood movement. At least twenty people are injured.
The clashes...
Fresh clashes between Egyptian students supporting and opposing the Muslim Brotherhood movement. At least twenty people are injured.
The clashes took place in Zaga-zig University in the northern province of al-Sharqia. Pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters were calling for the reinstatement of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Such protests have gained momentum in Egypt after students on Cairo\'s al-Azhar University campus staged pro-Morsi rallies for several days starting late last week. Similar protests were held in Alexandria University on Wednesday.
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[24 Oct 2013] Lawyer Says he barred from discussing torture of intimates...
A lawyer for a nine-eleven suspect, who\'s jailed in the US Guantanamo prison, criticizes his limitations in even talking about the torture of his...
A lawyer for a nine-eleven suspect, who\'s jailed in the US Guantanamo prison, criticizes his limitations in even talking about the torture of his client.
James Connell says the Guantanamo court has barred him from reading out his client\'s personal account of his alleged abuse. He says this hampers his ability to put up a strong defense. To add insult to the injury, Connell said he was also prevented to send the document to a third party such as the U-N\'s special rapporteur on torture. The lawyer insisted that the treatment violated the U-N Convention Against Torture. Other lawyers have also complained about the issue, saying it\'s important to discuss torture claims because all their five defendants face the death penalty if convicted. Connell has also revealed that his client suffered a head injury apparently during an interrogation by the C-I-A in 2006.
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