European Forces Strike Pirate Base in Somalia
The European Union’s anti-piracy force attacked a Somali pirate land base for the first time, using a combat helicopter to strafe several skiffs that the pirates use to hijack ships. full story
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Pirate Bay cofounder to run for European Parliament
Pirate Bay cofounder Peter Sunde is apparently tired of being accused of breaking the law, so now he wants to start making the law instead. TorrentFreak reports that Sunde is planning to run for the European Parliament next year as a candidate for Finland’s Pirate Party. Sunde is hoping to follow in the footsteps of the Swedish Pirate Party that now has two members as...
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Somalia president admits rapes by security forces
After months of denial, Somalia's government has for the first time acknowledged that its security forces were involved in rape cases that drew an international outcry by human rights groups.
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Somalia president admits rapes by security forces
After months of denial, Somalia's government has for the first time acknowledged that its security forces were involved in rape cases that drew an international outcry by human rights groups.
foxnews.com (1 month and 11 days ago)
Somalia president admits rapes by security forces
After months of denial, Somalia's government has for the first time acknowledged that its security forces were involved in rape cases that drew an international outcry by human rights groups.
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Pirates In Global Waters: In Somalia, Has The Business Model Fallen Flat For Criminals On The Oceans? Is High Sea...
Photo: International Business Times A map of some of the most important pirate attacks off Somalia
ibtimes.com (2 months and 15 days ago)
No Somali pirate hijacking in nearly a year, says UN
Three-quarters reduction in pirate attacks on ships put down to greater co-operation, use of armed guards and harsh jail termsThe fight against Somali pirates has been so effective that they have not been able to mount a successful hijacking in nearly a year, the chair of the global group trying to combat the pirates has said.American diplomat Donna Leigh Hopkins credited...
guardian.co.uk (18 days ago)
US appeals panel ponders: what is a pirate?
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - In the violent world of piracy, Mohammad Saaili Shibin was a multilingual negotiator based in lawless Somalia, working his cellphone to negotiate multimillion-dollar ransoms for merchant ships and sailors that dared to venture into pirate-infested international waters off Africa.
yahoo.com (7 days ago)
Somalia's president wants partial amnesty for boy pirates
Somalia's president intends to offer partial amnesty to boys involved with pirate groups, a move designed to curb attacks on shipping off the Horn of Africa, his office says.
cnn.com (2 months and 23 days ago)
Somalia's security forces hamstrung by corruption, infiltrators
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's security forces need rebuilding to cement gains made by foreign troops against Islamist militants, but how to pay and arm recruits, tackle corruption and prevent rebels infiltrating their ranks remain hurdles for the cash-strapped government.
reuters.com (18 days ago)
Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde to run for EU parliament
Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde is planning to run for the European Parliament in 2014. The Pirate Bay co-founder wants to run as a candidate for the Finnish Pirate Party, he said in a blog post on Tuesday announcing his candidacy to the European Union's directly-elected legislative body. "I am doing what I can to help solve the problems we have today just as well as the...
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