March 2013 Archive

Idaho teacher under investigation for saying ‘vagina’ in biology lesson

An Idaho high school science teacher has found himself under investigation by the state after parents complained that he used the word “vagina” during a ...

Russia moves to criminalize Holocaust denial

The Russian lower house has received a new bill suggesting up to five years in prison for publicly denying the Holocaust or portraying Nazis as ...

Why innocent citizens get locked up in Canada

© Flickr.com/gávin/cc-by-nc-sa 3.0 Can you be thrown in jail even if you are innocent? In Canada, it’s an automatic yes, where they treat the accused ...