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Mailbag: 'Phobia' of Muslims not dominant
I enjoyed reading Mona Shadia's article "Tangled in the layers of a hijab" (Unveiled: A Muslim Girl in O.C., Dec. 8), but I am afraid that the term "Islamophobia," used in the editorial note for that article, may mislead readers into wrongly believing...Tags: Islam, Interreligious Dialogue, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Religion and Belief
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Homeless man convicted of hate crime
A white homeless Huntington Beach man was convicted Thursday of committing a hate crime against a Hispanic woman and sentenced to three years of formal probation and 180 days in county jail, according to the Orange County district attorney's office....Tags: Justice System, Punishment, Trials, Racism, Crimes
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Man pleads not guilty in alleged hate crime incident
A homeless man pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges for yelling racial slurs and spitting on a woman in Huntington Beach, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. Jonathan Michael Schmidt, 31, was charged with two felony counts...Tags: Justice System, Punishment, Trials, Racism, Crimes
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Woman sentenced for hate crime
A white woman was sentenced to three years probation, 90 days in a residential alcohol rehabilitation and a 10-week anger management program for committing a hate crime against a Latino man in downtown Huntington Beach, according to the Orange County...Tags: Justice System, Punishment, Racism, Trials, Prosecution
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Humanitarian's speech inspires students to help
When Courtney Liss heard a humanitarian with first-hand experience of the Rwandan genocide was visiting her school to speak to students, she planned on going, but knew the subject would be depressing. By the end of it, the 16-year-old left feeling a...Tags: Politics, Crimes, Rwanda, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Charity
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Man, 20, sentenced in hate crime assault
A white Huntington Beach man was sentenced to four years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to hate crimes for yelling at a black woman and attacking her white friend. John Keihl DeLoach, 20, pleaded guilty to felony hate crime battery causing injury...Tags: Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Trials, Crimes, Laws
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Man arrested in felony hate crime
A Huntington Beach man arrested last week faces hate crime charges for allegedly yelling at a black woman and attacking her white friend. John Keihl DeLoach, 20, was charged Monday with felony hate crime battery causing injury and felony hate crime...Tags: Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Trials, Crimes, Laws
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O.C. hate crimes fall; attacks based on sexual orientation rise
The number of reported hate crimes in Orange County fell by 21% last year, even though such crimes based on sexual orientation almost doubled, according to a report released Thursday. The Orange County Human Relations Commission found that 61 hate...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Islam, Justice and Rights, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice
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Guatemala full of questions after genocide conviction annulled
MEXICO CITY — The Guatemalan high court's decision to annul the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt on Tuesday revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic Maya people. The...Tags: Justice and Rights, Politics, Indigenous People, Litigation, International Law
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Guatemalan court action revives questions about Rios Montt's fate
MEXICO CITY— The Guatemalan high court’s decision to overturn the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt and restart his trial has revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic...
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Guatemalan court overturns Rios Montt conviction
MEXICO CITY -- Guatemala’s highest court late Monday overturned the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt, a verdict that had been hailed by human rights organizations but now hangs in limbo. The Constitutional Court...
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Glendale schools to take April 24 off
Glendale Unified students and teachers will have next April 24 off in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, following an agreement signed by school officials and the teachers union this week. Thousands of students of Armenian descent typically skip...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Google Inc., Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey, Adam B. Schiff
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