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U.S. Gov’t, Media Prepping For Guilty Verdict In Former Thai PM’s Corruption Trial

Former Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives at the Supreme Court for the last day of her hearing in a corruption trial in Bangkok Thailand. (AP/Sakchai Lalit)
A crisis is brewing in Thailand as the outcome of a contentious court case threatens to plunge the country into chaos. This case, the final verdict of which is expected to be delivered on Aug. 25, centers around a corruption scandal involving former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra — a member of the Shinawatra political dynasty, which has long been backed by U.S. interests.

Venezuela Repels Attack On Military Base By Rogue Paramilitaries

Soldiers patrol inside the Paramacay military base in Valencia, Venezuela, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. Earlier in the day, troops quickly put down an attack at the army base on Sunday, clashing with a group that said it was out to “re-establish the constitutional order” but was dismissed by officials as a band of civilians working with a deserted lieutenant and a former officer. (AP/Juan Carlos Hernandez)

Turkey Arrests Amnesty International Director And Activists

Amnesty International says Idil Eser, its head in Turkey, has been arrested as part of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s post-coup crackdown. (Photo: Amnesty)
Turkish police rounded up eight leading human rights campaigners, including the head of rights group Amnesty International in Turkey, Idil Eser, at a meeting on an island near Istanbul, media said on Thursday.
They had gathered at a hotel on Buyukada Island, just south of Turkey’s largest city, when they were taken to a police station on Wednesday, the Hurriyet newspaper said. It was not clear why they were held.