Jul 31st, 2009 · The court says former President Pervez Musharraf's imposition of emergency rule in 2007 was unconstitutional, according to media reports. The decision may strengthen the case for bringing treason charges against him.
Dec 21st, 2008 · A draft law in Russia's Duma would make cooperating with NGOs an act of treason. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin backs the law, and it seems it will likely pass the parliament. NPR's Moscow correspondent Gregory Feifer and host Andrea Seabrook discuss the law's potential implications.
Aug 18th, 2008 · The embattled Pakistani leader left office Monday to avoid impeachment. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says the ousted leader should face trial for treason.
Jul 18th, 2008 · When he stood up in a South African courtroom during his treason trial in 1964, Nelson Mandela declared that he was "prepared to die" for his cause. On Mandela's 90th birthday, we look back at that pivotal moment when he became a worldwide symbol of the struggle for freedom and democracy.
Jul 2nd, 2007 · In a novel, Aminatta Forna writes about the effects of Sierra Leone's civil war on the country's women. She was just 11 when her father was hanged for treason in Sierra Leone and her family fled. Her story is part of a series of conversations about war and literature.
Jan 31st, 2007 · Former FBI Agent Eric O'Neill and Director/Screenwriter Billy Ray have collaborated on the new film Breach. It is based on the true story about FBI operative Robert Hanssen who was found guilty of treason and the FBI agent (O'Neill) who was assigned to Hanssen to draw him out of deep cover.
Jan 17th, 2007 · Adam Gadahn, the American-born spokesman for al-Qaeda, is the first American to be charged with treason in more than 50 years. Gadhan, an Oregon native, is believed to be hiding near the mountainous border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. How he came to be there is the subject of a new article in the Jan. 22 issue of The New Yorker.
Oct 12th, 2006 · California-born Adam Gadahn is the first American to be charged with treason since the World War II era. The indictment follows his appearance in five al-Qaida videos, in which he makes threats against the United Sates.