Alan Turing Pardon BBC News Petition House of Commons of the United Kingdom Government of the United Kingdom Chemical castration House of Commons

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“A pardon can go some way to healing this damage. It may act as an apology to many of the other gay men, not as well known as Alan Turing, who were subjected to these laws,” it said. E-petitions allow any UK resident to lobby for a debate on the government website. If the petition is signed by at least 100,000 people it becomes eligible for discussion in the House of Commons. (via BBC News - Petition to pardon computer pioneer Alan Turing started)

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A Russian colonel who was jailed for murdering a Chechen teenager has been shot dead in central Moscow. Yuri Budanov was killed on Friday by an unidentified gunman on Komsomolsky Prospekt, a busy avenue in the capital, state prosecutors said. In 2003 a court upheld his 10-year jail sentence for strangling an 18-year-old girl in war-torn Chechnya in 2000. But he was released early from jail in January 2009 - a move that angered human rights activists. Russian media say the gunman, wearing a blue jacket and hood, attacked Budanov at about 1230 (0830 GMT), shooting him six times with a pistol, then fled by car (via BBC News - Russian colonel who killed Chechen girl is shot dead)

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