in absentia
- r while absent; although absent
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- Tunisian rapper in court to hear sentence for insulting police
TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian rapper who was sentenced to two years in jail in absentia in March for insulting the police was handed the same punishment on Thursday after he surrendered to the authorities. The ruling, which critics called another blow to free speech in Tunisia, came a day after three European feminists were jailed for four months for staging a topless demonstration in the capital ...
June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News - Roman Polanski's 'Venus in Fur' to Open Italy's Ischia Global Fest
Polanski will be given the Ischia Legend Award in absentia, with the festival also set to honor Giuseppe Tornatore's "The Best Offer." read more
June 11, 2013 - The Hollywood Reporter