ARCHIVE January2023
Bolivia protests highlight history of ‘baseless charges’ against opposition leaders – JURIST
Protests against the recent arrest of right-wing Bolivian opposition politician and Santa Cruz governor Luis Fernando Camacho continued this week in the Santa Cruz district, stoking fears that Bolivia’s cycle of political […]
Coinbase Reaches $100Million Settlement With New York Regulator DFS
Crypto exchange Coinbase has been fined $100million by the State of New York for significant failures in its compliance programme. The settlement follows an investigation by the New York Department of Financial […]
Brazil rejoins Community of Latin American and Caribbean States – JURIST
The Foreign Ministry of Brazil Thursday confirmed that the country rejoined the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) after a two-year hiatus. Brazil withdrew from CELAC in January 2020 under […]
Australia police charge woman with entering Islamic State-controlled areas – JURIST
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Thursday arrested Mariam Raad on alleged charges of entering and remaining in war-torn Syrian territory controlled by the Islamic State (ISIS). Raad was repatriated to Australia from a […]
Belarus court sentences union leaders to lengthy prison term – JURIST
A Belarusian court Thursday gave lengthy criminal sentences to independent union leaders and activists. The prison terms add to existing crackdowns on dissent from the increasingly authoritarian government.According to independent news outlet […]
Ukraine dismisses Russia call for Orthodox Christmas ceasefire – JURIST
Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday ordered a 36-hour ceasefire to allow Russian Orthodox Christians to attend church services around their traditional Christmas. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the call, saying, “the war […]
‘Politically motivated’ Italy immigration decree condemned by search and rescue organizations – JURIST
Civil organizations engaged in search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea Thursday released a joint statement condemning Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s new decree. 20 civil organizations said that though Italy’s […]
Ukraine authorities accuse four appellate judges of bribery – JURIST
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office accused on Thursday four judges from the Kyiv Court of Appeal of graft totaling $35,000. According to NABU, the payment occurred […]
Kenya High Court declares housing levy unconstitutional – JURIST
Kenya’s High Court declared on Tuesday that a 1.5 percent levy, introduced in an earlier bill to fund affordable housing, violated constitutional principles. The levy was a provision of the Finance Act […]
Niger junta revokes law which restricted migrant smuggling routes to Europe – JURIST
Niger’s junta issued a decree Monday revoking a law which had helped curb migration of West Africans to Europe. The law had been backed by the EU but faced strong opposition from […]
UN report reveals surge in violence in Haiti rural central region – JURIST
According to a UN report issued Tuesday, there has been a rise in gang violence in Haiti’s central rural region, an area previously considered safe from the increased instability in the country. […]
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