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Mahsa Amini protestor tortured before being sentenced to death – JURIST

A disabled Iranian protestor sentenced to death earlier this week was reported tortured beforehand, according to Iran human rights sources Thursday. Mansour Dehmardeh was convicted of “spreading corruption on earth” through his […]

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New York Times releases redacted US military report on failed Afghanistan drone strike – JURIST

The New York Times released an article on Friday containing a half-complete document from US Central Command which investigated a failed drone strike in Afghanistan. 66 pages of the unclassified document were […]

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Iran journalist arrested after reporting on jailed Mahsa Amini protestors – JURIST

Iranian journalist Medhi Beik was arrested Thursday, according to his wife Zahra and reformist newspaper Etemad. Beik is Etemad’s political correspondent and has been interviewing families of protestors sentenced to death for […]

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HRW: ‘healthy’ European democracies continue to curb civil society – JURIST

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Wednesday criticized repressive measures on civil society groups by European governments considered to be liberal democracies. In a report, HRW expressed alarm at democratic backsliding in “healthy” democracies […]

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US Treasury and Turkey freeze ISIS financial network assets – JURIST

The US Department of the Treasury announced Thursday that it and the Turkish government have identified and frozen the assets of a “key [ISIS] financial facilitation network” based in Mersin, Turkey. The […]

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UN holds emergency meeting to discuss Jerusalem holy site visit – JURIST

The UN Security Council Thursday held an emergency meeting following Israel National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Temple Mount. The visit was discussed within the context of larger discussion about […]

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North Korea releases US soldier who crossed demilitarized zone 2 months ago – JURIST

North Korea expelled US soldier Travis King on Wednesday, 2 months after he crossed into its territory from South Korea. KCNA, North Korea’s state media, announced that North Korea expelled King after […]

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South Korea court overturns North Korea leaflet ban – JURIST

The Constitutional Court of South Korea on Tuesday struck down a provision of the Law on the Development of Inter-Korean Relations which prohibits the distribution of leaflets in North Korea and imposes […]

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Hong Kong court sentences journalist to 5 days in jail for obstructing police officer – JURIST

The West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced the head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association Ronson Chan to five days in jail, according to the Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP). As […]

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Philippine Coast Guard removes floating barrier allegedly placed by China – JURIST

A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson announced Monday that the PCG removed a floating barrier allegedly placed by China near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. This comes days […]

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