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UN rights chief decries weaponization of criminal proceedings and death penalty against Iran protestors – JURIST

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Tuesday asserted that the Iranian government is seeking to effectively punish anti-regime protestors through criminal proceedings and the imposition of the death penalty. In  […]

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Canada sanctions Sri Lanka ex-presidents for civil war rights violations – JURIST

The Canadian government announced Tuesday that it had placed sanctions on four Sri Lankan officials, including former Presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa, in response to the Sri Lankan government’s crackdown on […]

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EU, UK, France and Germany summon Iran envoys over protester executions – JURIST

The European Union, France, Germany and the UK Monday independently summoned Iran’s envoys to their respective countries over Tehran’s severe crackdowns on and executions of anti-government protesters.The EU reiterated to Iran ambassador […]

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Australia opposition party calls for clarity on Indigenous representation vote – JURIST

Australia opposition leader Peter Dutton Friday called for the Albanese government to provide “adequate detail” on the planned Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum. Dutton accused the Albanese government of making a “catastrophic […]

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Germany arrests Iran man for alleged planning of chemical attack – JURIST

German police Sunday detained a 32-year-old man on the suspicion that he planned a serious chemical attack motivated by Islamic extremism. The man allegedly obtained the potent toxins cyanide and ricin. He […]

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Russia and Ukraine exchange 100 prisoners of war – JURIST

Russia and Ukraine Sunday engaged in an exchange of captured soldiers. A total of 50 Ukrainian soldiers and 50 Russian soldiers were returned to their respective home countries as a result of the […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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