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Australia doctors remain registered despite sexual assault and harassment cases – JURIST

A six-month Australian investigation Monday disclosed that 160 doctors, guilty of serious sexual assault claims from 2010, are still registered to practice by the Australian health system. The Four Corners investigation relied […]

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China balloon sparks international law debate – JURIST

The Chinese balloon that floated over US airspace last week before being shot down by a US military jet Saturday has raised questions of international law on both the US and Chinese […]

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Australia green party introduces bill asking government to take in 150 refugees held off Nauru and Papua New Guinea – JURIST

The Australian Greens party Monday introduced a bill to parliament asking the government to take in 150 refugees living in Nauru and Papua New Guinea (PNG), who have been there for a […]

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Iran professors forced into early retirement for criticizing government – JURIST

Iranian media reported Saturday the dismissal from Tehran Azad University of nine professors, allegedly as a result of expressing views critical of the Islamic Republic. This development follows recent protests by Tehran […]

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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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