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HRW calls for Mozambique to investigate police use of teargas at funeral procession – JURIST

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Thursday called for Mozambican authorities to “promptly and impartially” investigate police use of teargas at the March 14 funeral procession of rapper and prominent government critic Edson da […]

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Poland compromises alleged Russian spy network linked to sabotage of NATO operations – JURIST

The Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) Thursday announced the detention of nine suspected Russian spies reportedly attempting to sabotage NATO operations.At a news conference Thursday morning, Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński claimed the […]

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France senate approves contentious pension reform bill raising retirement age – JURIST

The French Senate Saturday voted in favour of President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform. The reform bill, which will raise the legal age of retirement to 64, was passed by the French Parliament’s […]

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Iran Supreme Court confirms death sentence for Swedish-Iranian protester over alleged terrorism – JURIST

The Iranian judiciary Sunday confirmed that the Supreme Court served the death sentence for Habib Farajollah Chaab, an Iranian-Swedish dissident on charges of conspiracy and terrorism. According to the Iranian authorities, Chaab had […]

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Tarabut Gateway and Rain Bring Faster Fiat-to-Crypto Transactions to Bahrain

Tarabut Gateway, an open banking platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has partnered with Bahrain-based regulated crypto assets trading platform Rain. Tarabut Gateway’s first collaboration with a crypto asset […]

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US senators introduce bipartisan resolution to reevaluate security assistance to Saudi Arabia – JURIST

US senators Wednesday drafted a bipartisan resolution that could lead to a major reassessment of US security assistance to Saudi Arabia.The resolution was penned by US Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Mike […]

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India central government asserts opposition to same-sex marriages amid legal challenge to current framework – JURIST

The Indian government Sunday asserted in a filing to the Indian Supreme Court that it opposes recognising same-sex marriages and pushed the court to disregard pushback from LGBTQ couples on the current […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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