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TikTok fined £12.7M for misuse of children’s data by UK data regulator – JURIST

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Tuesday issued TikTok a £12.7 million fine for its breach of UK General Data Protection Regulation, including TikTok’s illegal use of children’s personal data.UK data protection law mandates companies […]

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Russia suspect charged in St. Petersburg bombing that killed pro-Kremlin blogger – JURIST

Russian authorities Tuesday charged a woman with the assassination of pro-Kremlin blogger Vladlen Tatarsky. Tatarsky died on Monday in a St. Petersburg cafe explosion that has since been linked by Russian officials […]

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HRW warns against Thai return of Christian asylum seekers to China amid persecution – JURIST

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Saturday called on Thailand’s government to ensure Christian Chinese asylum seekers are not returned to China amidst persecution and threats of torture and serious harm. Thai authorities arrested […]

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Finland to become 31st NATO member state – JURIST

Finland is set become the 31st member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday, after the Turkish Parliament ratified Finland’s membership bid last week. Finnish Prime Minister Sauli Niinistö […]

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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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