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Iran executes 3 men on charges of ‘enmity against god’ – JURIST

Iran executed three men accused of carrying out a terrorist attack during last year’s nationwide protests surrounding the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. According to Mizan, a state-run news agency for Iran’s […]

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Amnesty International: Kenya must protect LGBT+ refugees at Kakuma refugee camp – JURIST

According to report published by Amnesty International and the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission on Friday, the Kakuma refugee camp, located in northwestern Kenya, is not a secure sanctuary for […]

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Bahrain Sees new Islamic Banking Offering and Becomes Base of new Digital Bank

Banking in Bahrain has seen two exciting developments as ila Bank launches a new Islamic banking experience in the country; while Singapore-based Whampoa Group has selected Bahrain to become the headquarters of […]

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Emirates NBD Launches Digital Asset Lab to Accelerate Innovation in the UAE

Emirates NBD, the banking group for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT), has launched its the Emirates NBD ‘Digital Asset Lab’, a platform enabling and accelerating digital asset and financial […]

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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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