ARCHIVE May2023
Germany sounds alarm over rise of anti-government extremism – JURIST
Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution—or the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV)—warned Monday against rising levels of anti-government extremism in the midst of provocation from authoritarian states, such as Russia. […]
ECHR finds Romania violated same-sex couples’ rights in denying marriage recognition – JURIST
European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found Tuesday that Romania violated the European Convention on Human Rights article 8’s right to respect for private and family life because of the “absence of […]
Financial Edge and Northeastern University London Launch Investment Banking Degree
Financial Edge, the training provider for Wall Street investment banks, has joined forces with Northeastern University London to launch a new Masters in Global Investment Banking. The programne caters to postgraduate students from […]
China and Russia compete for Central Asia’s favour
Central Asia’s top brass is on tour. On May 9th presidents of the region’s former Soviet republics were in Moscow, having been roped in as spectators for Vladimir Putin’s annual military parade. […]
China’s state capitalists celebrate their soaring shares
Remember the name: China Science Publishing & Media (cspm) might be the hottest state-owned textbook stock, ever. Shares in the company, which publishes titles such as “Gaseous Detonation Physics and its Universal […]
What performance-enhancing stimulants mean for economic growth
Towards the end of last year America began running short of medicines used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd), including Adderall (an amphetamine) and Ritalin (a central-nervous-system stimulant). Nine in ten pharmacies […]
Change for Good? Starling Bank Founder Anne Boden Steps Down as CEO
Anne Boden, founder of Starling Bank, is to step aside as CEO at the end of June. Her decision to step down after nine years at the helm coincides with Starling’s record […]
Russian human rights group claims 109 arrested during Navalny demonstrations – JURIST
OVD-Info, a Russian human and media rights group on Sunday claimed police arrested at least 109 people during demonstrations supporting imprisoned opposition leader, Alexey Navalny. The group stated two journalists are known […]
Reporters Without Borders: Macau national security law threatens residents and journalists – JURIST
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounced on Friday Macau’s decision to expand their national security law, which takes effect this week. The effect of these changes, according to RSF, “increases the pressure on […]
Canada NGOs request federal court block former Israel PM’s visit – JURIST
Canadian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) submitted a court application, known as a mandamus, in federal court Friday urging Canadian Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino to deny former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett […]
Rights group estimates Iran executed at least 140 people in May – JURIST
Iran Human Rights released data on Thursday which shows Iran executed 142 people in May, making it the highest number of Iranian executions in one month since 2015.Some of the charges used […]
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