ARCHIVE September2023
Georgia governing party begins impeachment procedures against country’s president – JURIST
Georgia’s governing party Georgian Dream announced Friday that it is starting impeachment procedures against Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili in response to what it calls a violation of the country’s constitution, according to […]
Tunisia authorities place opposition leader under house arrest – JURIST
Tunisian authorities placed Abdel Karim Harouni, the head of Ennahda party’s advisory council and a senior opposition figure, under house arrest on Saturday, according to a statement from the National Salvation Front, […]
Red Cross removes 42 dead bodies from Somaliland conflict frontline during latest clashes – JURIST
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported Friday that 42 bodies were retrieved from the Somaliland conflict front line. The ICRC also visited with over 300 detainees in the region […]
Belarus court delivers prison sentence to journalist accused of facilitating “extremist activities” – JURIST
A court in Gomel, a southeastern city in Belarus, sentenced journalist Larysa Schchyrakova to 3.5 years in prison and a fine of 3,700 rubles (US$1465) on Thursday. She was accused of violating […]
China adopts foreign national immunity law that allows foreign states to be sued domestically – JURIST
The Fifth Session of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress of China concluded on Friday. This assembly serves as the highest legislative body in the state, and its final resolutions entail modifications to […]
Japan workers strike over sale of Seibu to US investment group – JURIST
On Thursday, Japan witnessed its first labor strike in six decades. The catalyst for this strike was the sale of the Seibu department store, a subsidiary of the Japanese retail giant Seven […]
Navigating the Impact of the UK’s Travel Rule Implementation: Industry Insights
The UK has rolled out the ‘Travel Rule’, requiring crypto asset businesses to adhere to enhanced transparency standards. In today’s Weekend Read, industry experts weigh in on the implications and challenges the […]
43 killed during anti-UN demonstrations in DRC – JURIST
The UN announced Friday that 43 people were killed during anti-UN demonstrations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Demonstrators in Goma were protesting against a UN peacekeeping mission when soldiers interfered, […]
UK’s bank-verified digital identification services provider OneID bag €1.16M from ACF Investors
OneID CEO Paula Sussex committed to safeguard digital transformations. | Image credit: OneID UK-based OneID, a company that offers bank-verified digital identification services, announced that it has raised £1M (€1.16M) in fresh […]
Wise, N26 investor backs Germany’s Ivy in €18M round for its API for instant bank payments
Image credits: Funtap/DepositPhotos Berlin-based Ivy, an API developer for instant bank payments, announced on Thursday, August 31, that it has raised $20M (approximately €18M) in a Series A round of funding led […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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