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Media Freedom Coalition expresses concern over deteriorating media freedom in Hong Kong – JURIST

The Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) released a statement on Friday calling attention to media freedom in Hong Kong. The MFC is a partnership of 50 countries formed in 2019 that advocates media […]

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Canada announces new immigration pathway for those affected by Sudan conflict – JURIST

Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, announced a family-based humanitarian pathway on Thursday that enables Sudanese and non-Sudanese nationals to reunite with their family in Canada permanently. Through this […]

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Hong Kong pro-independence activist applies for asylum in UK in breach of supervision order – JURIST

Tony Chung Hon Lam, the last convener of Hong Kong pro-independence group Studentlocalism, said on his social media on Thursday that he had applied for political asylum in the UK. The Hong […]

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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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