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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 […]

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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 […]

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Poland president proposes amendments to Russian influence law after criticism – JURIST

On Friday, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that he was proposing amendments to the current law on Russian influence that is set to take effect next week. In a televised statement Duda […]

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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 […]

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Florida federal court sentences man for assassination of Haiti president – JURIST

Rodolfe Jaar was sentenced to life in prison Friday by Judge Jose Martinez of the Southern District of Florida for his role in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. In Jaar’s March […]

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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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UN ‘deeply troubled’ over arbitrary detention of Vietnam environmental activist – JURIST

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced Friday that they are “deeply troubled” by the detention of environmental human rights defender Hoang Thi Minh Hong in Ho […]

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Switzerland appeals court upholds 20-year prison sentence for former Liberian warlord – JURIST

The Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland on Thursday upheld former Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah’s 20-year prison sentence for war crimes and convicted him of crimes against humanity, the first such conviction in Switzerland. Kosiah […]

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UN judges expand war crime convictions of former Serbian security officials – JURIST

The UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) on Wednesday expanded the convictions and increased the sentences of two individuals who helped to murder and deport non-Serbs during the Balkan wars. […]

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30 NATO-led peacekeepers injured in clashes over Kosovo elections – JURIST

Clashes in Kosovo with Serb protesters resulted Tuesday in the injury of 30 NATO-led peacekeepers. Shortly after the incident, NATO announced it would deploy additional forces to the region. This has all […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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