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Brazil federal prosecutor charges former president’s son with money laundering and fraud – JURIST

Brazilian federal prosecutors have filed charges against Jair Renan Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, for crimes including money laundering, misrepresentation and the presentation of fraudulent documents, Brazilian newspaper O […]

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DRC journalist freed after serving six month jail sentence – JURIST

Democratic Republic of Congo journalist Stanis Bujakera was freed from prison Tuesday after serving a six-month jail sentence for forgery and spreading false rumors for an article about a government intelligence agency’s […]

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Bavaria bans use of ‘gender-sensitive’ language – JURIST

The German state of Bavaria banned Tuesday the use of “gender-sensitive” language in schools and universities. Ministers expressed that while they want to uphold gender equality in language, the use of symbols […]

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Armenia PM announces new concessions to stave off war – JURIST

Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced Tuesday that the country would likely have to concede four frontier villages to Azerbaijan and return to its Soviet-era borders as part of a push for […]

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Hong Kong Legislative Council unanimously passes new national security bill – JURIST

The Hong Kong Legislative Council unanimously voted in favour of the new Safeguarding National Security Bill on Tuesday. The bill will be gazetted and come into effect on March 23.The bill consists […]

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Colombia president suspends ceasefire with armed rebel group following attack on indigenous community – JURIST

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Sunday that his government suspended the ceasefire with the EMC group of rebels in the departments of Nariño, Cauca and Valle del Cauca. The announcement comes a […]

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Croatia constitutional court rules current president must resign to run for prime minister – JURIST

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia ruled Monday that President Zoran Milanović can only run for prime minister if he resigns from his current position as president. President of the 15-judge […]

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Russia police detain several people protesting Putin amid presidential election – JURIST

Russian advocacy organization and human rights monitor OVD-Info and Russian online media Mediazona reported Sunday that 75 people in 17 cities were detained in connection with the “Noon Against Putin” protest, a […]

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Latvia security service initiates criminal proceedings against European lawmaker over suspected collusion with Russian intelligence services – JURIST

Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) was reported on Saturday to have initiated criminal proceedings against Tatjana Ždanoka, a European Parliament lawmaker (MEP) and Latvian citizen, on suspicion of cooperating with Russian intelligence […]

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ECCHR assessment claims Russia attack on Mariupol Theater was a war crime – JURIST

The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) published Saturday a new legal assessment of the Russian attack on the Mariupol Theater in Ukraine, claiming that the attack was a “war […]

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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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