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    Jurist Germany court sentences ex-Stasi officer to 10 years over 1974 Berlin Wall killing

    An 80-year old ex-Stasi officer was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday by the Berlin Regional Court for the murder of Czeslaw Kukuczka in 1974. The 10-year sentence was lower than the 12 years demanded by prosecutors. Kukuczka failed to show up to work on March 3, 1974, and until March 29...
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    Jurist Singapore to criminalize ‘egregious abuses’ of the court process

    The Singapore Ministry of Law introduced the Administration of Justice (Protection) (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to Parliament on Monday. The bill aims to safeguard the process of administering justice and prevent the misuse of court procedures. Introduced by the Minister of Law, Murali Pillai, the...
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    Jurist UN agencies and NGOs call for release of detained aid workers in Yemen

    UN agencies and NGOs expressed deep concerns over the referral of humanitarian personnel to criminal prosecution by the Houthis in Yemen, according to a joint statement on Saturday. They called for the immediate and urgent release of the workers. “The targeting of humanitarians in...
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    Jurist Pakistan human rights activist charged with aiding separatists

    Prominent human rights activist Dr. Mahrang Baloch has been charged with aiding separatist groups in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, officials revealed Saturday. The charges against Baloch, a leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), include accusations of incitement, spreading hatred, and...
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    Jurist Cancellation of Venezuela passports raises alarm over repression of dissent

    Venezuelan authorities have canceled the passports of at least 40 people without explanation, most of whom are human rights activists and journalists, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. According to the Financial Times, the human rights group Laboratorio de Paz (LDP) warned that the number...
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    Jurist Bosnia court blocks Serbian curriculum that would taut ‘achievements’ of convicted war criminals

    The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has temporarily suspended a new school curriculum in Republika Srpska under which elementary school students would be taught about the “achievements” of convicted war criminals Ratko Mladić and Radovan Karadzic. A statement from the court...
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    Jurist Mexico judges end strike and vow job action against judicial reforms

    Federal judges and magistrates in Mexico voted to end their nearly two-month long strike on Friday against judicial reforms implemented by former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador which made judges elected rather than appointed. Although the National Association of Circuit Magistrates and...
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    Jurist Iran Supreme Court orders retrial of labor activist sentenced to death

    Iran’s Supreme Court ordered a retrial of labor rights activist Sharifeh Mohammadi who had been sentenced to death for treason, according to local media that spoke to her lawyer on Saturday. The order lifts her death sentence while she awaits a retrial. In the Revolutionary Court conviction...
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    Jurist Japan court rules ban on dual citizenship constitutional

    The Fukuoka High Court of Japan upheld the constitutionality of a law that forces Japanese citizens to give up their citizenship if they acquire citizenship in any other country on Thursday. The case was heard on appeal from the Fukuoka district court, after the petitioner Yuri Konto’s failed...
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    Jurist Canada top court affirms evidence discovered in unlawful arrest can be admissible

    The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday restored the conviction of Stuart Sabiston on firearms offenses originating from his 2019 arrest. The court upheld a trial judge ruling that allowed evidence discovered from an unlawful arrest to be admissible. At trial, the Crown relied on a loaded...
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