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    Jurist Rights group alerts to Uganda police violence toward opposition rallies

    Amnesty International reported on Monday that Ugandan security forces unlawfully targeted opposition rallies with excessive force and arbitrary arrests, with some attendees subject to torture and other mistreatment. Documented incidents included the use of tear gas, pepper spray, and beatings...
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    Jurist France court convicts ten individuals for online abuse of First Lady

    A French court on Monday convicted ten individuals of cyberbullying charges related to spreading false claims about First Lady Brigitte Macron’s gender identity and personal life. The defendants, eight men and two women, aged 41 to 65, received sentences ranging from cyberbullying awareness...
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    Jurist Pakistan court sentences journalists, YouTubers, and former military officials over 2023 riots

    An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on Friday sentenced seven people for incitement of violence and spread of hatred against state institutions during the May 2023 riots. Those convicted include YouTuber Adil Raja, journalists Wajahat Saeed Khan, Sabir Shakir, and Shaheen Sehbai, anchorperson...
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    Jurist UN urges Israel to drop proposed death penalty bill against Palestinians

    UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Friday urged the Israeli government to abandon proposed legislation that would mandate death sentences solely for Palestinians in specific cases in both Palestine and Israel. Türk stated that the proposed legislation was “inconsistent with Israel’s...
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    Jurist China launches ‘Justice Mission’ drills after condemning US over $11.1b arms sale to Taiwan

    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi condemned on Tuesday the $11.1 billion US arms sale to Taiwan, characterizing the deal as a violation of the “One China” principle and a controversial signal to “separatist forces.” The statement was made during the operation “Justice Mission 2025,” a large-scale...
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    Jurist US announces additional sanctions on 4 Venezuela oil companies amid Maduro crackdown

    The US on Wednesday announced sanctions against four companies operating in Venezuela’s oil sector, declaring four associated oil tankers as blocked property. In the statement released by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the US government alleges that some of...
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    Jurist Indonesia enforces new penal code replacing colonial criminal law

    Indonesia enforced its new penal code on Friday, according to local media, replacing colonial-era laws that had governed the country for over a century. Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra described the move as a historic milestone...
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    Jurist Taiwan president pledges to defend island’s sovereignty amidst military drills by China

    Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed on Thursday to defend the island’s sovereignty, just days after Beijing concluded the “Justice Mission 2025” military drills near Taiwan. President Lai pledged in his New Year’s address to firmly safeguard national sovereignty, strengthen national defense...
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    Jurist Turkey detains 357 ISIS suspects in nationwide police raids

    Turkish police detained 357 people on Tuesday in large-scale, coordinated operations targeting the Islamic State group, according to the country’s interior minister Ali Yerlikaya. Authorities carried out raids across 21 provinces following a deadly clash between police and ISIS militants in...
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    Jurist Germany to drop Russian oligarch investigation following €10M settlement

    The Munich II Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday dropped a money laundering and sanction breach investigation into the Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, after agreeing upon a €10 million settlement. The settlement will be split between the state treasury (€8.5 million) and German charities...
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