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    Jurist Japan high court overturns Fukushima disaster compensation ruling

    The Tokyo High Court on Friday overturned the earlier district court ruling against the former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to pay compensation of 13 trillion yen ($90 billion) for their failure to prevent the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, according...
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    Jurist Journalist groups pressure Poland’s president-elect to protect media freedom

    Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and six other European media freedom organizations called on Poland’s newly elected president to urgently pursue reforms to uphold press freedom in the country. The coalition urged President-elect Karol Nawrocki to foster non-partisan cooperation in government in...
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    Jurist Zambian court order and cyber laws raise concerns over press freedom

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed concern Friday over a Zambian court’s interim injunction that blocks a media outlet from airing a investigation documentary on Chinese investments in Zambia. The nation’s High Court granted the order following a lawsuit filed by the Chinese...
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    Jurist Progressive International movement mobilizes for a “Global March to Gaza” to break Israel blockade

    Progressive International members announced on Friday plans for an eight-day “Global March to Gaza” during which thousands of activists, doctors, artists, and citizens from 31 countries will march from Cairo, Egypt to Rafah in an effort to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza. Scheduled to begin on...
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    Jurist Convictions of two individuals over journalist’s death sparks calls for further justice in Malta

    Reporters Without Borders (RSF) emphasized on Friday that journalists in Malta remain at risk following the conviction of two individuals for supplying a bomb that killed an investigative journalist in 2017. Head of the RSF European Union and Balkans desk Pavol Szalai called the convictions...
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    Jurist US Supreme Court sides with American gun manufacturers in Mexico’s lawsuit over cartel violence

    The United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled on Thursday in favor of seven American gun manufacturers in a lawsuit brought by the Mexican government accusing them of aiding and abetting Mexican cartels. In its holding, the Supreme Court concluded that Mexico’s complaint failed to show that...
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    Jurist New Zealand Parliament suspends Māori lawmakers over Haka protest

    New Zealand’s Parliament on Thursday suspended three Māori lawmakers for staging a protest that included performing the haka, a traditional Māori dance, in opposition to a controversial bill. Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, who are the co-leaders of the Te Pāti Māori party, were...
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    Jurist EU officials reaffirm support for ICC in response to US sanctions on judges

    European Union officials, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa have reaffirmed the EU’s support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday in response to US sanctions on four ICC judges. Slovenia, home to one of the...
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    Jurist Amnesty International urges Israel not to obstruct Gaza Freedom Flotilla

    Amnesty International on Friday urged Israeli authorities to allow the Madleen, the lead vessel of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, to proceed safely and without interference toward the besieged Gaza Strip. This appeal comes as reports surface that the Israeli Navy may intercept the humanitarian...
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    Jurist US blocks UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire resolution

    The United States on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution that called for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza, citing concerns that the measure failed to link a truce to the release of hostages held by Hamas. The veto blocked the...
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