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    Jurist Amnesty International says Australia bill targeting refugees and asylum seekers undermines High Court decision

    Amnesty International Australia issued a statement on Tuesday denouncing the Australian federal government’s newly proposed bill reintroducing punitive measures targeting a group of people released from immigration detention emphasizing that it undermines the recent High Court decision and...
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    Jurist UN special rapporteur demands due process in Philippines for journalist facing terrorism charges

    The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, condemned the Philippines on Monday for depriving a journalist of her right to a fair trial without delay. Khan urged the authorities to resolve her case promptly. Frenchie Mae Cumpio, now a 25-year-old investigative...
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    Jurist French media outlets sue X over unpaid content usage

    A coalition of major French newspapers announced legal action against social media company X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, alleging that the platform has been using their journalistic content without proper compensation. The lawsuit, filed by several prominent French outlets, including Le...
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    Jurist Malaysia High Court dismisses bid against pardon granted to former PM

    Malaysia’s High Court dismissed on Monday the Malaysian Bar’s bid to overturn the decision to reduce former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s prison sentence and fine for corruption, local media reported. Razak had been convicted in relation to a scandal surrounding Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund...
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    Jurist Shell wins appeal in landmark Netherlands climate case

    A Netherlands appeals court overturned a landmark 2021 ruling requiring Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030 on Tuesday. This was a setback for the environmental advocacy group Milieudefensie, which sought legal avenues to enforce corporate climate action. In the original...
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    Jurist Burkina Faso considers reintroduction of death penalty

    The ruling military junta of Burkina Faso is allegedly discussing the reintroduction of the death penalty for terrorism and related crimes according to anonymous sources who spoke to media and Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday. The sources stated that the government had not provided a timeline...
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    Jurist ICC initiates external investigation into misconduct allegations against top prosecutor Karim Khan

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Monday its decision to initiate an external investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against its top prosecutor Karim Khan. Päivi Kaukoranta, the president of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), ICC’s oversight body, confirmed the...
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    Jurist Lithuania president criticizes Social Democrats decision to form coalition with party leader accused of antisemitism

    Lithuania’s president Gitanas Nausėda criticized the Lithuanian parliament’s leading coalition party’s decision for entering into a coalition agreement with Nemunas Dawn, a nationalist, populist political party whose leader has been accused of extreme antisemitism. Speaking to local media...
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    Jurist Turkmenistan nationals arbitrarily denied passport renewal abroad face extreme hardship

    Human Rights Watch shared the hardships faced by Turkmens living abroad who have been arbitrarily denied passport renewal in a report on Monday. In the report, Human Rights Watch urged Turkmenistan to issue passports to nationals living abroad via its diplomatic and consular missions. The...
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    Jurist Fresh riots erupt following attack on Israel football fans in the Netherlands

    Riots broke out on Monday evening in the Nieuw-West suburb of Amsterdam in the Kingdom of the Netherlands over tensions surrounding a soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv in which locals clashed with Israeli supporters. This is the second rioting incident in two weeks in...
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