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    Jurist Israel enforces Al Jazeera ban with military raid against West Bank bureau

    Israeli troops raided Al Jazeera’s offices in the West Bank on Sunday and ordered the bureau to shut down for 45 days amid a widening crackdown on Al Jazeera that began in May. According to Al Jazeera, heavily armed and masked Israeli soldiers forcefully entered the network’s building in...
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    Jurist Democratic Republic of the Congo releases 648 prisoners to ease overcrowding

    The Justice Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Constant Mutamba announced the conditional release of 648 inmates from the country’s largest prison on Saturday amid efforts to ease overcrowding, according to local media. In total 648 prisoners, including 73 adults and 8...
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    Jurist Tunisia labor union denounces new electoral law submitted 15 days before election

    The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) on Saturday condemned a proposed change in the country’s electoral laws submitted 15 days before the presidential elections. In a letter published by Echaabnews, the organization’s media outlet, UGTT’s Secretary General Noureddine Taboubi rejected the...
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    Jurist Hungary and the Netherlands request opt out from EU asylum regulations

    Hungary and the Netherlands announced on Thursday that they are requesting an opt out from EU asylum procedure regulations so that they can maintain control of their own asylum policies. In a post on X, the Hungary Minister for European Affairs, Janos Boka, noted that they will take the...
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    Jurist Manitoba Southern Chiefs’ Organization seeks legal personhood for Lake Winnipeg

    The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) of Manitoba filed a claim seeking legal personhood for Lake Winnipeg on Thursday. The claim for personhood is based on Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which states that “everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person...
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    Jurist KHRC condemns Kenya government’s disregard for constitution and civil society

    The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) on Thursday expressed deep concern over the government’s disregard for the constitution, independent oversight organizations, and civil society. In a press statement issued during the Fourth Civic Space Protection Summit, KHRC condemned what it described...
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    Jurist Hong Kong court sentences first activist to 14 months under new security ordinance

    Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts sentenced Hong Kong activist Chu Kai-pong to 14 months in prison on Thursday for sedition, according to local media. Chu was convicted on Monday upon pleading guilty to one count of sedition under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. He is...
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    Jurist Taiwan constitutional court upholds death penalty for serious crimes but mandates procedural reforms

    Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the death penalty remains partially constitutional for serious offenses, including murder. However, the court ordered the government to amend criminal procedures within two years to better protect the right to life. The case challenged the...
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    Jurist Amnesty International calls for global investigation after deadly explosions in Lebanon and Syria

    Amnesty International on Friday called for an international investigation into simultaneous explosions across Lebanon and Syria that have sparked global outrage. The explosions killed at least 37 people, including 12 civilians, and injured over 2,931. The rights group highlighted that the use...
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    Jurist Brazil Supreme Court fines X over noncompliance with suspension order

    Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to pay a daily fine of R$5 million ($900,000 USD) on Thursday following the platform’s failure to comply with the court’s order to suspend its operation in Brazil. The decision comes after Brazil’s National...
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