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    Jurist Human rights groups condemn Lebanon deportation and torture of Syrian refugees

    Amnesty International issued a joint statement along with other human rights groups on Tuesday urging Lebanese authorities to end unlawful practices against Syrian refugees. These practices include torture, unlawful deportations, and ill-treatment of Syrian refugees, which run contrary to their...
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    Jurist Brazil Supreme Court decriminalises possession of marijuana for personal consumption

    The Supreme Court of Brazil ruled Tuesday to decriminalise possession of marijuana for personal use by a majority vote. The nation’s highest court, in its official announcement expounding on the specifics of the session, stated that the judges also reached a consensus to dedicate an amount of...
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    Jurist EU and Serbia sign agreement to strengthen border management cooperation

    The European Union’s border and coast guard agency (Frontex) and the Republic of Serbia signed a cooperation agreement that facilitates increased cooperation and enhanced border management operations on Tuesday. This new agreement sets out to replace the current framework introduced in 2021 and...
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    Jurist UN Special Rapporteur warns of global decline of judicial independence

    The report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers (A/HRC/56/62) presented at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday found the global state of human rights is deteriorating. The UNHRC emphasizes a concerning trend of declining human rights as...
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    Jurist Committee to Protect Journalists calls for immediate release of Syria journalist detained in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

    The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday called on Iraqi Kurdish authorities to “immediately and unconditionally” release Syrian journalist, Sleman Ahmed. Ahmed has been detained for eight months and is facing a charge of espionage under acts of endangering the national security of...
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    Jurist European Commission preliminary decision finds Microsoft breached EU antitrust rules

    The European Commission notified Microsoft on Tuesday that it has come to the preliminary conclusion that the company violated EU antitrust rules by bundling Teams within its suites of business applications. The investigation against the US company is ongoing. Microsoft’s practices are alleged...
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    Jurist India court puts final stay on bail order for opposition leader in money laundering case

    The Delhi High Court put a final stay on the bail order granted by the trial court for the chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday. The trial court of Delhi, the capital of India, approved the bail plea for Kejriwal on June 20 with a bail bond of INR 100,000 in the money laundering...
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    Jurist Assange pleads guilty to one count of US espionage, walks free

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of conspiracy for releasing troves of classified documents via his website WikiLeaks. He was released with time served. Assange was released Monday after 12 years of confinement, having negotiated a plea deal with the US...
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    Jurist Kenya police open fire on protesters as parliament building set ablaze

    At least five people were killed and dozens injured on Tuesday when Kenyan police fired on protesters attempting to storm the parliament in Nairobi during demonstrations against a proposed tax increase. “A section of the parliament is on fire,” a source told JURIST from the scene. “Multiple...
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    Jurist ECHR finds Russia liable for multiple human rights violations in Crimea since 2014

    The European Court of Human Rights unanimously }']found Tuesday that Russia was guilty of a pattern of human rights violations since 2014 in Crimea under the European Convention on Human Rights (Convention) and international humanitarian law, in its ruling on the case Ukraine v. Russia (re...
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