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    Jurist US announces over 500 new sanctions against Russia as second anniversary of Ukraine invasion approaches

    President Biden announced in a statement on Friday over 500 new sanctions on Russian entities, one day before the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and less than a week after the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The sanctions target “individuals connected to...
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    Jurist Ghana Parliament inches closer to passing anti-LGBTQ+ bill

    Ghana’s Parliament held the second consideration proceedings for an anti-LGBTQ+ bill on Wednesday, amid concerns that the bill would be stalled. The bill, which has received pushback from the LGBTQ+ community, prohibits individuals within the country from instigating, soliciting or encouraging...
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    Jurist ECHR rules Hungary authorities arbitrarily detained minors

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ,%22itemid%22:[%22001-231093%22]}']ruled Thursday in M.H. and S.B. v. Hungary that Hungarian authorities violated Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights by arbitrarily detaining two minors who crossed the Hungarian border in 2016. Hungarian...
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    Jurist Germany Parliament passes legislation allowing limited production and consumption of cannabis

    Germany’s Parliament, the Bundestag, passed Friday legislation legalizing the limited production as well as the consumption of cannabis. The legislation was brought by the federal government, and in a roll-call vote, 407 MPs supported the law, 226 opposed it and four abstained. The legislation...
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    Jurist China Communist Party ex-official arrested on bribery charges

    Chinese authorities arrested former Communist Party of China (CPC) Guizhou Provincial Committee secretary Sun Zhigang over alleged bribe-taking, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) announced Thursday. According to the National Supervisory Commission (NSC), the investigation into...
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    Jurist Chile appeals court orders police to reopen investigation into death of Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda

    The First Chamber of the Court of Appeals of Santiago made a unanimous landmark decision on Tuesday to reopen the investigation into Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda’s death. This decision comes in relation to recent developments that cast doubt on the official cause of Neruda’s demise. A judge’s...
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    Jurist UN report calls for UK to take ‘urgent action’ to combat violence against women and girls

    The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, published a statement on Wednesday calling for the UK government to take “urgent action” to end all forms of violence against women and girls. The UK government invited Alsalem to visit the country after labeling...
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    Jurist Albania Parliament approves migration deal with Italy

    Albania’s Parliament approved a deal with Italy on Thursday to hold migrants rescued from international waters at Italian-run processing centers. Amnesty International previously condemned the plan to create migrant detention centers under Italian jurisdiction in Albania, calling the deal...
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    Jurist Hong Kong appeals court upholds 15-month prison sentence of Tiananmen Square vigil organizer

    The Hong Kong Court of First Instance upheld pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung’s 15-month prison sentence on Wednesday and ruled that Chow will serve the remaining four and a half months of her sentence for inciting others to participate in an unauthorized assembly. Chow has been detained...
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    Jurist EU imposes 13th sanctions package on Russia over ongoing war in Ukraine

    The EU adopted on Wednesday its thirteenth package of sanctions against Russia over the ongoing war in Ukraine. EU member states unanimously approved the new sanctions. They are expected to enter into legal force next week. The sanctions aim to further degrade key pillars of Russia’s war-making...
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