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    Jurist Hong Kong begins consultation period for local security legislation

    Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced the commencement of a four-week consultation period for local security law under Article 23 of the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, on Tuesday. This consultation period will allow Hong Kong citizens to voice their opinions on the new law and...
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    Jurist Saudi Arabia anti-corruption authority announces arrest of public servant on corruption charges

    The Saudi Arabian Oversight and Anti-corruption Authority (Nazaha) announced Sunday the arrest of the CEO of the Royal Commission for Al Ula, a historical oasis in the Medina province located in the north-west of the kingdom, Amr bin Saleh Abdulrahman Al Madani, on charges of money laundering...
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    Jurist Iran executes four individuals allegedly linked to Israeli-backed bomb plot

    Iran executed four individuals it claims were associated with an Israeli intelligence operation backed by Israel’s Mossad Agency. Iran charged the four individuals with orchestrating a bomb attack on a factory in the city of Isfahan, known for manufacturing weapons and equipment for Iran’s...
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    Jurist International calls for information about the location of opposition activist Kara-Murza in Russian custody

    On Monday, the wife of the imprisoned Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza announced that Russian authorities removed him from the maximum security prison in Siberia and his current whereabouts are unknown. Following this announcement, the British Secretary of State for Foreign...
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    Jurist Three foreign residents sue Japan for police racial profiling practice

    Three foreign-born Japanese residents have filed a statement of claim against the Japanese national and local governments for the alleged police practice of racial profiling. Each of the applicants sought damages of 3.3 million Japanese Yen. The three applicants are Pakistani, African-American...
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    Jurist Thousands march in Nairobi in Kenya’s largest ever anti-femicide demonstration

    Protestors participated in anti-femicide demonstrations in Nairobi on Saturday in the largest event ever held in Kenya against sexual and gender-based violence. Thousands of activists marched in cities and towns across the nation, calling for the government to act following a series of murders...
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    Jurist HRW criticizes Sri Lanka’s latest commission on wartime abuses

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Sri Lanka’s government Monday for its proposed legislation aimed at addressing wartime abuses. The Commission for Truth, Unity and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka Bill, introduced on January 1, 2024, has been accused of replicating previous failed efforts and...
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    Jurist New judgment enforcement arrangement between China and Hong Kong comes into operation

    The Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which allows for specific court rulings from mainland China to be enforced in Hong Kong, officially came into...
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    Jurist Junta-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to withdraw from ECOWAS

    The junta leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso released a joint statement Sunday on national television saying they were quitting the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The joint statement accused ECOWAS of betraying its founding principles, posing a threat to its member...
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    Jurist Catholic cardinal in Quebec steps down following sexual assault class action suit

    The Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec on Friday announced that their cardinal, Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, would be stepping down “temporarily…until the situation is clarified” after being named as an alleged perpetrator in the recently approved class action suit, Gaétan Bégin and Pierre Bolduc v. The...
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