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    Jurist Cambodia convicts land rights activists for inciting a peasant revolution

    On Monday, a court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, convicted four land rights activists of provoking a “peasant revolution”. The activists are part of the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community (CCFC). The Cambodian government charged the activists with plotting against the state for discussing the...
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    Jurist Iran opens new case against recently released female journalists for appearing without hijab

    The Mizan News Agency reported Monday that the Iranian judiciary had launched a new case against Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi following their release on bail. The two journalists appeared in front of a crowd outside the prison without wearing the hijab, prompting these new charges...
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    Jurist UK moves to declare Hizb ut-Tahrir a terrorist group

    UK Home Secretary James Cleverly put a draft order before Parliament on Monday to declare Hizb ut-Tahrir a terrorist group under the Terrorism Act 2000, making it an offence to belong to the group. Hizb ut-Tahrir is an Islamic political group that operates in 32 countries worldwide but is...
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    Jurist New president of Guatemala formally inaugurated after failed weekend coup d’état

    On Monday, Guatemala’s new president, Bernardo Arévalo, was inaugurated and sworn into office after an initial ceremony on Sunday was interrupted by what international observers called an “orchestrated coup d’état.” In a message posted on X (formerly Twitter) in Spanish just hours before...
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    Jurist China authorities announce corruption charges against former chair of banking giant Everbright Group

    Tang Shuangning, the former Chairperson of state-owned Chinese banking behemoth Everbright Group, was arrested on charges of embezzlement, accepting bribes, and “privately reading publications with serious political problems“, China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate said on Monday. Just days...
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    Jurist Australia Federal Court clears path for gas export pipeline despite first nations cultural heritage claims

    The Australian Federal Court dismissed a legal challenge to the construction of a gas export pipeline along the submerged cultural heritage of the Tiwi Nation on Monday. During the hearing, the court dismissed the application and discharged a temporary injunction that had halted gas giant...
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    Jurist Pakistan Supreme Court upholds Election Commission order revoking former PM’s election party symbol

    The Pakistan Supreme Court upheld Saturday the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) order revoking the “cricket bat” election symbol of former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party, one of Pakistan’s three major opposition parties. ECP revoked the symbol due to the...
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    Jurist UN stabilization mission to withdraw from DRC by end of 2024

    The UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reaffirmed their mutual desire for a progressive, responsible, honorable and exemplary withdrawal of the MONUSCO from the DRC on Saturday...
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    Jurist Another resolution in Pakistan senate seeks delay of February 8 elections

    Pakistan’s senate proposed another resolution on Sunday seeking the postponement of February’s general elections. This is the fourth resolution filed in recent weeks advocating for a delay of the upcoming elections. The latest resolution was proposed by another independent senator, Hilalur...
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    Jurist Former Suriname president fails to report to prison following ‘December murders’ conviction

    Former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse failed to report on Friday to prison following his conviction for the 1982″December murders.” which claimed the lives of 15 political dissidents. Bouterse’s whereabouts remain unknown. Earlier that day, Bourtese’s wife, former Surinamese first lady...
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