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    Jurist HRW urges China to allow commemorations of ‘White Paper’ protests

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement Sunday calling on China to allow commemorations for the one-year anniversary of the “White Paper” protests against the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rights organization also urged authorities to lift censorship of protest-related...
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    Jurist Italy’s largest mafia trial concludes with more than 200 convicted, including former senator

    A record number of convictions were made on Monday in Italy’s largest trial of people linked to the ‘Ndrangheta criminal organization. The trial lasted over three years and resulted in the sentencing of more than 200 of the over 300 people accused. The “Rinascita Scott” trial began in a court...
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    Jurist Albania opposition lawmakers set off smoke bombs in parliament

    Members of Parliament from Albania’s Democratic Party set off smoke bombs Monday in the middle of the country’s parliamentary chamber in protest of what they said was an unconstitutional vote on the country’s 2024 budget, the latest of a series of disruptions. Discord between the opposition and...
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    Jurist Mother of teen who was fatally shot by police in France holds protest after officer is released

    The mother of a teenage boy who was fatally shot by the French police held a protest on Sunday against the release of the officer who killed her son. The officer was released from custody but remains under supervision as the case is further investigated. Nahel Merzouk was 17 when he was shot...
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    Jurist Spain military officer arrested for possessing pistol during protest against PM’s amnesty deal with Catalan separatists

    Spanish police sources told Reuters on Sunday that a military officer was arrested for possession of a pistol at a protest against an amnesty law that would drop all charges against the Catalan separatists involved in the failed 2017 Catalan independence referendum. Spanish media reported that...
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    Jurist Afghan rights group says abusive posts and hate speech targeting Afghan women have tripled under Taliban rule

    Human rights group Afghan Witness released a report on Monday saying that abusive online posts and hate speech targeting politically engaged women in Afghanistan have tripled since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. The group analyzed more than 78,000 abusive posts between June to...
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    Jurist Bangladesh Supreme Court rejects plea by banned political party

    Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed an appeal by Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest Islamist party, which sought the reversal of a 2013 High Court ruling that declared the party illegal. The decision barring the party from contesting elections was based on the rationale that it...
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    Jurist Syria president issues decree granting amnesty and reducing sentences for certain crimes

    Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad issued a decree on Thursday (Legislative Decree No 36 of 2023) granting amnesty for certain crimes committed before the decree was issued, subject to conditions. Judge Muhammad Eid Baloza announced that 350 prisoners in Damascus have been released under the...
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    Jurist Germany police raid Islamic Center of Hamburg, accuses group of Hezbollah support

    German police, through order of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI), raided the Islamic Center of Hamburg (IZH) and five other organizations, saying the groups were pro-Hezbollah and support the Hezbollah’s activities on Thursday. Authorities say the other organizations are subsidiaries...
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    Jurist France commission recommends removing statute of limitations for sexual violence against minors

    France’s Independent Commission on Incest and Sexual Violence against Children (CIIVISE) published a report on Friday calling for the removal of the statute of limitations for sexual violence, in particular in cases of sexual violence against minors. CIIVISE’s report provided recommendations to...
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