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    Jurist Hong Kong court grants dismissed teacher leave for judicial review

    The Hong Kong Court of First Instance granted on Thursday leave to apply for judicial review to dismissed Hong Kong teacher Toffee Tam Yuk-fun. Tam was previously dismissed as a teacher by Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan in July over posting allegedly improper statements...
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    Jurist UN to take ‘strong measures’ against 8 peacekeepers in DRC over allegations of sexual exploitation

    The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) announced on Wednesday that “strong measures” have been taken against 8 UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over “serious misconduct.” UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, stated in his daily press...
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    Jurist Armenia petitions ICJ against Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

    Armenia made submissions to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday. requesting provisional measures against Azerbaijan for what Armenia calls “ethnic cleansing” in the ethnic Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia requested that Azerbaijan refrain from any actions which...
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    Jurist Russia court rejects appeal of Wall Street Journal reporter in espionage case

    A Russian court dismissed an appeal Tuesday from Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been held in pre-trial detention for more than six months on allegations of espionage, ruling that Gershkovich will continue to be held in jail. According to Russian state-affiliated news...
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    Jurist Organization of American States denounces raids by Guatemala prosecutors against President-elect

    The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) held a special meeting Wednesday to discuss the turmoil surrounding the presidential political transition in Guatemala. Cesar Bernardo Arevalo de Leon, the president-elect, won the election in August in a landslide victory...
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    Jurist HRW: Rwanda violating the civil rights of those who criticize the government

    Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Tuesday alleging that civil and political rights such as freedom of speech are being attacked by Rwandan authorities, even the rights of those living outside the country. According to HRW, strategies for repressing the rights of those who criticize the...
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    Jurist Australia journalist detained in China released after three years

    Prominent Australian journalist Cheng Lei was released Tuesday by Chinese authorities and reunited with her family in Australia after being detained in China since August 2020. Lei was formally arrested in 2021 following allegations by Chinese officials that Lei had been illegally supplying...
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    Jurist France highest administrative court rejects police racial profiling class action

    The highest administrative court in France, the Conseil d’Etat (Council of State), dismissed on Wednesday a class action against the French government for alleged racial profiling practices amongst French police in identity checks against people of African origins and Arabs. In dismissing the...
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    Jurist UK High Court upholds Home Office plan to house asylum seekers on residential barge

    The UK Home Office announced plans Monday to return asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge next week following an August evacuation of the barge over legionella bacteria being found in its water supply. Portland mayor and local councillor Carralyn Parkes attempted to incite a judicial...
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    Jurist Delhi official authorizes sedition prosecution against award-winning author over 2010 speech

    A Delhi official approved the prosecution of Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy on Tuesday based on charges of sedition. Roy and her three co-defendants, Delhi University lecturer Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani, Kashmiri separatist leader Sayed Ali Shah Geelani and Central University of...
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