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    Jurist India Modi government faces no-confidence motion amid increasing ethnic violence

    The Indian parliament accepted a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Wednesday. The motion was initiated by Congress Deputy Leader Gaurav Gogoi and supported by the opposition alliance INDIA. The motion was initiated due to...
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    Jurist Singapore authorities invoke fake news law against prime minister’s brother

    The Ministry of Law of Singapore enforced the country’s fake news law Tuesday against Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, for a Facebook post regarding recent political scandals involving the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP). In the Facebook post published on...
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    Jurist New Zealand justice minister resigns following careless driving charges

    New Zealand justice minister Kiri Allan resigned from her position on Monday after she was charged with careless driving and resisting arrest. Allan was taken into custody by police Sunday night after she was involved in a vehicle collision with a parked car in Wellington. Police attended the...
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    Jurist China replaces foreign minister as questions over unexplained disappearance destabilize diplomacy

    The Chinese government announced a cabinet reshuffle involving the replacement of Qin Gang as the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress Standing Committee on Tuesday. Qin Gang, China’s youngest-ever foreign minister at 55, has not been seen...
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    Jurist Verdicts reached in 2016 Brussels terror attacks trial

    A Belgian court on Tuesday handed down verdicts on the 2016 Brussels terrorist attacks targeting the airport terminal and a subway station in which 32 lives were lost and 300 people were injured. Out of the ten individuals facing charges, six have been convicted of murder and attempted murder...
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    Jurist UK Bar Council condemns PM Sunak after he suggests lawyers profit from ‘getting people to the UK illegally’

    The Bar Council Tuesday accused UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of undermining public trust in the legal profession by claiming that a “subset of lawyers” is exploiting illegal migrants for profit. This comes in response to a series of tweets from Sunak, forthcoming after a national newspaper...
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    Jurist US and European allies condemn Knesset passage of judicial reform bill

    US President Joe Biden expressed disappointment on Monday over the Israeli Knesset’s passage of the judicial reform bill. In a statement released from the White House, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on behalf of the President, “It is unfortunate that the vote today took place with the...
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    Jurist Putin signs ban on gender-affirming care into law

    Russia President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law a bill that bans transgender people from obtaining gender-affirming surgeries in the country. The Russia Duma previously unanimously passed the bill on July 14. The new law prohibits surgery and hormone therapy for transgender...
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    Jurist Kenya rights groups call for action to calm hot political climate

    Rights groups and civil society organisations in Kenya called Sunday for the urgent reconstitution of the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and the full repeal of the controversial Finance Act 2023 in a bid to calm the hot political climate in the country. Their call came...
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    Jurist Proposed Jordan cybercrime bill prompts free speech concerns from human rights groups

    Human Rights Watch (HRW), along with 13 other human rights organizations such as Access Now and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), called on the Jordanian government on Monday to withdraw a proposed cybercrime law currently under discussion in Parliament. The organizations held that the...
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