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    Jurist New Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index highlights challenges posed by propaganda and digital technology

    Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released Wednesday their 2023 Press Freedom Index and accompanying report, noting that the rise of artificial intelligence, “fake content” and authoritarianism endanger journalistic integrity and expression around the world. As in past years, the organization...
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    Jurist Kremlin claims Kyiv attempted to assassinate Putin with overnight drone attack, vows retaliation for ‘act of terror’

    The Kremlin press service said Wednesday that Kyiv had deployed drones to the Kremlin the night prior in an attempt to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin. From a 1999 series of apartment bombings that served as a pretext for the second Chechen war and cemented his path to power, to...
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    Jurist Human rights organizations urge Cairo to release ‘arbitrarily detained’ Islamic Law scholar

    In a joint statement issued Wednesday, 51 human rights organizations called for the immediate release of Salah Soltan, an Egyptian-American legal scholar and the father of a prominent US human rights defender. Soltan, a former professor of Islamic Law at Cairo University and founder of the...
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    Jurist Uganda Parliament passes anti-homosexuality bill with president’s amendments

    Uganda’s Parliament Tuesday passed the Anti- Homosexuality Bill of 2023, subject to amendments to five clauses as proposed by President Yoweri Museveni. Parliament submitted the bill, which imposes harsher penalties on same-sex conduct, to the Attorney General for Museveni’s approval. The bill...
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    Jurist Nepal Supreme Court orders government to recognize same-sex marriage

    The Supreme Court of Nepal Tuesday instructed the government to legally recognize same-sex marriage. They further recommended a five-step plan in order to allow same-sex couples and non-cisgender individuals to get married in line with a 2015 court-ordered report, which has not yet been acted...
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    Jurist UK extends family legal aid to those with parental responsibilities and prospective guardians

    A new order Monday implemented amended the law regarding legal aid in family cases in the UK to include those with parental responsibilities as well as prospective guardians. The Legal Aid: Family and Domestic Abuse (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 made changes to The Legal Aid, Sentencing...
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    Jurist In wake of Palestine activist’s death in Israel prison, supporters launch rockets toward Israel

    Palestinian activist Khader Adnan, who has been affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PJI) group, Tuesday died in an Israeli prison following a hunger strike that lasted 86 days. In response to his death, armed supporters fired rockets from Gaza towards southern Israel. Adnan, who had...
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    Jurist Australia attorney-general to improve sexual assault laws through new funding

    Australian federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus Monday announced that $14.7 million will be dedicated to improving sexual assault laws across the country. Dreyfus stated that the main focus is on ensuring the criminal justice system and process do not further harm sexual assault victims. The...
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    Jurist Australian university staff protest underpayment and understaffing in week strike

    University staff across Australia are striking from Monday as academics protest for improved job security, manageable workloads and wages in line with the increased cost of living. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) Monday announced the National Week of Action for Better Universities...
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    Jurist Israel Supreme Court rules adopted children no longer have to undergo Orthodox conversions

    The Israel Supreme Court Sunday held that non-Jewish children adopted by Jewish parents will no longer have to go through Orthodox conversions. This practice was based on Section 5 of Israel’s Child Adoption Law, 5571-1981, which required the religion of the adoptive parents and the child to be...
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