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    Jurist Global internet monitor reports Turkey restricted Twitter following earthquake

    Global internet monitor Netblocks reported Wednesday that Turkey has restricted access to Twitter in the aftermath of a series of earthquakes that hit Turkey, Syria and the surrounding region. The powerful earthquakes and their aftershocks have caused 11,000 casualties and widespread...
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    Jurist Australia government introduces legislation to close gender pay gap

    The Australian government introduced the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 into Parliament Wednesday, attempting to close the country’ gender pay gap. The bill would increase employer transparency and raise the bar from the “minimum standard” gender...
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    Jurist UN concerned about safety of Cameroon journalists following murder of radio presenter

    The UN Tuesday expressed concern for the safety of journalists in Cameroon following the second murder of a journalist within two weeks. In a statement, UN Human Rights spokesperson Seif Magango said that the murder of radio presenter Jean-Jacques Ola Bebe last Thursday follows several...
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    Jurist Russia not resuming New START inspections despite renewed US treaty violation claims

    Russia denied US allegations that it violated the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) Wednesday in a statement released by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Amid new US calls for Russia to allow nuclear inspectors in the country, the Russian foreign ministry alleges that “US...
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    Jurist Australia court dismisses challenge to horse culling in Victoria parks

    Justice Stephen O’Meara of the Supreme Court of Victoria Wednesday dismissed a case brought by the Australian Brumby Alliance (ABA) against Parks Victoria (PV) to stop the “inhumane killing” of brumby horses. PV is the government agency responsible for “managing a diverse estate of more than 4...
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    Jurist Australian environment minister blocks coal mine 10 kilometres from Great Barrier Reef

    Australian Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek Wednesday refused an application from mining magnat Clive Palmer to build an open cut coal mine ten kilometres from the world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef. The refusal marks the first time that Australian authorities have blocked a coal mine...
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    Jurist Russia supplied missile that collided with MH17, international investigation finds

    An international Joint Investigation Team (JIT) Wednesday reported a “strong indication” that Russian President Vladimir Putin made the decision to supply the missile which downed flight MH17 in 2014. The JIT, formed in 2014 by the Netherlands, Australia, Ukraine, Malaysia and Belgium, found...
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    Jurist UK report: sentencing outcomes disproportionately affects black and ethnic minority defendants

    Black and ethnic minority defendants receive disproportionate sentences for similar crimes compared to their white counterparts, says a new report commissioned by the UK’s Central Prosecution Service (CPS). Research by the University of Leeds examined the outcomes of charging decisions between...
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    Jurist India government asks Supreme Court to review expansion of Sikkim tax exemptions

    The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) Monday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court of India against certain directions given by the court in a recent case concerning Sikkimese Nepalis. On January 13, the court ruled that under Sikkim Income Tax Manual 1948, “[a]ll persons engaged in...
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    Jurist UN human rights chief condemns Mali expulsion of UN peacekeeping official

    UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk Tuesday called on Mali to reverse its expulsion of Guillaume Ngefa-Atondoko Andali, head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Mali’s government declared Andali persona non grata on Sunday, but the UN confirmed that he was already outside Mali at the...
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