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    Jurist UN report: unemployment is major motivator for participation in southern Sahara extremist groups

    The UN Development Programme Tuesday reported that unemployment plays a key role in pushing people to join extremist groups in the Southern Sahara. The report indicates a 92 percent increase in the number of volunteer recruits pushed to such groups due to lack of jobs since the last such study...
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    Jurist UN peacekeeper killed and another severely injured after helicopter comes under fire in DRC

    A UN peacekeeper Sunday was killed and another injured after their helicopter came under fire in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The peacekeepers were part of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), which has been...
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    Jurist Ecuador voters reject referendum measures on constitutional reform

    Ecuadorians Sunday voted in local elections and a referendum containing a number of measures aimed at reforming Ecuador’s constitution. As of Monday night, all eight referendum measures have been defeated. President Guillermo Lasso proposed the referendum in September 2022. The referendum...
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    Jurist Australia must take action against Myanmar’s military junta, Human Rights Watch says

    A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report Sunday criticized Australia’s inaction since the military junta took over Myanmar in a military coup two years ago. According to the report, Australia has yet to impose sanctions on the junta in response to their human rights violations. HRW accuses the junta of...
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    Jurist National security trial for 47 pro-democracy activists commences in Hong Kong top court

    The national security trial of the 47 pro-democracy activists Monday commenced in the Hong Kong High Court, two years since their arrest in 2021. Amongst them, 16 defendants denied the charges. Five of the defendants–Au Nok-hin, Benny Tai Yiu-ting, Andrew Chiu Ka-yin, Ben Chung Kam-lun and...
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    Jurist Australia doctors remain registered despite sexual assault and harassment cases

    A six-month Australian investigation Monday disclosed that 160 doctors, guilty of serious sexual assault claims from 2010, are still registered to practice by the Australian health system. The Four Corners investigation relied on published disciplinary decisions confirming cases of pedophilia...
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    Jurist Iran political prisoners support constitutional change proposed by former prime minister

    Political prisoners in Iran Sunday expressed support for constitutional change proposed by political opposition figure and former Iranian Prime Minister Mir Houssein Mousavi. In a statement, seven imprisoned political figures, including reformist politician Mostafa Tajzadeh and Faezeh Hashemi...
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    Jurist China balloon sparks international law debate

    The Chinese balloon that floated over US airspace last week before being shot down by a US military jet Saturday has raised questions of international law on both the US and Chinese sides. The US claims that the balloon was a spy balloon, while China maintains that it was a civilian scientific...
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    Jurist Australia green party introduces bill asking government to take in 150 refugees held off Nauru and Papua New Guinea

    The Australian Greens party Monday introduced a bill to parliament asking the government to take in 150 refugees living in Nauru and Papua New Guinea (PNG), who have been there for a decade seeking asylum in Australia. “After ten long years of offshore detention it is abhorrent that about 150...
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    Jurist Iranian professors forced into retirement for critical views against Islamic Republic

    Iranian media reported Saturday the dismissal of nine professors from Tehran Azad University. The staff members were dismissed for allegedly reaching retirement age, but were reportedly forced to retire as a result of expressing their critical views against the Islamic Republic. This...
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