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    Jurist South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol pardons 17-year prison sentence for ex-President Lee Myung-bak

    President Yoon Suk Yeol Tuesday pardoned the 17-year sentence handed down to South Korean ex-President Lee Myung-bak along with another 1,373 South Koreans convicted of corruption and related offenses. Yoon said the amnesties aim to “serve to unite our national strength.” Yonhap News Agency...
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    Jurist Iran Human Rights report: 476 protestors killed in Mahsa Amini protests and 100 at risk of execution

    Iran Human Rights Tuesday reported that Iranian security forces have killed at least 476 people protesting the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini, including 64 children and 34 women. This is an increase from the group’s previous report. In addition to the civilian casualties, at least 100 people...
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    Jurist Australia PM confirms Indigenous Voice to Parliament vote will occur before December 2023

    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Wednesday announced a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament will be held before December 2023. Speaking at the Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland, the prime minister confirmed that Australia will vote next year on amending the Constitution...
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    Jurist EU and US call for immediate deescalation of tensions in Kosovo

    The EU and US in a joint Wednesday statement called for swift action in Kosovo amid rapidly rising tensions. The statement urged all parties “to exercise maximum restraint, to take immediate action to unconditionally de-escalate the situation, and to refrain from provocations, threats, or...
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    Jurist UN human rights chief: Taliban policies will have ‘terrible, cascading effects’ on women’s rights

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Tuesday called on Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to “revoke immediately” their latest policies that target women’s rights. Türk’s comments come in the wake of the Taliban’s ban on women attending university and working in domestic or...
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    Jurist Turkish court releases journalist arrested under anti-disinformation law

    A Turkish court Saturday ordered the release of Sinan Aygül, a journalist detained under Turkey’s recent anti-disinformation law. Aygül posted a video announcing his release after his lawyer filed an objection to his detention order. He said in the video, “I am free again after 10 days of...
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    Jurist Peru authorities arrest six police generals in anti-corruption investigation

    Peru Monday detained six police generals amid an ongoing investigation into the alleged crimes of former President Pedro Castillo. The anti-corruption unit of Peru’s attorney general’s office Monday detained announced that the proceedings were carried out by prosecutor Luis Martinez and included...
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    Jurist International community condemns recent attacks against journalists in northern Kosovo

    The EU and several international ambassadors Monday condemned recent attacks against television journalists covering the rising tensions in northern Kosovo. Adding to a count from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Monday’s incident marks the fourth time television journalists have been...
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    Jurist China ends COVID-19 travel and quarantine restrictions

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Tuesday announced an end to certain restrictions on international arrivals posed by the country’s “zero-COVID” policies that have been in place since 2020. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin outlined a six-part set of...
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    Jurist Taiwan announces extension of compulsory military service amid China military threats

    Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Tuesday announced a plan to strengthen and restructure the nation’s military defence strategies, including extending the current mandatory conscription period from four months to one year. Beginning in 2024, all males born after January 1, 2005, will need to undergo...
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