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    Jurist Ukraine Prosecutor General announces seizure of Russian oligarch’s assets

    Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova Monday announced the seizure of Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman’s assets worth 12.4 billion hryvnia (approximately 420 million USD). The Prosecutor General’s investigation found that “[t]hese [securities] were in the accounts of [a] bank… which is...
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    Jurist Chile finalizes draft of new constitution replacing Pinochet-era instrument

    Chile’s Constitutional Convention Monday finalized the draft of a new constitution, following 10 months of negotiations. Chilean citizens overwhelmingly voted in October 2020 to draft the new constitution replacing the guiding principles put in place in 1980 under General Augusto Pinochet’s...
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    Jurist UN: Iran must halt execution of Swedish-Iranian doctor and academic

    Liz Throssell, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Tuesday called on Iranian authorities to halt the execution of Ahmedreza Djalali and revoke his death sentence. Djalali, a Swedish-Iranian doctor and academic, is scheduled to be executed by May 21, 2022. Though they are...
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    Jurist Cuba legislators approve new penal code

    The National Assembly of People’s Power, Cuba’s Parliament, Sunday approved a new penal code as part of judicial reforms initiated after the approval of a new constitution in April, 2019. President Miguel Diaz-Canel and former President Raul Castro, who governed from 2008 to 2018, attended the...
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    Jurist Belgium appeals court denies extradition of Spanish rapper accused of insulting monarchy, glorifying terrorism

    The Ghent Court of Appeal Monday refused to extradite Spanish rapper José Miguel Arenas Beltrán to Spain. Arenas, known by his stage name Valtònyc, was due to serve a three-and-a-half year prison sentence for insulting the Spanish Royal Family and praising the Basque terrorist group Euskadi Ta...
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    Jurist Guinea-Bissau president dissolves parliament, alleges corruption

    Guinea-Bissau’s president, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, Monday dissolved the country’s parliament, the National Popular Assembly. In a video Embalo released after the decision, he accused the Assembly of covering up members’ corruption as well as embezzling government funds. He also cited “persistent...
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    Jurist Switzerland voters approve referendum requiring local investment by streaming services

    Voters in Switzerland Sunday approved by 58.4 percent a referendum mandating streaming services to invest in Switzerland’s domestic film market. 40 percent of Swiss voters came out to vote on the bill, along with other referendums. “Lex Netflix,” as it is being called, mandates that 30 percent...
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    Jurist Sri Lanka government briefly lifts curfew for Buddhist holiday

    Sri Lanka lifted a government curfew Sunday for the Buddhist holiday of Vesak on May 16. The curfew was put in place on May 9 after violence broke out amid protests against current Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The curfew was instituted under...
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    Jurist Israel top court approves Temple Mount cable car over objections from Palestinians, environmentalists

    The Israeli Supreme Court Sunday ruled in favor of the Israeli government’s planned cable car over the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The ruling has been met with excitement by proponents such as Jerusalem’s mayor, Moshe Lion, who claimed the project would, “reduce air pollution in the area, solve...
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    Jurist Denmark to charge former Defence Minister with leaking classified information

    According to a press release on Thursday, May 12th from the Danish Ministry of Justice, the Danish Attorney General has recommended charging former Defence Minister, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, with “the unauthorized disclosure of highly classified information.” The Attorney General’s office has...
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