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    Jurist Belarus announces list of social media sites deemed ‘extremist’

    The Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced Thursday new media restrictions that may result in citizens who subscribe to “extremist” social media channels receiving up to seven years imprisonment. The Main Directorate for Fighting Organized Crime (GUBOP), a ministerial body in the...
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    Jurist EU to seek ban on oil and gas exploration in Arctic amidst climate crisis

    The European Commission published Wednesday the “EU’s Arctic Strategy” outlining the EU’s goals within the arctic. These aims include prohibiting future mining of oil, coal, and gas in Arctic regions, given the current climate crisis. The Arctic Strategy states, “The EU is committed to ensuring...
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    Jurist UNHRC held Paraguay liable for violating indigenous people’s right to traditional lands

    The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) held Tuesday that Paraguay had violated the indigenous community’s rights and sense of “home” by not taking any measures to prevent and control the toxic contamination of traditional lands due to the intensive use of pesticides by nearby...
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    Jurist Afghanistan dispatches: ‘Iran has entered into direct negotiations with the Taliban and has now signed an agreement with them’

    JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Here, a lawyer in Kabul offers his observations and perspective on recent developments, including a new Taliban agreement with Iran on border...
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    Jurist Dutch watchdog finds Apple’s in-app purchase rules are anti-competitive

    The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACA) found on Wednesday that the app store rules by Apple are anti-competitive due to regulations requiring software developers to use Apple’s in-app payments, according to a report by Reuters. The US company’s policy requires app developers to use...
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    Jurist UNHRC appoints special rapporteur to monitor human rights in Afghanistan

    The UN Human Rights Council approved a resolution Thursday to appoint, for one year, a Special Rapporteur to monitor the status of human rights in Afghanistan as it evolves. The Council adopted the resolution introduced by the European Union with 28 votes in favor, 14 abstentions, and five...
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    Jurist Violence and natural resource depletion linked in international report

    A report released Thursday states that the vicious cycle linking natural resource depletion and violence may have gone past the point of no return in some parts of planet, and will likely be exacerbated by climate change. The second edition of the Ecological Threat Report (ETR), released by the...
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    Jurist Afghanistan dispatches: ‘The Taliban have banned live music in hotels’

    JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Here, a lawyer in Kabul offers his observations and perspective on recent Taliban restrictions on music in public places. For privacy and...
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    Jurist India government allows abortion upto 24 weeks for minors, rape survivors

    The government of India on Tuesday brought in new rules increasing the gestational limit for abortion from 20 weeks to 24 weeks for certain categories of women. The rules come under Section 6 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (MTP Act). The Parliament had amended the MTP Act in...
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    Jurist UN nations gather and agree to action on biological diversity

    Over 100 countries adopted the Kunming Declaration on Wednesday at the first part of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. The declaration aims to reverse the present loss of biodiversity around the world and to implement a path...
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