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    Jurist Hong Kong organizer released on bail after arrest for Tiananmen Square vigil

    Chow Hang-tung, the vice-chair of the pro-democracy group Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, was released on bail on Saturday after her Friday arrest relating to Hong Kong’s annual candlelight vigil commemorating the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square...
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    Jurist Canada lawyers seek ICC investigation of mass grave at former residential school

    A group of Canadian lawyers has formally requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the Vatican and the Canadian government for crimes against humanity following the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. If the...
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    Jurist African Union suspends Mali’s membership following military coup

    The African Union (AU) on Tuesday suspended Mali from the organization, following the military coup that occurred last week and threatened sanctions if the country fails to restore a civilian government. The military coup, led by Assimi Goïta, resulted in the ouster of president Bah Ndaw. Ndaw...
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    Jurist Biden expands Trump’s ban on US investment in certain Chinese companies

    US President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday expanding a Trump-era ban on investments into a collection of Chinese companies allegedly tied with China’s military. Last November then-president Donald Trump issued an executive order forbidding US investors from conducting “any...
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    Jurist China internet blogger jailed for comments on China-India border clash

    A court in Nanjing in eastern China’s Jiangsu province sentenced a popular internet blogger, Qiu Ziming, to eight months in jail Tuesday for his comments about Chinese soldiers who died in a border clash with Indian soldiers at Galwan Valley in June of last year. The Chinese government released...
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    Jurist Pope changes Catholic church law to criminalize sexual abuse of adults

    The Vatican updated the criminal section of its Code of Canon Law Tuesday, changing Catholic Church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority. Laypersons who hold church office can similarly be sanctioned for sex crimes. The Code of Canon Law...
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    Jurist Biden administration formally ends Trump policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico

    The Biden administration on Tuesday formally ended a Trump administration policy that forced 68,000 asylum seekers to wait in Mexico until their court dates in US immigration court. Under the Migrant Protection Protocols Program, enacted in 2019, individuals entering or seeking admission into...
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    Jurist Ecuador to pay $374M to oil company Perenco to settle investment dispute

    Ecuador’s government said Tuesday that it would pay the USD $374 million award granted to French oil company Perenco, following the country’s failure to have an arbitral award granted against it annulled. In 2008, Perenco had sued the Ecuadorian government over a new law implemented by...
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    Jurist Chad accuses Central African Republic troops of war crimes

    Chad’s defense ministry said Sunday that troops of their neighboring country the Central African Republic (CAR) had attacked a Chadian military post and that these actions amounted to a war crime. Chad’s Foreign Minister, Cherif Mahamat Zene said “The Central African armed forces attacked the...
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    Jurist Former Italy mob boss known for ruthless killings released from prison

    Former Italian mob boss turned informant Giovanni Brusca was released from Rebibbia prison in Rome Monday. Brusca, a high-profile leader of the Sicilian Mafia group known as Cosa Nostra, was arrested in 1996 after having repeatedly eluded Italian law enforcement. Brusca was the “right-hand man...
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