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    Jurist Pro-Kurdish politician Gergerlioglu regains membership in Turkish Parliament

    Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a pro-Kurdish politician, human rights activist, and member of the People’s Democratic Party, regained membership in the Turkish Parliament on Friday. Gergerlioğlu retained his parliamentary membership until his two-and-a-half year prison sentence became final in March...
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    Jurist Former Congolese Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon freed from house arrest

    The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) released former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon from house arrest on Wednesday after he agreed to cooperate with the investigation about the alleged misappropriation of government funds. According to Mapon’s lawyer, Laurent Onyemba, the house arrest order...
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    Jurist Russia adds investigative news outlet Proekt to ‘undesirable’ organization registry

    The Office of the Prosecutor General of Russia on Thursday added Proekt, an independent investigative news outlet, to its registry of “undesirable” organizations. This move significantly reduces the scope of Proekt’s activities, labeling many of its journalists “foreign agents” and putting all...
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    Jurist EU blocks UK from joining cross-border civil court pact

    The European Union (EU) blocked the UK from joining a European accord for recognizing civil court judgments on Friday. The Lugano Convention (“the Lugano”) determines which countries may hear cross-border disputes between the 27 EU member states, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland in civil and...
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    Jurist US adds six Russian technology firms to entity list over cyberattack claims

    The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added six Russian businesses to the Entity List on Friday. Firms on the Entity List are prohibited doing business with US persons. US persons that seek to do business with firms on the Entity List must apply for and receive a...
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    Jurist UK court allows businessman to sue law firm over hacked emails

    The Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales on Friday permitted an Iranian-American businessman to sue Dechert LLP for hacking into his email account and leaking his personal information on BitTorrent sites. The aviation tycoon Farhad Azima alleges that the...
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    Jurist India court notes right to be forgotten for those acquitted of crimes as new fundamental right

    The High Court of Madras noted Friday that an accused person who is acquitted from all the charges is entitled to have their name redacted from all court orders in relation to the offences they were accused of in order to uphold their fundamental right to privacy. In the case before them, the...
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    Jurist Canadian military charges retired General Jonathan Vance with obstruction of justice

    The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) charged Thursday retired Military General Jonathan Vance with obstruction of justice. In February, the CFNIS, a special unit within the Canadian Forces Military Police Group (CFMP), took charge of an investigation regarding alleged...
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    Jurist European Court of Justice rules headscarves can be banned at work

    The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that employers can forbid their staff from wearing visible symbols of religious or political belief, including headscarves, in order to present an image of neutrality. The Court decided on the matter following referrals from the Labour Court of...
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    Jurist UN human rights chief calls for immediate release of Cuban prisoners

    The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called Friday for the immediate release of Cuban protesters and journalists who are being held by authorities in the aftermath of some of the largest protests Cuba has seen in decades. On July 11, thousands of Cuban...
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