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    Jurist France fines Google €500M in copyright row

    France’s competition regulator, fined Google €500 million Tuesday for failing to negotiate “in good faith” with media companies over the use of their content under EU copyright rules. Google had openly disregarded several injunctions issued in April 2020 by displaying snippets of articles on its...
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    Jurist US imposes visa restrictions on 100 members of Nicaragua National Assembly, Judiciary

    The US imposed restrictions Monday on visas held by 100 members of the Nicaraguan National Assembly and Nicaraguan judicial system over the crackdown on political opponents by President Daniel Ortega under “treason” laws ahead of November elections. The US State Department said that the visa...
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    Jurist Russia court convicts human rights lawyer under foreign agents law

    Human rights activist and lawyer Semyon Simonov was convicted under Russia’s foreign agents law in a controversial criminal trial on Sunday. In December 2016, Russia designated the Southern Human Rights Center (SHRC) as a foreign agent, considering it to be engaging in political activity. The...
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    Jurist Europe rights court rules against Denmark family reunification law

    The European Court of Human rights has found that Denmark violated its international human rights obligations when it imposed a law that lengthened the amount of time a newly-arrived refugee must wait until they can apply for family reunification. The decision comes as a result of an...
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    Jurist Israel Supreme Court rules surrogacy restrictions on same-sex couples are unlawful

    The Supreme Court of Israel ruled Sunday that current legal restrictions on same-sex couples that prevent them from becoming parents were unlawful. The court said that the restrictions must be lifted within six months. Surrogacy in Israel is currently open only to heterosexual couples and...
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    Jurist Lithuania accuses Belarus of using migrants as political weapon

    Lithuania’s foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis and EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell accused Belarus of using migrants as a political weapon to put pressure on the EU, at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday. Lithuanian officials urged the EU to place a new round of...
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    Jurist EU approves infrastructure strategy to rival China ‘Belt and Road’ plan

    The EU published conclusions on the new “Globally Connected Europe Strategy,” an infrastructure strategy set to rival China’s “Belt and Road” initiative on Monday. This came following a co-operation pledge between the EU G7 nations along with the rest of the elite forum’s members. These...
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    Jurist Spain court orders imprisonment of three men for fatal homophobic attack

    A Spanish Court of Instruction justice ordered three men to be held in custody on Friday for allegedly murdering a man during a brutal, homophobic attack. The three men, alongside three other attackers, are accused of beating Samuel Luiz to death while shouting homophobic slurs. The fatal...
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    Jurist Nepal Supreme Court reinstates dissolved parliament, orders appointment of new PM

    The Nepal Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the dissolved House of Representatives for the second time in five months and ordered the appointment of Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister. Nepal plunged into political crisis on December 20 after President Bidya Bhandari dissolved Nepal’s...
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    Jurist UN rights chief urges ‘reparations’ for slavery, systemic racism, colonialism

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called Monday for nations to do more to address systemic racism, end impunity for police officers that violate human rights, and confront the legacies of colonialism and slavery. Bachelet said that the murder of George Floyd “was a tipping...
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