JURIST

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

International human rights charities Redress and Free Nazanin Wednesday released a report describing Iranian authorities’ actions, especially in the midst of the nationwide Mahsa Amini protests , as “state hostage-taking.” The report relied on testimony from 26 victims of hostage-taking and their family members and open-source information.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The appeal, heard before the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, concerned the Lawrence County Housing Authority’s decision to deny the appellee’s application for assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher Program , otherwise known as “Section 8.” Under 24 C.F.R.

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2024

Through the initiative, the authorities aim to hold misogynists accountable and raise awareness of the issue. The post Germany authorities carry out raids against suspects of online misogynistic hate speech appeared first on JURIST - News. The actions were taken on Thursday, one day ahead of the International Women’s Day.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Pakistani authorities began detaining undocumented foreign persons in the country on Wednesday, most of whom had come over the border from Afghanistan. This comes amid growing fear and concern for Afghans faced with the life or death decision of being sent back to Afghanistan and into the hands of Taliban authorities.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The Federal Police of Brazil announced on Friday that they arrested two intelligence agency officials as part of an action called “Operation Last Mile,” which aims investigate the abuse of geolocation systems for mobile devices without judicial authorization by the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin).

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JURIST

JANUARY 15, 2024

” The designation follows the author’s registration on a list of “terrorists and extremists” by Rosfinmonitoring, Russia’s financial regulator, in December. The post Russia designates author Boris Akunin as ‘foreign agent’ amidst dissent crackdown appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Hungary that Hungarian authorities violated Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights by arbitrarily detaining two minors who crossed the Hungarian border in 2016. Hungarian authorities detained the minors for about three and two months, respectively. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday in M.H.

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JURIST

APRIL 25, 2024

Australian authorities charged five juveniles on Thursday in connection with the alleged perpetrator of the April 15 Wakeley church attack. The post Australia authorities charge 5 juveniles over Australia church stabbing that sparked riot appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A Delhi official approved the prosecution of Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy on Tuesday based on charges of sedition. As of Tuesday, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena officially granted approval for the authorities to proceed with a sedition case against Roy and her co-defendants.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced on Thursday that new Offices of Special Trial Counsel (OSTC) will have authority over the decision to prosecute a number of serious crimes committed in the branches of the military, including sexual assaults, removing certain cases from an accused service member’s chain of command.

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JURIST

APRIL 21, 2024

Polish authorities arrested three people on Friday in relation to the attack on an ally of the late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. The post Poland authorities arrest three in relation to attack on Navalny ally appeared first on JURIST - News. Volkov faces many charges that he says are politically motivated.

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JURIST

APRIL 18, 2023

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s spokesperson announced Tuesday that Russian authorities opened a criminal case against Navalny for removing another prisoner from his cell. After Navalny refused to make contact with the other inmate, prison authorities called in a rapid response team.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

New Zealand Health Minister Shane Reti said Tuesday that the Māori Health Authority will be shut down by the end of June this year, and its functions will be absorbed into the country’s national healthcare system. The Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand and makeup 17.3

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Tunisian authorities placed Abdel Karim Harouni , the head of Ennahda party’s advisory council and a senior opposition figure, under house arrest on Saturday, according to a statement from the National Salvation Front, Tunisia’s main opposition coalition.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2024

The draft rules authorize the Press Registrar General (PRG), an official responsible for maintaining a register of newspapers, to conduct or authorize central government officers for inspections. The discretion to order such verification lies on the PRG and he can further delegate the authority to the designated government official.

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MARCH 22, 2024

“Virgin Islands Bankruptcy Court Survives Challenge to Authority; Court doesn’t reach merits of Bankruptcy Court’s authority; Concurring judges urge court to consider issue in the future”: Peter Hayes of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a non-precedential decision that the U.S.

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JURIST

APRIL 24, 2024

She added that it is the responsibility of the investigative authorities and the judiciary to investigate the case thoroughly. The post German authorities arrest aide of EU parliament member on charges of espionage appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The post Ukraine authorities accuse four appellate judges of bribery appeared first on JURIST - News. Corruption remains rampant in Ukraine, with lawmakers, judges and other officials having recently been charged. In 2022, Transparency International ranked Ukraine 116 out of 180 in terms of corruption.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 29, 2024

“Who Has Final Authority At The Border?” The post “Who Has Final Authority At The Border?” ” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link. ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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MARCH 26, 2024

“Transcript: Stephen Breyer, Former Supreme Court Justice & Author, ‘Reading the Constitution.’” The post “Transcript: Stephen Breyer, Former Supreme Court Justice & Author, ‘Reading the Constitution.’” ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

CMS finalized a rule on Wednesday that included set deadlines for affected payers to complete prior authorization requests. Several organizations came out in support of the rule.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

The post China authorities announce corruption charges against former chair of banking giant Everbright Group appeared first on JURIST - News. Facing internal pressure due to a prolonged economic slowdown, Jinping’s party apparatus arrested a record-high 42 officials on corruption charges in 2023, per data provided by Yahoo Finance.

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MARCH 23, 2023

The court found that Mozheyko violated Part 1 of Article 368 of Belarusian law by insulting Belarusian authorities. Belarusian authorities first arrested Mozheyko on October 1, 2021, in Moscow, Russia. One of the articles that brought Mozheyko to the attention of Belarusian authorities dealt with the killing of a Russian KGB agent.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens , the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DDPA), found on Friday that the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration violated core principles of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) for several years through processing personal data in a fraud management system.

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JURIST

JULY 27, 2023

Under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA), if the Singapore government deems certain online information false or misleading, it has the authority to compel the publisher to insert links to fact-checking statements, to censor the information and to invoke criminal charges.

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MARCH 30, 2023

The US Senate repealed the authorizations for use of military force (AUMFs) against Iraq Wednesday by a vote of 66-30. These joint resolutions authorized the use of the armed forces by former presidents during the war in Iraq. He said: The United States, Iraq, the entire world has changed dramatically since 2002.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

Amnesty International Wednesday condemned the Pulitzer Prize-winning Kashmiri photojournalist, Sanna Irshad Mattoo ‘s arbitrary travel ban by the immigration authorities at the New Delhi airport in India. The immigration authorities have not yet provided any reasonable justification for why Mattoo was barred from travel. .

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JURIST

APRIL 11, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday reported that Pakistani authorities are evicting thousands of farmers to make way for an infrastructure project near the city of Lahore. ” The post HRW: Pakistan authorities evicting thousands of farmers for riverfront infrastructure project appeared first on JURIST - News.

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MAY 25, 2023

“Finding Authoritative Authorities”: California Court of Appeal Justice William W. The post “Finding Authoritative Authorities” appeared first on How Appealing. Bedsworth has this essay online at The Recorder.

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JURIST

JULY 21, 2023

Egyptian authorities released human rights researcher Patrick George Zaki and human rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqeron Thursday, one day after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted pardons to both men. ” The post Egypt authorities free human rights researcher and lawyer after presidential pardons appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JULY 17, 2023

Although there have been reports saying the morality police have rarely patrolled the streets since the protests , Iranian authorities insist the rules regarding hijab had never changed. The post Iran authorities announce morality police campaign forcing women to wear hijab appeared first on JURIST - News.

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APRIL 15, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Friday stated that Indonesian authorities should not pursue criminal defamation charges against Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti, who are significant human rights defenders in Jakarta. The police report is unavailable to the public but has been sent to the relevant authorities.

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JURIST

MARCH 17, 2022

The Irish Data Protection Authority (DPC) Tuesday fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited €17m for a series of data breaches affecting up to 30 million Facebook users that were disclosed to the Irish DPC by the social media company in 2018. The authority had fined Meta subsidiary WhatsApp Ireland Ltd.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Law360 Real Estate Authority covers the most important real estate deals, litigation, policies and trends. Catch up on this week's key developments by state — as well as on gender diversity rates among 20 BigLaw real estate practices, M&A and financing stats from the first quarter, and the 2024 Real Estate Technology Conference in New York.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Iranian authorities opened fire on protests in Zahedan on Friday, one year after riot police shot and killed 100 people in a massacre known as “Bloody Friday.” Despite pushback from Iranian authorities, protesters have sustained the demonstrations in Zahedan every Friday since the September 30, 2022 massacre.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Senegalese authorities have not confirmed Gueye’s death. The post Two killed in clashes between protestors and authorities in Senegal after election suspension appeared first on JURIST - News. According to APS, 17 have also been arrested in Kolda, Senegal after protests there.

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JURIST

APRIL 30, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Friday called on Thai authorities to release a 15-year-old student activist who was detained after allegedly defaming the nation’s monarchy. Asia director for Human Rights Watch Elaine Pearson called for authorities to release Thanalop and drop the charges.“By

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