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India blocks YouTube access to Canadian investigative documentary on killing of Sikh activist

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CBC reported Wednesday that India blocked access on YouTube and X to a Canadian investigative documentary focused on the alleged involvement of the Indian government in the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was killed last June in British Columbia, Canada. The CBC Fifth Estate documentary, released last Friday, connects Nijjar ‘s death to a murder-for-hire plot by the Indian government and notes India’s current and past targeting of Sikh Canadians.

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UK government introduces legislation to quash wrongful convictions from Post Office scandal

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The UK government introduced landmark legislation on Wednesday to quash the wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters as a result of a Post Office scandal. The blanket exoneration delivered under the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill will clear the names of those convicted of fraud and theft offences because of the defective Horizon accounting system, which wrongfully flagged discrepancies and shortfalls at Post Office branches.

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DC dispatch: Kurds make pitch for support and recognition at Georgetown panel

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Marissa Zupancic is JURIST’s Washington DC Correspondent, a JURIST Senior Editor and a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She’s stationed in Washington during her Semester in DC. This week I attended a talk hosted by Georgetown University entitled “Kurds in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Türkiye: At the Epicenter of Conflict in the Middle East.

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Arkansas bars use of ‘X’ as substitute for male or female classification on driver’s licenses and IDs

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The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) announced Tuesday a proposed emergency rule that would disallow the use of “X” as a substitute for male or female on state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards. In its filing, the DRA asserted that the emergency rule is necessary for the Office of Driver Services (Office) to meet its responsibilities under state law.

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Haiti prime minister announces resignation as gang war continues

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Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced Monday that he will formally resign after a transitional council is installed to lead the Caribbean state, which has been plagued by gang violence. Henry has been stuck in Puerto Rico, being prevented from returning following a trip to Kenya to discuss the deployment of a multinational task force to stabilize Haiti.

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UK allocates £117M to enhance security for Muslim communities

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The UK government announced Monday its commitment of over £117 million in protective security funding to the Muslim community over the next four years. It follows the Prime Minister’s recent pledge last month to allocate over £70 million to the Jewish Community Security Trust over the same period. The funding will be directed towards safeguarding mosques, Muslim faith schools and other community centers significant to the Muslim community.

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Albania Parliament approves migration deal with Italy

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Albania’s Parliament approved a deal with Italy on Thursday to hold migrants rescued from international waters at Italian-run processing centers. Amnesty International previously condemned the plan to create migrant detention centers under Italian jurisdiction in Albania, calling the deal “unworkable, harmful and unlawful.” The plan is to create two centers in Albania, one at the port of Shengjin to receive and screen migrants, and one further inland for subsequent asylum procedures.

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