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Myanmar dispatch: military junta’s activation of compulsory military service law is a blow to Myanmar’s youth, and to its future

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Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. The military junta activated this law at this moment as one of its many wicked means to oppress the Myanmar public further.

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Myanmar dispatch: military junta’s activation of new conscription law spreads fear among draft-age young women

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Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. The 10th of February 2024 was a particularly dark day for the citizens of Myanmar. Another young woman, 25, expressed her uncertainty and fear.

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Lawsuit challenges West Point’s use of race in admissions

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Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), sued the US Military Academy, also known as West Point, on Tuesday for using race as a factor in admissions. Supreme Court’s recent opinion in the SFFA cases expressly forbids all institutions of higher education from using race in admissions decisions, it must follow that the U. Because the U.S.

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Human rights organizations release report alleging mass civilian casualties during Russia siege of Mariupol, Ukraine

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Human Rights Watch (HRW), SITY Research and Truth Hounds released a report Thursday on the Russian military assault on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol between February and May 2022, alleging numerous civilian casualties, with some resulting from potentially illegal attacks and hundreds of thousands left without essential services for weeks.

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Greece anarchist group claims responsibility for planned parcel bomb attack against judge

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Anarchy has a long-standing presence in Greece, with the movement claiming credit for toppling Greece’s military dictatorship in the early 1970s and fighting against educational reform in the 1990s. The incident occurred at a courthouse in Thessaloniki, and explosive experts defused the parcel bomb before it caused any harm.

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Russia announces sanctions against 18 British nationals

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Among the 18 British nationals, nine of them hold a public office in the UK, including members of the House of Lords and military officials. The other half are British scholars, including American and Estonian scholars who have British citizenship. In December 2023, the UK government introduced the seventh trade sanctions package.

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Anti-affrimative action group asks US Supreme Court to block West Point from using race when considering applicants

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Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) requested on Friday that the Supreme Court block the United States Military Academy at West Point from using race as a factor in applications while its lawsuit makes it way through the lower courts. SFFA argues that West Point is not “exempt” from the Harvard ruling.

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