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Human rights groups urge Azerbaijan to free wrongfully imprisoned government critics – JURIST
Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International and other NGOs signed a joint statement Tuesday urging Azerbaijan to free wrongfully arrested academic Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu and release unjustly imprisoned government critics. Signatories to the statement have followed the case since Ibadoghlu’s arrest on July 23, 2023, and have released several statements advocating for his “immediate and …
UAE court sentences 57 Bangladeshis for protests against home government in country – JURIST
The United Arab Emirates’s (UAE) Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal sentenced 57 Bangladeshis for unlawful assembly over gathering and inciting riots in the country, according to state-owned media outlet Emirates News Agency on Monday. Three Bangladeshis were sentenced to life imprisonment over inciting riots and calling for demonstrations to pressure the Bangladesh government, 53 …
UK Labour government to resume funding to UNWRA – JURIST
The UK foreign secretary announced Friday that the country is resuming its funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians in the Near East (UNWRA) effective immediately, following a pause due to allegations that staff were involved in Hamas’s October 7 attacks. In lifting the pause, the foreign secretary reiterated the importance of …
Chile government announces arrest of suspect in murder of Venezuelan dissident – JURIST
The Chilean government confirmed Friday the arrest in Costa Rica of a suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Ronald Ojeda, a former Venezuelan military officer and dissident who was living as a refugee in Chile. The apprehension was executed in response to an Interpol red notice, prompting the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs to …
Utah Supreme Court decided constitutional right to reform government in response to gerrymandering – JURIST
In a unanimous decision, the Utah Supreme Court decided Thursday that Utah citizens have a constitutional right to reform their government in response to past redistricting efforts to divide Salt Lake City into four congressional districts, resulting in Republicans winning by a large margin. The Utah League of Women Voters alleged that the majority party in …