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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged the Taliban to lift its restrictive prohibition on the airing of political and economic programs by local Afghan media outlets on Friday. According to the CPJ, the prohibition includes all live and recorded political and economic conversations, requiring that this type of content obtain prior authorization from Taliban [...]

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Seventy-nine member states of the Rome State of the International Criminal Court (ICC) reaffirmed their “unwavering support” for the court’s operation, in a joint statement issued on Friday. The statement said that “the court serves as a vital pillar of the international justice system by ensuring accountability for the most serious international crimes, and justice [...]

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In 1996, when Professor Bernard Hibbitts first established JURIST, few could have foreseen the impact the project would have. Whether measured in terms of the individual lives it has touched, its global reach, or the impressions it has left on the landscape of online legal news coverage, JURIST’s role cannot be overstated. What began as [...]

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“The safety of the people shall be the highest law.” Cicero, The Laws  During the coming year, the United States, in occasional concert with Israel, must confront expanding terrorist threats. Topping pertinent concerns in Washington and Jerusalem will be a sordid assortment of jihadi groups, some spawned by the al-Assad regime collapse in Syria and [...]

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International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim AA Khan announced on Thursday that his office has filed applications for arrest warrants before the Pre-trial Chamber against two leading Taliban officials accused of committing crimes against humanity. These applications stem from thorough investigations conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office and are part of a broader inquiry into the situation [...]

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CNN reached a legal settlement with a security contractor on Friday after the Florida First District Court of Appeal ruled the network liable for defamation. The jury found CNN had defamed the US Navy veteran, Zachary Young, by suggesting he was charging “exorbitant prices” to evacuate people from Afghanistan during the US withdrawal in August [...]

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Human rights faced severe tests worldwide in 2024, with democratic institutions under strain and humanitarian law repeatedly violated in major conflicts, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its annual report released Thursday. The 546-page “World Report 2025” reviewed human rights practices in more than 100 countries, emphasizing the devastating human tolls of conflicts in Gaza, [...]

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