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Known for his pivotal role in international election monitoring, constitutional reform, and efforts to resolve Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict, Tiruchelvam’s legacy continues to inspire. His tragic death on July 29th, 1999, a consequence of his dedication to democratic solutions, marked a significant loss to the pursuit of justice and inclusivity. This article celebrates his enduring [...]

Aydos Sadykov, a renowned critic of Kazakhstan’s political regime, passed away two weeks after surviving an assassination attempt in Kyiv, his wife announced on Tuesday. His wife Natalia Sadykova blamed Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for the assassination, stating that Sadykov’s death is on Tokayev’s conscience. In response to the assassination attempt, President Tokayev emphasized the [...]

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Russia is removing the Taliban from the country’s list of prohibited terrorist organizations, according to state-run news outlet RIA Novosti. According to the special representative of the Russian president for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the [...]

Aidana Tastanova is a Kazakhstan national and a 4th-year law student attending the Moscow State Institute of International Relations under a Kazakh government scholarship.  In May 2024, Kazakhstan, together with Australia, will head the International Conference of the IAEA on Nuclear Security. This comes in the wake of the 67th session of the General Conference [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called for due process and fairness in the case of Dinara Smailova, a prominent women’s rights advocate in Kazakhstan. HRW expressed concerns that the charges brought against Smailova may be a form of retaliation for her work and an attempt to silence her activism. Smailova is currently facing multiple [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on Thursday allowing foreign nationals fighting for Russia in its war in Ukraine to obtain Russian citizenship for themselves and their families. The decree comes just days after the UN condemned Russia for a recent spate of attacks in Ukraine, as the war nears its third year.  The [...]

Farzona Kayumova is a staff correspondent for JURIST in Uzbekistan and a law student at Tashkent State University of Law.  President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the 16th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) on November 9 held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s capital. The Economic Cooperation Organization is a regional intergovernmental organization established in 1985 [...]

On October 7th, 2023, the State of Israel was brutally attacked by the terrorist organization known as Hamas, instigating an all-out war. In the early morning of October 7th, Hamas terrorist fighters made their way into Israel from the Gaza Strip, invading and occupying Israeli towns, cities, and military bases. This surprise attack in Israel [...]

Aidana Tastanova is a Kazakhstan national and a 4th year law student attending the Moscow State Institute of International Relations under a Kazakh government scholarship.  On Friday, September 1, during an address to the people of Kazakhstan, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed a national referendum on the issue of approval or rejection of the construction of [...]

Aidana Tastanova is a Kazakhstan national and a 3rd year law student attending the Moscow State Institute of International Relations under a Kazakh government scholarship.  On July 12, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan ‘On the return of illegally acquired assets to the state’, and amendments were also adopted to [...]