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News Ukraine enacts controversial Ukrainian language education law
Ukraine enacts controversial Ukrainian language education law
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
September 26, 2017 10:48:52 am

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a controversial education bill into law on Monday that makes Ukrainian the required language in state schols, among other things. Specifically, the law declares that Ukrainian will be the medium of...

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News UN report: Russia state agents committing abuses in Crimea
UN report: Russia state agents committing abuses in Crimea
Lindsay Offutt
September 26, 2017 09:44:51 am

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reported on Monday that human rights violations have significantly increased in Crimea since Russia began occupation over the territory in March 2014, with many violations committed by Russian...

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News US violent crime rises for second year in a row: FBI report
US violent crime rises for second year in a row: FBI report
Lindsay Offutt
September 26, 2017 08:34:49 am

The FBI released estimated crime statistics for 2016 on Monday, which revealed a 4.1 percent increase in violent crimes committed when compared to 2015. The report "is a statistical compilation of offense, arrest,...

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News Supreme Court orders new briefs after Trump issues travel ban proclamation
Supreme Court orders new briefs after Trump issues travel ban proclamation
Jennifer Suder
September 25, 2017 02:06:14 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday removed the travel ban cases from its calendar and ordered both sides to file new briefs in light of President Donald Trump's proclamation Sunday that created new restrictions to enter the US for...

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News Switzerland voters reject pension reform in national referendum
Switzerland voters reject pension reform in national referendum
Jennifer Suder
September 25, 2017 01:33:52 pm

Switzerland took part in a national referendum on Sunday in which 53 percent of voters rejected a pension reform plan known as Pension Reform 2020 . The plan set out to secure retirement benefits for Switzerland's aging population. The proposed...

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News International tribunal rules for Ghana in Ivory Coast maritime boundary dispute
International tribunal rules for Ghana in Ivory Coast maritime boundary dispute
Jonathon Churchin
September 25, 2017 01:09:31 pm

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruled Saturday in favor of Ghana in a lengthy maritime dispute between with the Ivory Coast. The case, which was brought to the international body by Ghana...

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News Hong Kong appeals court grants spousal visa to lesbian couple
Hong Kong appeals court grants spousal visa to lesbian couple
Akira Tomlinson
September 25, 2017 10:33:02 am

The Hong Kong High Court of Appeal ruled Monday that a British lesbian should be granted a spousal visa to join her partner who works in the city. The court effectively overturned the decision of the...

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News Trump significantly limits entry into US from eight nations
Trump significantly limits entry into US from eight nations
Andrew Morgan
September 24, 2017 09:15:43 pm

In a Proclamation issued late Sunday, US President Donald Trump identified eight countries that have failed to cooperate in information sharing activities to the extent the administration deems necessary to protect US security interests. The affected countries...

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News World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 23 September 2017
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 23 September 2017
JURISTbot
September 23, 2017 12:00:05 pm

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: Transport for London (TfL) on Friday announced that it will not issue a private hire operator license to Uber London Limited to operate in London. ...

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News US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 23 September 2017
US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 23 September 2017
JURISTbot
September 23, 2017 12:00:03 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: San Francisco filed a nuisance lawsuit against five fossil fuel companies due to expected expenses the city will incur from global warming. The Oregon Supreme Court ...

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Algerian National Liberation Front announces independence campaign

The pro-Algerian independence National Liberation Front released a proclamation on November 1, 1954 announcing the beginning of its campaign for Algerian independence from France, marking the start of the Algerian War. The war would rage for seven years and claim hundreds of thousands of lives until it was ended by the 1962 Évian Accords. Algeria would win its independence on July 3, 1962. Read the full November 1 declaration.

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