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Brazil Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday ordered X Brasil Internet Ltda. (the Brazil branch of what was formerly Twitter) to pay a fine of R$8.1 million (approximately $1.4 million) due to a lack of compliance with multiple court orders. The penalty arose from the platform’s refusal to provide registration details of [...]

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Poland’s Warshaw Court of Appeal ordered a retrial of activist Justyna Wydrzyńska Thursday, citing concerns over judicial impartiality. Human rights organizations welcomed the decision, contending that abortion should not be criminalized.  The appellate court remitted the case to the trial court for reconsideration, finding that bias on the part of a trial judge had tainted [...]

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Delegates of nine nations on Friday gathered to form the Hague Group and coordinate legal, diplomatic and economic measures against Israel’s violations of international law in the State of Palestine. These countries include Belize, Cuba, Namibia, Honduras, Senegal, South Africa, Colombia, Bolivia and Malaysia. The group in their inaugural joint statement affirmed their position to [...]

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