The European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, Eurojust, Monday announced it would support a joint investigation into Russia’s alleged international crimes committed in Ukraine. The joint investigation team, including Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine, hopes to exchange information and facilitate the investigation. Eurojust is a multinational agency that brings together national authorities from the EU and [...]

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday pleaded for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Ukraine “to allow for progress in serious political negotiations, at reaching a peace agreement based on the principles of the United Nations Charter.” Addressing the Ukrainian crisis Guterres said, “The war has led to the senseless loss of thousands of lives; the [...]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Monday signed into law the controversial Parental Rights in Education Bill, commonly referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The bill, approved by the Senate earlier this month, restricts “lassroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity” for students in kindergarten through third grade [...]

A judge in the Central District of California Monday ruled that former President Donald Trump and right-wing attorney John Eastman must turn over 101 emails surrounding the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol to the House Committee investigating the insurrection. In January, the committee subpoenaed Chapman University, where Eastman was employed at the time [...]

The US Supreme Court Monday issued an order list adding three new cases to its merits docket: National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, Cruz v. Arizona and Andy Warhol Foundation, Inc. v. Goldsmith. The three cases involve an animal welfare regulation, criminal procedure, and a copyright dispute. National Pork Producers Council v. Ross concerns Proposition [...]

Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor Sunday issued a directive prohibiting all Russian media outlets from publishing an interview of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It also announced that the extent of responsibility of all Russian media outlets including those featured on Russia’s “foreign agent” list for conducting the interview will be scrutinised. “Roskomnadzor warns the Russian media [...]

German newspaper Bild Sunday announced that Russian authorities have restricted access to its website Bild.de. TASS, Russian state-affiliated news, reported that the website was blocked after a March 26, 2022 order from the Russian prosecutor general’s office accusing the news outlet of “posting calls for mass disorders, extremism and participation in unauthorized rallies.” The office [...]

The El Salvador Legislative Assembly approved a state of emergency Sunday at the request of President Nayib Bukele to deal with the increased number of killings by criminal gangs. As a result of this state of emergency, certain constitutional freedoms have been suspended. The emergency regimen adopted by the assembly seeks to dismantle criminal structures [...]

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Sunday confirmed that there have been 2,909 civilian casualties in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country on February 24. Of the 2,909 caught in the crossfire, 1,119 have been killed and 1,790 injured. The numbers reflect casualties that occurred between February 24 and March [...]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement Saturday denounced attacks on civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The statement was made in response to the recent escalation in the ongoing violent conflict between the Yemeni Houthi movement and a Saudi-led armed coalition. This armed coalition entered Yemen in 2015 in an attempt to quell [...]