Since the attacks on the Capitol on January 6th, calls both for and against expanded domestic terrorism authorities have proliferated. Proponents argue that we have allowed bias and blindness to open us to a steadily expanding domestic terror threat and that we need the capabilities provided in the international context. Opponents have pointed out that [...]
Xiaomi Corporation sued the US Departments of Defense and Treasury Friday over its designation at a “Communist Chinese military company.” Xiaomi was designated as a military company by the Department of Defense (DOD) on January 14 under the 1999 National Defense Authorization Act. Under former president Donald Trump’s Executive Order 13959, American investors cannot purchase [...]
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed grave concern following a military coup d’état in Myanmar. Civilian political leaders, including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, were among those detained in the military raids conducted hours before the parliament was to convene. Bachelet called Monday for their release. The army declared a state [...]
The Ukrainian parliament passed a bill Friday aimed at expediting Ukraine’s approval of COVID-19 vaccines. The bill also prohibits the use of Russian vaccines. The law establishes a new procedure for approval of medicinal products in “emergency situations.” Under this new framework, the Ministry of Health is able to approve a medication where: 1) there [...]
Officials in Indonesia’s Aceh province publicly caned two men Thursday for breaching the Islamic Sharia law by having a same-sex relationship. Four other people were also caned for a variety of offences. The two men received 77 lashes each. Of the remaining four, two received 40 lashes for alcohol consumption and the other two received [...]
New York judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump and associates on Friday to turn over documents concerning a Trump family estate to investigators. The Trump Organization is under investigation for using inaccurate evaluations of assets to get loans and tax breaks. New York Attorney General Letitia James began this inquiry into the Trump Organization’s financial records in [...]
The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt (OLG) sentenced Stephan Ernst, a right-wing extremist, to life imprisonment Thursday for the murder of German politician Walter Lübcke. Ernst targeted Lübcke after listening to his speech in October 2015 at a citizens’ meeting, during which Lübcke advocated for the accommodation of immigrants seeking protection and stated: “It is [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has started investigating the employment practices of Elon Musk’s SpaceX after receiving a complaint by a non-US citizen for discrimination. The non-citizen claims that he was not hired by SpaceX due to his citizenship status, as he was repeatedly asked questions about his nationality during the interview conducted by [...]
The US Department of Justice indicted two Proud Boys members Friday for conspiring to obstruct law enforcement and other charges for their acts connected to the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. Proud Boys is a far-right nationalist organization, self-described as “Western Chauvinists.” The two members indicted on Friday were Dominic Pezzola and William [...]
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Friday launched an investigation into Uber’s acquisition of Autocab, a UK technology company that provides private hire and taxi operators with the necessary technology to run their businesses. Uber first announced its intention to acquire Autocab in August last year. Jamie Heywood, Uber’s Regional General Manager for [...]
