The Albanian Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crimes ordered house arrest for former Prime Minister and leader of the Democratic Party Sali Berisha on Saturday, following charges of “passive corruption.” The decision was made under Article 237 of the Criminal Code. It comes as a replacement for a previous order that [...]
The United Nations (UN) deployed peacekeepers to the northwest of the Central African Republic (CAR) after a deadly attack last week that killed 23 civilians. According to a Wednesday report from the UN, the 3R rebel group was allegedly responsible for the attack which occurred in the Nzakoundou village. The peacekeepers were sent to “strengthen [...]
The Supreme Court of Korea found on Thursday that shipbuilder Hitachi Zosen Corp. and heavy equipment manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries owe 50 million won (approx. $39,000) and 150 million won (approx. $116,000), respectively, to victims of forced labor during World War II. The two companies now owe 16 families of former workers and one former [...]
The Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) released a statement on Friday calling attention to media freedom in Hong Kong. The MFC is a partnership of 50 countries formed in 2019 that advocates media freedom and the safety of journalists. The statement expresses the MFC’s deep concern at the “Hong Kong and mainland Chinese authorities’ continued attacks [...]
Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, announced a family-based humanitarian pathway on Thursday that enables Sudanese and non-Sudanese nationals to reunite with their family in Canada permanently. Through this pathway, people who are extended family members of Canadian citizens or permanent residents could meet their relatives again, provided they resided in Sudan [...]
Turkish authorities detained 32 people on Friday that they claimed had links to the Islamic State (IS). Authorities allege that the individuals were planning to carry out attacks on synagogues and churches as well as the Iranian embassy. The Turkish National Intelligence Agency (MIT) claims that it identified several high-ranking members of IS within the [...]
The Supreme Court of British Columbia blocked a bill Friday that would ban the consumption of illegal substances of illegal substances in public. This year, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia passed Bill 34, or the Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act. According to its explanatory note, the bill requires a local government to [...]
India on Friday reiterated its request to Pakistan for the extradition of Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), who is sought by India in connection with multiple terrorist acts, including the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Indian Ministery of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagachi confirmed the request in a weekly briefing. Answering a question, the spokesperson [...]
A UK government report released Wednesday detailing the discriminatory policy used to decide which asylum seekers can be housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge was subsequently deleted from the government website. Although the policy discriminated against asylum seekers on the grounds of age and sex, the government stated this discrimination was justified under provisions in [...]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested and charged Karrem Nasr, an American citizen residing in Egypt since July 2023, for attempting to provide support to al-Shabaab. Nasr, a resident of New Jersey, traveled to Kenya with the intent to join al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, following Hamas’ attack in southern Israel on October [...]
