Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo announced on Sunday that he will hold a referendum to determine the fate of a contentious mining contract. Cortizo also said late last week that he was placing a prohibition on any new mining projects in response to protests. In his national address announcing the citizens’ vote, President Cortizo said, “I’ve [...]

A US federal judge reinstated a gag order Sunday against former President Donald Trump amidst his ongoing federal election interference criminal case. Judge Tanya Chutkan originally imposed a gag order on October 16, prohibiting Trump from making any disparaging statements about potential witnesses, the court or prosecutors ahead of the trial date. However, the gag [...]

The Israel-Palestine conflict, which has deep historical, political, and religious roots, has sparked protests worldwide. The conflict has a deep historical ties to the establishment of Israel in 1948 and the displacement of Palestinians. It revolves around competing claims over land, particularly in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. Both sides are driven [...]

Editors’ note: Amid surging violence between Hamas and Israeli forces, JURIST is seeking perspectives from law students, law professors and lawyers around the world. Neither this nor other commentaries constitute JURIST editorial policy, nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of the editorial team. Scholars of genocide argue that Israel’s siege of Gaza, which involved [...]

A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered the arrest of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary-general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and dozens of members of the BNP after a major opposition protest held on Saturday in Dhaka. The demonstration, with over 100,000 protesters, spawned clashes between protesters and police. A police officer was killed during the [...]

Gaza experienced communication blackouts on Saturday following Israeli airstrikes and expanded ground operations, the Palestine Telecommunications Company (Paltel) reported. Paltel said that “the heavy bombardment of the last hour has caused the destruction of all remaining international tracks linking Gaza to the outside world.” The internet blackout, resulting in complete loss of communication with Gaza, drew [...]

Violence broke out in Mozambique’s capital Maputo on Saturday between security forces and demonstrators protesting the results of the local elections. Confrontations were also reported in the cities of Nampula and Nacala. Security forces are said to have been using disproportionate force, including tear gas and live bullets, to disperse the protesters. At least three [...]

The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Iran’s state media, reported on Saturday that teenager Armita Geravand died after weeks of being in a comatose state attributed to severe brain injuries. Geravand sustained these injuries during an alleged encounter with morality police officers at the Tehran Metro station on October 1, where she was found not [...]

A report released by Spanish Ombudsman Ángel Gabilondo on Friday found that priests within the Catholic Church have abused more than 1 in every 200 Spaniards. The report was presented to the Spanish Parliament on Friday and aimed to ensure that the perpetrators are held responsible and accountable for their actions. The ombudsman also sought [...]

US Representative George Santos (R-NY) pleaded not guilty Friday to 23 federal crimes contained in a superseding indictment. Santos was accused of nine counts of wire fraud, four counts of making false statements, three counts of unlawful money transfers amounting to over $10,000, two counts of falsifying records or documents, two counts of aggravated identity [...]