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It is unbearable to observe the events of the last few days in the Middle Eastern region, especially between Israel and Palestine with anything other than shock and horror. These events have left us deeply disturbed, our hearts heavy with the distressing images of death, destruction, and suffering, as we mourn all the dead. At [...]

A blast at the Anglican Church-run Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City’s southern Al Zaytoun neighborhood Tuesday evening local time killed hundreds of people, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. Gaza’s health ministry initially placed the death toll at 500 and blamed an Israel Defense Force (IDF) airstrike. However, on Wednesday, the IDF released surveillance [...]

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Saturday that 7,000 soldiers would be mobilized after the country activated its highest alert level following the stabbing death of a teacher in an apparent Islamist attack. According to Euronews, French authorities have opened anti-terror investigations after 18-year-old Mohammed Mogouchkov attacked three people, killing one teacher, in a high school [...]

Over 100 Israeli civilians were killed Saturday after Hamas fired rockets into Israel and scores of Hamas militants entered Israeli territory from Gaza, according to Israeli officials. The Palestinian Ministry of Health also reported that 198 Palestinians were killed after Israel conducted airstrikes on Gaza in response to the incursions. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) [...]

Abir Moussi, a prominent opponent of Tunisian President Kais Saied, was detained by the police Tuesday. The incident occurred after Moussi’s participation in a sit-in protest at the entrance to the presidential palace. According to local news, Aroussi Zgir, the head of the Lawyers’ Branch in Tunisia, stated that Moussi had been detained for 48 [...]

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait this weekend called on their citizens to leave Lebanon amid conflicts in the country’s largest Palestinian refugee camp. On Friday, the embassy of Saudi Arabia warned its citizens “against being present and approaching the areas witnessing armed conflicts” and also implored its citizens “to quickly leave [...]

Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Mashal Asim Khan is an LLB student in the University of London  External Programme at The Institute of Legal Studies (TILS). She files this from Islamabad.  On Thursday last week, July 20th, there was yet [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday three episodes involving the militia in Burkina Faso have resulted in the forced disappearances and purported deaths of 18 men, the execution of at least nine men and the severe beating of children between the ages of 6 and 16. The armed forces allegedly committed these atrocities during [...]

The Court of Cassation (Cour de Cessation) Friday recognized the universal jurisdiction of the French Judicial System to “prosecute and judge acts of torture, crimes against humanity or war crimes where the acts were committed abroad and neither the perpetrator nor the victim is French.” The doctrine of universal jurisdiction is mandated within international instruments such [...]

A critical presidential election is scheduled to take place on May 14 in Turkey. Nonetheless, there have been heated discussions over the constitutionality of President Erdogan’s candidacy. Erdogan was elected president for the first time in August 2014, following his role as prime minister beginning in 2003. In June 2018, Erdogan was elected as president [...]