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The UK Government announced a new package of sanctions Friday on Israeli groups and individuals who have been linked to settler violence against people in the West Bank. The sanctions include financial and travel restrictions. This is the second set of sanctions to be imposed by the UK against perpetrators of settler violence against Palestinians, [...]

As the international community marked World Press Freedom Day on Friday, advocacy groups and officials around the globe sounded the alarm over increased violence and threats against journalists. Advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday released its annual World Press Freedom Index, warning that a marked surge in political oppression across the globe remains a [...]

Yonatan Shapira is an ex-captain and pilot in the Israeli Air Force. In 2003, he helped coordinate the circulation of a letter that was signed by 27 Israeli Air Force pilots expressing their refusal to engage in Israeli military actions targeting Palestinians. Additionally, Shapira has endorsed the domestic Israeli movement supporting Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions [...]

A Norwegian court Tuesday acquitted Indigenous activists who refused to pay their fines for blocking entrances to government buildings during a protest. The court held that the police who issued the fines to the protestors acted unreasonably. In its ruling, the court recognized the defendants’ right to a peaceful assembly and demonstration. It ruled that [...]

Marissa Zupancic is JURIST’s Washington DC Correspondent, a JURIST Senior Editor and a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She’s stationed in Washington during her Semester in DC. Georgetown University hosted a conference on Monday covering the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a military alliance of more than 30 [...]

Sweden expelled a Chinese journalist on Monday due to concerns over national security, as reported by Swedish media. The name of the Chinese journalist remains undisclosed. However, it is known that she is 57 years old, has lived in Sweden for nearly two decades, has family in the country, and has been under police custody [...]

Norway announced Wednesday that it reached an agreement with the indigenous Sámi people after a three-year dispute over the construction of Europe’s largest onshore wind farm. The dispute centred on the fact that the partially state-owned wind farm on the Fosen peninsula was built on land that the Sámi people have used for centuries to [...]

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, found guilty of killing 77 people, mainly teenagers, in July 2011, lost his claim Thursday against the state to end his solitary confinement in prison. The trial for Breivik’s suit was held in January against the Norwegian Ministry of Justice over the conditions of his detention. The trial was [...]

Colombia’s Office of the High Commissioner for Peace issued a joint statement on Friday with the Second Marquetalia, formally initiating a dialogue aimed at achieving a peace agreement with the armed group. This initiative is in line with the peace policy established by the Total Peace Law promoted by Colombian President Gustavo Petro. The law [...]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Monday a review of whether the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians in the Near East (UNRWA) is “ensur neutrality” and properly responding to allegations of possible breaches. The announcement came after Israel accused UNRWA of involvement in the October 7 Hamas attacks. The accusation caused several countries, [...]