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The Supreme Court of India’s 2018 judgment in K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India was a watershed moment in India’s constitutional history. It recognized the right to privacy as an intrinsic part of the fundamental right to life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. This was a significant shift, given that [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied a Trinidad and Tobago man’s claim to US citizenship on Tuesday and declined to halt his deportation even though the man held a wrongfully issued US citizenship certificate for 21 years. Lall received a Certificate of Citizenship in 1991 from Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) [...]

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, was released from pre-trial detention on Wednesday after spending four days in custody. Durov was detained by French authorities on Saturday at Le Bourget Airport outside Paris. His arrest was based on allegations related to violations of laws concerning drug trafficking, child sexual content, promotion of terrorism, [...]

French President Emanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on French territory was not a political decision but a part of an ongoing judicial investigation. While addressing the alleged “false accusations” against France, he stated on X (formerly Twitter) that it is “up to the judges to decide” and “France is [...]

Egypt’s Criminal Court has referred the case of Karim Salim, the notorious “al-Tagamoa Serial Killer,” to the Grand Mufti for approval of the preliminary death sentence passed against him. The decision was made on Saturday under Article 2-381 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with the final verdict set to be announced on September 12. Salim, [...]

The United States Treasury Department announced Tuesday that it has sanctioned Michel Joseph Martelly, the former president of Haiti, on drug trafficking charges. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control had imposed these sanctions under Executive Order 14059, which targets individuals involved in the global illicit drug trade. These sanctions freeze assets Martelly may [...]

The leading opposition party in Venezuela is calling for protests around the world this Saturday to dispute the electoral victory of incumbent President Nicolás Maduro, which was upheld by the country’s Supreme Court of Justice. President of the Court Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez stated that the decision is final and not appealable. Both Maduro and opposition [...]

The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday sentenced California resident David Nicholas Dempsey to 20 years imprisonment for attacking police in the course of rioting at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. On September 9, 2021, Dempsey was indicted on 11 counts of crimes involving disruptive conduct in a restricted [...]

The Court of Appeals (CA) Special 7th Division of Philippines on Friday decided that the revocation order issued by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Filipino news website Rappler was illegal, ordering the SEC to restore the certificate of Incorporation of Rappler, Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corporation. The court declared the SEC’s previous [...]

The Iranian government executed 29 prisoners on Wednesday, according to the organization Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO). A group execution of 26 people at Ghezhelsar Prison and the executions of another three people at Karaj Penitentiary took place on Wednesday. Sources informed IHRNGO that 17 of the executed were punished for murder-related charges, seven for drug [...]