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Ukrainian law students and young lawyers are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Ukraine. This dispatch is from Anna Balabina, a law student at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv.  It is widely known that a country is often hugely influenced by what happens in a neighboring state. In the case [...]

Kazakh voters approved major constitutional reforms in a landslide referendum Monday. These reforms include provisions to curb nepotism and remove the last vestiges of Former President Nursultan Nazarbayev‘s power. Under Kazakhstan’s current constitution, Nazarbayev retains the title First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or Elbasy, giving him significant power despite his removal in 2019. Nazarbayev’s [...]

Russia’s State Duma Wednesday approved a law to change the age of enlistment in Russia. The law allows individuals over the age of 40 to enter the armed forces. In order for the change to become law, President Vladimir Putin needs to sign it. As the Ukrainian invasion continues, Russia is dealing with high casualty [...]

Law students and lawyers in and around Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, Marwa Ghyasi, an Afghan law graduate currently attending Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Kazakhstan, shares her views on a strict new Taliban decree issued Saturday requiring Afghan women to wear full hijabs under [...]

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Monday released its 2022 annual report, which noted “significant regress” in countries such as Afghanistan and the Central African Republic. As part of its report, USCIRF recommended that the US Department of State designate 15 countries as “countries of particular concern” (CPCs), as their governments are involved [...]

When Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine in February, the international community responded with “unprecedented” and “severe” sanctions against Russia. Their expansive scale essentially leads to Russia’s economic and even political isolation. The purpose of the sanctions is clear: to punish Putin’s regime for the violation of international law and stop its military aggression against [...]

Senate Republicans Thursday introduced a bill to prohibit the import of Russian uranium to the US. The bill was sponsored by John Barrasso of Wyoming, who was joined by Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND). Senator Barrasso called on the country to remove all Russian energy from its marketplace because [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday that Kazakh security forces have arbitrarily detained protestors, and tortured some detainees and interfered with their access to their lawyers. The arrests were related to nationwide protests last month, which began because of a rise in energy prices but quickly focused on broader economic and political issues. The protests [...]

In the aftermath of mass protests that swept major cities across Kazakhstan last month, resulting in hundreds of casualties and ultimately the deployment of Russian and allied troops to restore order, a law professor from Nazarbayev University explains what happened, and what we can expect for the Central Asian nation going forward. How did the [...]

NGO Access Now Thursday released a statement signed by dozens of NGOs calling on Kazak authorities and telecommunications providers to ensure internet access across the nation. Access Now accused the government of “toying” with internet access to dampen protests and provide “cover for escalating violence.” According to Access Now, the NGO defends rights for digital [...]