The US Department of Justice has unsealed criminal charges against Hamas political leader Yahya Sinwar over his participation in the October 7 attacks on Israel. The criminal complaint charges Sinwar, as well as the deceased Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Mohemmed Deif, with a variety of terrorism offenses including: Conspiracy to provide material support for [...]

Gaza health officials announced Monday that Israeli airstrikes over the preceding 24 hours resulted in the deaths of at least 48 Palestinians across the region. The Israeli military carried out the strikes amid a polio vaccination campaign conducted by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The campaign was put into [...]

Myanmar’s military court sentenced 144 civilians from Rakhine State to prison for their alleged support to insurgent armed groups, local media reported on Monday. The military court’s verdict comes more than three months after the arrest of the sentenced civilians in a military attack on their village Byain Phyu in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine [...]

Dutch prosecutors announced their intent on Monday to seek prison sentences of up to 14 years for two Pakistani nationals accused of inciting threats on the life of prominent far-right politician Geert Wilders. The case is currently being tried in absentia, in the absence of the accused or a lawyer representing them. The Public Prosecutor’s [...]

James Joseph is JURIST’s Managing Editor for Long Form Content, and a Ph.D. student at Keele University in the UK.  On August 24, Paris was the venue for an international conference sponsored by Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI), dedicated to confronting one of the darkest episodes in Iran’s history: [...]

Sharon Basch is an Israeli American who lived in Israel before starting her JD at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she is currently a 3L.  Thousands of Israelis took to the streets across Israel on Sunday to protest following the recent recovery of the bodies of six hostages from tunnels in Rafah. [...]

The Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil on Monday unanimously upheld the decision to suspend the platform “X,” formerly Twitter, across the country. The suspension comes after X failed to comply with court directives requiring it to appoint a local legal representative and settle outstanding fines that have accumulated to over $3 million USD. The [...]

The US seized the official aircraft of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday after the Dominican Republic seized and transferred it to the Southern District of Florida in accordance with export controls and sanctions law. The aircraft in question has been identified as a Dassault Falcon 900EX, valued at §13 million at the time of [...]

The Finnish Defense Ministry announced the introduction of legislation on Monday seeking to ban the acquisition of real estate by Russian nationals and companies within Finland. The proposal comes amid growing security concerns over Russian influence in Finland’s domestic political landscape. In a press release, the government declared its intention to deny the permits necessary [...]

A Venezuelan court issued an arrest warrant for former presidential candidate Edmundo González on Monday following a criminal investigation into the disputed presidential election. The Public Prosecutor’s Office requested the arrest warrant following González’s refusal to answer questions surrounding the publication of election results. González is accused of several crimes including usurpation of functions, forgery [...]