Indian opposition figure and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday that he will resign from his post, just days after being released from prison on bail. Kejriwal, who was detained for nearly six months in connection with a corruption scandal involving the Delhi government’s 2021-22 excise policy, declared that he will not return to [...]

China’s top legislative body made a landmark decision Friday to gradually raise the statutory retirement age, a move aimed at addressing the economic strain from a shrinking workforce and an aging population. The proposal, adopted by the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress, marks the first major adjustment in retirement laws since the [...]

French police arrested a man suspected of attempting to set fire to a synagogue in the southern city of La Grande-Motte on Saturday, according to Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. The suspect, whose identity has not been officially disclosed, was apprehended in Nîmes after a dramatic confrontation with law enforcement. Reports indicate that the individual, believed [...]

Nepal’s National Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, according to local media sources. The amendment bill aims to address serious human rights violations committed during Nepal’s decade-long civil war that began in 1996. The legislation includes provisions for the establishment of commissions to [...]

Iran prison guards at Tehran’s Evin Prison caused a chest injury to Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent Iranian human rights activist, after she led a protest against the upcoming death penalties of 30 political prisoners, according to her lawyer Mostafa Nili and Women Press Freedom on Thursday. According to her [...]

JURIST South Asia Bureau Chief Shashank Pandey contributed to this report. India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officially took charge of the investigation into the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital. The move follows a directive from the Calcutta High Court, which expressed concerns over the [...]

The Supreme Court of India on Friday granted bail to Manish Sisodia, the former deputy chief minister of Delhi and a senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), marking a significant development in the ongoing legal proceedings related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Sisodia, who had been in custody for over 17 [...]

In his first official statement regarding the recent civil unrest in Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan confirmed on Sunday that at least 147 people have died during the violent clashes sparked by student protests over government job quotas. This announcement follows weeks of nationwide turmoil, marking the deadliest unrest in the country in over a [...]

Amnesty International Kenya praised a High Court ruling Thursday which found that 11 police commanders and officers have a case to answer in connection with the death of baby Samantha Pendo and other victims of the 2017 post-election violence. The officers are facing 47 charges of crimes against humanity, including murder, torture, and rape. The [...]

The Bangladesh government imposed a nationwide curfew and deployed the army on Friday following escalating protests against government job quotas, BBC Bangla reported, citing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s press secretary. The decision aims to restore order amid widespread violence that has claimed the lives of at least 105 people. The protests, sparked by decentralized student [...]