A Pakistan anti-terrorism court (ATC) Monday sentenced six people to death and nine people to life in prison for the lynching of Priyantha Kumara, according to reports from local news outlets. In a press conference, Punjab Prosecution Department Secretary Nadeem Sarwar also said Judge Natasha Nasim sentenced 72 people to two years in jail, sentenced [...]

The Swedish National Police Monday issued a statement about unrest during which officers shot three civilians. On Sunday, police documented riots of 200 to 250 people in the Skäggetorp district of Linköping and the Navestad district of Norrköping. Participants reportedly threw stones and Molotov cocktails at police and police vehicles. At about 3 PM and [...]

The United Nations Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR BiH) Tuesday issued an order halting the application of the Law on Immovable Property Used for the Functioning of Public Authorities. The UN established the OHR BiH at the end of the Bosnian War through the 1995 General Framework Agreement for Peace [...]

Seventeen Holocaust Museums across the world Monday released a statement condemning Russian atrocities in Ukraine. Representatives from museums in the United States, Canada, South Africa, and the United Kingdom wrote: We at Holocaust museums around the world have a particular mission. The stories we tell are ones of destruction and pain, and of the nobility [...]

Mexico’s Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) Monday announced that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador survived a special mandate revocation vote by a large margin. López Obrador called the vote amid his six-year term. The referendum asked: “Do you agree that Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of the United Mexican States, have his mandate revoked due [...]

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss Monday announced that she sanctioned Milorad Dodik and Zeljka Cvijanovic, two Bosnian Serb politicians, “for deliberately undermining peace” in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The sanctions include travel bans and asset freezes to prevent Dodik and Cvijanovic from profiting from the UK. Dodik and Cvijanovic are leaders in Bosnia’s Serb community. Bosnia [...]

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Tuesday that national governments may not permit the “general and indiscriminate retention” of traffic and location data of electronic communications. The court’s ruling comes from a long procedural history. In 2015, an Irish court convicted Graham Dwyer of the 2012 murder of Elaine O’Hara. Dwyer appealed to the [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday issued a decree restricting visas for citizens of countries deemed unfriendly by the Kremlin. Under the decree, expedited visa procedures for citizens of the European Union, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Lichtenstein will cease. Additionally, Russian state-affiliated news agency TASS reported that the decree suspends payment waivers for government officials [...]

President Joe Biden Monday joined calls to prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters, Biden acknowledged that he faced criticism for calling Putin a war criminal, but he stood by his statement. He specifically pointed to Russian action in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv. Biden announced his intention to [...]

US President Joe Biden Tuesday signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law. The law, HR 55, makes lynching that results in death or serious bodily injury a federal hate crime. The Act also establishes a maximum sentence of 30 years for those convicted of lynching. The House of Representatives passed the bill 422 to [...]