The Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that a collection of ancient Crimean artifacts should be returned to Ukraine, previously kept in the Russian-annexed peninsula. Upholding the decision of the lower court, Judge Pauling Hofmeijer-Rutten found that the Allard Pierson Museum (APC) in Amsterdam had to hand over the artifacts to Ukraine. The pieces [...]

The UK’s Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) announced in a  statement Friday that five police officers will face misconduct proceedings following investigations into social media messaging. The investigations come in response to the Sarah Everand case. Everand was raped and murdered by a former police officer, Wayne Couzens, who received life imprisonment this month. [...]

A joint statement from the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Austria, and Spain was released Thursday announcing that there would be a repeal of their ‘Digital Services Taxes’ (DSTs). This follows an agreement with the five countries and the Department of the Treasury in conjunction with the OECD in relation to section 301 tariffs relating to digital [...]

The Norwegian National Communications Authority (Nkom) on Tuesday fined media service Telenor for breaching non-discrimination obligations, creating a disadvantage to access buyers. The announcement, which was first made in March 2021, fined Telenor 15 million NOK for the breach. The media communications service was found to be acting negligently when delivering access buyers’ orders on [...]

The Dublin Circuit Court (DCC) on Monday confirmed the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) decision to fine Twitter €450,000 for its delay in reporting a data breach. The fine, imposed in 2020, was implemented when Twitter failed to report a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) data breach in enough time. The breach related to Android [...]

The Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced Thursday new media restrictions that may result in citizens who subscribe to “extremist” social media channels receiving up to seven years imprisonment. The Main Directorate for Fighting Organized Crime (GUBOP), a ministerial body in the country, announced that generalists sites that include extremist activities, including encrypted communication platforms like [...]

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said Monday they were unable to rule on a complaint made by young activists calling on it to address the causal link between member states’ inaction on climate change and violations of children’s rights. The complaint was first filed in 2019 by 15 activists aged 8-17 [...]

The United Human Rights Council recognized a “safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment” as a fundamental human right on Friday.  The resolution first proposed in the 1990s will implement the right to a healthy environment and introduce a Special Rapporteur to establish these changes. The text proposed by countries including the Maldives and Morocco passed [...]

The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) found on Wednesday that the app store rules by Apple are anti-competitive due to regulations requiring software developers to use Apple’s in-app payments, according to a report by Reuters. The US company’s policy requires app developers to use their in-app functions, which can have commissions up to [...]

Californian Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that will aid the health sector. He also signed a “suite of bills” that will protect nursing homes, the elderly, and people with dependent parents in the state. Newsom has until Friday to sign or veto bills. On Monday, Newsom signed several key bills. This included Senate Bill [...]