The Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia reported on Monday that Labor Party Members of Parliament  for Western Australia risked serious misconduct by having publicly funded electorate officers engaging in political campaigning activities. The report, “Significant Misconduct Risks to Good Government,” was released following an investigation by the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC), a [...]

Riots broke out on Monday evening in the Nieuw-West suburb of Amsterdam in the Netherlands over tensions surrounding a soccer match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv in which locals clashed with Israeli supporters. This is the second rioting incident in two weeks in Amsterdam and is said to be characterized by antisemitic violence [...]

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged Ethiopian authorities to implement crucial recommendations to enhance press freedom and ensure journalists’ safety on Monday. In the report, the CPJ concludes five years of research and details significant challenges faced by media professionals in Ethiopia, including arbitrary arrests, physical attacks, and restrictive legal measures. It details instances [...]

Amnesty International (AI) on Monday urged FIFA to halt the bidding process for World Cup 2034 unless Saudi Arabia conducts major human rights reforms. The human rights organization also demands a more credible human rights strategy for the 2030 World Cup in Morocco, Spain and Portugal. Several human rights and sports organizations have already demonstrated [...]

A military court in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Friday charged Anton Sopov, 21, and Stanslav Rau, 28, with murder, and sentenced them bot to life in prison for their killing of a sleeping family in Ukraine, according to the local newspaper Kommersant. The men entered the home of the Kapkanets family in Volnovakha, [...]

Ecuador’s Vice President Veronica Abad has been suspended for 150 days following accusations of “unjustified abandonment” of her duties. This action, effective from midnight on Saturday, represents a significant development in the escalating tensions within Ecuador’s government leadership. The suspension comes amid Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ allegations that Abad defied an order to temporarily relocate [...]

An interim report from a commission led by retired state High Court judge Michael D’Cunha in India’s Karnataka on Sunday recommended the prosecution of former chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa and former health minister B. Sriramulu for alleged corruption during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, submitted to the Karnataka government on August 31, details extensive financial irregularities [...]

Several restrictive measures were taken this Friday in the Netherlands’ capital Amsterdam by the mayor, chief public prosecutor, and police chief, following a series of allegedly antisemitic hit-and-run episodes aimed at supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv football club. Amsterdam has been designated a high-risk area and a ban on demonstrations has been put in [...]

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi denied US charges Saturday alleging Iran’s involvement in a plot to assassinate president-elect Donald Trump before the US presidential election. According to the charges announced by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, Iranian national Farhad Shakeri, 51, was tasked by the Iranian government with surveilling and plotting [...]

The Supreme Court of India, by a 4-3 majority, delivered Friday a landmark judgment laying down the test to determine the scope of minority educational institutions under the equality provision of the country’s constitution. First, the court clarified that Article 30(1) of the Indian Constitution serves a dual purpose — an anti-discrimination safeguard and a [...]