Anti-government protesters marched on Sunday across Israel’s major cities, aiming to pressure the authorities to reach a hostage deal with Hamas, with demonstrators blocking roads and protesting in front of government officials’ homes. The protesters marched to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem, calling for both immediate elections and a deal to facilitate the [...]
Iranian authorities arrested outspoken lawyer Mohsen Borhani for publicly criticizing how the government handled the 2022 protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian media reported Sunday. Mahsa Amini was a 22-year-old whose arrest in 2022 by Iranian police for allegedly failing to wear her required hijab correctly and subsequent death in custody prompted massive [...]
A court in Quito, Ecuador ruled that the Machángara River, which runs through the city, possesses rights making the municipal government of Quito responsible for pollution that occurs, a local civic advocacy group reported on Friday. The court recognized that since the river is alive, it is subject to rights under the Constitution of Ecuador. [...]
![Nearly 3,000 people protest in Barcelona against mass tourism](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/07/barcelona_1720481137.jpg)
A mass demonstration took place Sunday in Barcelona, where about 2,800 people took to the streets to demand limits on tourism, according to the Guàrdia Urbana (Urban Guard). Footage circulating on social media shows that protestors were holding slogans saying “Enough, let’s put limits on tourism.” While the demonstration was mostly peaceful, local media reports show [...]
![Boeing will plead guilty to fraud conspiracy in US criminal case](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/07/04_Boeing_airplane_company_livery_-_Ryanair_Boeing_737-800_Boeing_737NG.jpg)
Boeing is set to plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay a fine of $243.6 million, according to a Sunday court filing from the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The plea deal comes after the DOJ found that Boeing violated a 2021 settlement regarding two fatal 737 Max [...]
![Canada police charge woman with terrorism offenses two years after return from ISIS stint in Syria](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/08/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police_RCMP_Sunset_Ceremony_2012.jpeg)
Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced Saturday their arrest and prosecution of Kimberly Polman on Friday, who allegedly traveled to Syria and joined ISIS in 2015. Polman will be appearing in court on August 2 in Vancouver Provincial Court. Polman was charged with two counts of terrorism-related offenses: leaving Canada to participate in activity of [...]
![Pakistan protestors rally in opposition to counterterrorism operation](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/06/pakistan_1716987582.jpg)
Protestors took to the streets of Pakistan’s Swat district Friday in response to proposed military plans by the government. Those rallying in opposition called for an end to the planned counterterrorism operation that is set to roll out in the north-west region . The protest, organised by Ulasi Passon (Public Revolution) and Orakzai Peace Movement, [...]
![Taiwan prosecutor investigates former Democratic Progressive Party official for corruption](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/01/taiwan_1578755975.jpg)
The Taoyun District Prosecutor’s Office summoned the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and former Mayor of Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Cheng Wen-tsan, on Friday on suspicion of having violated the Corruption Prevention and Criminal Activity Ordinance and other laws, according to local media reports. The prosecutor said that Cheng violated Article 5(1)(3) of the [...]
India police arrested 11 suspects claimed to be involved in the murder of K Armstrong, on Saturday. The murder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Tamil Nadu chief, took place on Friday, in Chennai. It is confirmed that the murder was carried out by a gang of six men close to his house of Friday [...]
![Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announce establishment of Alliance of Sahel States at inaugural joint summit](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/05/640px-Flintlock_2017_closing_ceremony_in_Burkina_Faso_170316-A-MQ814-095.jpg)
The military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced on Saturday the establishment of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) at the first joint summit of the three Sahel states. The leader of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore declared that the summit and signing of the treaty leading to the establishment of the confederation were [...]