Amnesty International urged Saudi Arabia on Thursday to release individuals who have been detained “solely for exercising their right to freedom of expression online.” Amnesty International stated that the releases must occur before the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which Saudi Arabia will host from December 15 to 19. The rights group said Saudi [...]

Romania’s Constitutional Court directed the Central Electoral Bureau on Thursday to reverify and recount all ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election. The court’s ruling, made in accordance with Article 146(f) of the Romanian Constitution, empowers the Constitutional Court to intervene in electoral disputes. The ruling therefore mandates the reexamination of both valid [...]

France said on Wednesday it intends to continue to work closely with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the other Israeli authorities despite the International Criminal Court’s recent arrest warrant against the Prime Minister of Israel. According to the French Foreign Ministry, under the Rome Statute, a state cannot be required to act inconsistently with its [...]

The secretary-general of Amnesty International, Agnès Callamard, welcomed on Wednesday International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan’s decision to seek an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, regarding alleged crimes against humanity committed against the Rohingya minority. Callamard stated: Today’s announcement by the ICC prosecutor is a decisive step and an important [...]

The governments of Chile, Costa Rica, Spain, France, Luxembourg and Mexico referred the situation in Afghanistan for further investigation to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday, citing ongoing violations of women’s rights. In a press release, the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: Today, the governments of the Republic of Chile, the Republic of [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Kazakhstan’s authorities on Thursday to guarantee a fair appeal for an investigative journalist sentenced to prison for spreading false information. The rights group also called on the country to revise its laws concerning speech offenses to align them with international standards for freedom of expression. HRW considered the reporter’s imprisonment [...]

On November 19, President Vladimir Putin announced a revised nuclear strike doctrine that escalated the consequences of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The Russian nuclear strike has become much more probable than before. The NATO countries, particularly the United States, should not dismiss what Putin says as mere threatening rhetoric but should accept it at its face [...]

The Leninsky District Court of Kursk in Russia issued an arrest order for France 24 journalist Catherine Norris Trent and several other unidentified individuals on Tuesday. In a statement issued on Telegram, the court alleged that the group crossed into the Sudzhansky District of Kursk illegally while filming a report with Ukrainian armed forces. According [...]

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 8-1 on Wednesday that the Quebec government acted dishonorably by refusing to negotiate funding terms for the First Nations police force in the Mashteuiatsh community. The court dismissed the Canadian province’s appeal, upheld the lower court’s decision, and ordered the province to pay $767,745 in accumulated deficits from 2013-2017. [...]

WhatsApp Ireland Ltd appealed a €225 million ($236 million) fine to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Tuesday, the European Union’s highest court of appeal. The company, owned by Meta, is challenging a binding decision issued by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) regarding alleged violations of its data privacy obligations. [...]