Armenian protestors gathered at Republic Square in the capital Yerevan on Sunday to rally against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as part of the “Tavush for the Homeland” movement organized by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. However, protestors were blocked from continuing their march towards Marshal Baghramyan Avenue by local police. The “Tavush for the Homeland” movement aims [...]
![Israel extends Al Jazeera ban by 45 days after cabinet agrees broadcasts 'threaten national security'](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/06/1024px-Knesset_front_side_-_2022.jpg)
The Israeli Ministry of Communications on Sunday announced an extension to the ban on broadcasts/news channel Al Jazeera to 45 days after unanimous support by the government. The initial ban was made public on May 5 by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who accused Al Jazeera of instigating and inciting violence in the ongoing war [...]
![Amnesty International: Nigeria authorities have failed Boko Haram survivors](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/06/1024px-Bring_Back_Our_Girls_in_Spain.jpg)
Nigerian authorities have failed the girls and young women who escaped Boko Haram captivity in northeastern Nigeria, according to an Amnesty International report released Sunday. Boko Haram, a violent Islamist organization based in the country’s northeastern region, has been locked in conflict with government forces for over a decade. The conflict has left a destructive [...]
![D-8 affirms support for Palestine full UN membership](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/06/palestine_1612626635.jpg)
The Developing Eight Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) affirmed their support for the full membership of Palestine in the UN and all resolutions related to the Palestinian cause in international fora in a joint declaration released on Saturday. This declaration was a result of the extraordinary meeting of the D-8 Council of Ministers on the [...]
![Pakistan journalists challenge Punjab defamation act in Lahore High Court](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/05/Pakistan_Punjab_Assembly_House.jpg)
Journalists challenged the Punjab Defamation Law, 2024 the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday, branding it “unconstitutional, unlawful, and against the principles of the law,” according to reports in Pakistani media. This move comes just weeks after the Punjab Assembly passed the bill amid fierce opposition and protests from journalists and civil society groups. The [...]
The National Union of Banks, Insurance Companies, Financial Institutions, and Businesses of Mali (SYNABEF) announced Saturday that it would prolong its work stoppage from June 9 until authorities release their secretary general, Hamadoun Bah, and all their detained colleagues. In their communique, SYNABEF’s National Executive Board urged its members to adhere to the directive, and [...]
![South Korea plays loudspeaker broadcasts after receiving North Korea trash balloons](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/07/DMZ.jpg)
South Korea started playing loudspeaker broadcasts towards North Korea on Saturday after trash balloons from North Korea entered South Korea. The trash balloons were sent around a week after North Korea already made an agreement with South Korea to stop sending the balloons. The Vice-Minister of National Defense of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), [...]
![Israel Defense Forces operation rescues four hostages and kills over 200 Palestinians](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/05/Damage_in_Gaza_Strip_during_the_October_2023_-_27.jpeg)
A joint operation by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Shin Bet, and Israeli police in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza rescued four hostages and killed over 200 Palestinians on Saturday. The 4 hostages rescued were Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv. These four were abducted from the Nova Music [...]
![UN rights office denounces 'horrendous' attack on Tanzania transgender activist](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/05/CSD_Berlin_Pride_2021_-_Lucas_Werkmeister_-_17_-_Transgender_Pride.jpeg)
The United Nations Human Rights Office condemned an attack against transgender woman and activist Mauzinde in Tanzania on Friday, calling it “horrendous.” Mauzinde, a resident of Rahaleo, was found abandoned in the forest, beaten and with her ears cut. The UN Human Rights office said that she had been “tortured & sexually assaulted by 12 [...]
![Jammu and Kashmir government dismisses four officials citing alleged links to anti-India terror operations](https://www.jurist.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/02/Hazratbal_Shrine_Srinagar_01.jpg)
The General Administration Department (GAD) in the northern Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir issued termination orders for four employees on Saturday on allegations of posing a threat to the security of the Indian state. The individuals subject to this decision were Constables Abdul Rehman Dar and Ghulam Rasool Bhat, teacher Shabir Ahmad, and [...]