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UK minister Tulip Siddiq resigns over family ties to deposed Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

JURIST

UK anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq tendered her resignation as Economic Secretary to the Treasury to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday, citing ongoing publicity concerning her family ties to deposed Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a significant distraction from governmental duties.

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Stiffed, Sued, Deposed, And Maybe Crime-Frauded: The Rudy Giuliani Story

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The post Stiffed, Sued, Deposed, And Maybe Crime-Frauded: The Rudy Giuliani Story appeared first on Above the Law. Ah, well, at least he got a podcast out of it.

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Alex Jones Is Too, Umm, ‘Sick’ To Be Deposed In Sandy Hook Defamation Suit

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The post Alex Jones Is Too, Umm, ‘Sick’ To Be Deposed In Sandy Hook Defamation Suit appeared first on Above the Law. Why, yes, this is the same suit where he spent three years refusing to comply with discovery. Why do you ask?

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General Abdourahamane Tiani installed as Niger leader following coup

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Niger’s national broadcaster identified Army General Abdourahamane Tiani as President of Niger’s new military government on Friday following a coup that deposed former President Mohamed Bazoum. It and the EU also explicitly refused to recognize the new council as Niger’s government.

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Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested

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Once President Yoon was taken into custody, the crowds were eventually cleared from the area as he was transported to a government conference center where the corruption investigation office is located. Many protestors and supporters of Yoon had camped overnight in the freezing weather to try to block the execution of the warrant.

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Myanmar arrest warrant issued for Mandalay lawyer who condemned military coup as illegal

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JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students filing for JURIST in Myanmar reported Saturday that an arrest warrant has now been issued for U Tun Kyi, the outspoken Mandalay lawyer who publicly denounced the military coup as illegal in videos posted to the internet in early February, shortly after the army deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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UN rights expert calls on ASEAN to increase pressure on Myanmar junta

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In February last year, a military coup took place in Myanmar, in which the junta deposed the civilian government and arrested State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi. Widespread violence and conflict have ensued since. . Andrews spoke of the “campaign of violence, oppression and terror against the people of Myanmar.”

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