JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mali announced it is recalling its ambassador in Algiers “for consultation with immediate effect” in a statement after Algerian officials criticized the recent escalating violence in Mali, fuelling tensions between both countries. The decision came after the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, summoned the ambassador of Mali in Algeria, Mahamane Amadou Maiga, regarding recent violent escalations in the country.

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DECEMBER 25, 2023

Among all Arab and Muslim-majority countries, Morocco stands out as the only State to have ratified seven (7) HCCH Conventions. This number of ratifications, comparable to that of other prominent countries such as United States or Japan , speaks volumes about Morocco’s commitment to being an integral part of the global network of jurisdictions benefiting from the work of the HCCH on the harmonisation of private international and fostering mutual legal cooperation.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Niger’s military leader announced on Monday that it had suspended all cooperation with the International Organization of Francophone Nations (OIF) to sever ties with former colonial ruler France. The OIF is an institution among French-speaking countries with the aim to promote political, educational, economic and cultural cooperation, which currently has 88 members.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 25, 2023

First Commercial Christmas Card (Henry Cole 1843) Best wishes to everyone celebrating Christmas. We are celebrating our four children, extended Turley clan, and, of course, Luna. So far, Christmas has avoided the series of unfortunate events that made last year so … well … memorable. Yesterday, we went to the Christmas market in the loop and got potato pancakes and other delights.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2023

According to a statement Monday by a spokesperson for prominent Russian dissident, Alexei Navalny, he has been located in the Russian penal system in IK-3 in the settlement of Kharp in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District. The opposition leader had been missing in the Russian prison system for nearly three weeks, ever since he failed to turn up to a video hearing in early December.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Serbian police announced Monday that they have detained 38 individuals involved in a protest against alleged irregularities in the recent elections. Teargas was deployed by police against the protesters, who are calling for the recent parliamentary and local council election results to be annulled. The governing populist party, the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), has been in power since 2012 but lost its parliamentary majority in the 2022 elections.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The Ukrainian Kyiv Court of Appeal overturned the acquittal verdict of the Dniprovskyi District Court of Kyiv regarding a former policeman of the Berkut Military Police, sentencing him to six years in prison. The appellate court found that the officer deliberately caused severe physical pain and physical and moral suffering to two Revolution of Dignity participants and convicted him of torture.

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