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OCTOBER 20, 2024

Amnesty International called Friday for the immediate release of Thomas Allan Zgambo, a Zambian journalist detained since October 16 in Lusaka. Zgambo, who writes for the Zambia Whistleblower website, has been held at Ridgeway Police Station without formal charges, highlighting escalating concerns about press freedom and human rights in Zambia. Vongai Chikwanda, Amnesty’s Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa, emphasized that journalism is not a crime and urged Zambian authorities t

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2024

House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), along with US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), called Friday for a federal investigation into consulting giant McKinsey. They raised serious concerns about McKinsey’s ties to the Chinese government and state-owned enterprises and questioned whether the firm should continue to be eligible for Department of Defense contracts.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

Justice Kelli Evans will be part of the Bar Association of San Francisco’s program , “Bi-Annual View from the Appellate Bench.” The all-day event on November 1 will feature 11 First District Court of Appeal justices, as well as court staff attorneys and appellate lawyers. Justice Evans will participate in a session called “Views from the Supreme Court.” She will be joined on the panel by Court of Appeal Justice Ioana Petrou and attorney David Cassarubias.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2024

An Italian court on Friday ruled against the detention of asylum seekers sent from Italy to Albania for processing, stating that the refugees’ home countries are not considered safe enough for a possible return. The decision follows the transfer of 12 migrants from Italy to Albania on Wednesday, part of a bilateral deal between the countries that aims to transfer 3,000 migrants per month intercepted by the Italian coast guard.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York, on Thursday, unsealed an indictment against a former Indian intelligence officer who is accused of planning a failed assassination attempt against a Sikh-American activist known for his vocal criticism of the Indian government in New York City. The charges allege that Vikash Yadav orchestrated a plan to murder dual US-Canadian citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a prominent figure in the Sikh separatist movement.

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2024

By Larry K. Houck — Eric Idle, as a body collector, immortalized the phrase, “Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead!” in the 1975 comedy classic, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) would do well to update that phrase as “Bring out your meds! Bring out your meds!” to call attention to the 26th National Prescription Take Back Day.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The Supreme Court of Ghana on Friday temporarily halted Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin’s decision to declare the seats of four Members of Parliament (MPs) vacant. The court order suspended enforcement of Bagbin’s ruling made on October 17, allowing the MPs to retain their positions for the time being. The controversy arose when MP Haruna Iddrisu filed a motion invoking constitutional provisions that require MPs who change political parties or run as independents to vacate their s

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

In an interview with podcast host Dan Bongino, former President Trump said he “thinks” he will sue CBS after it was found to have edited an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, only the latest such allegation against mainstream media. I hope that he will think again about this latest threat of litigation. I agree with the criticism of the media, including CBS, in the bias shown in the election.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The Ivory Coast National Security Council announced the dissolution of student unions across the country on Thursday, including the Federation Student and School Association of Côte d’Ivoire (FESCI), over their alleged involvement in criminal activities including the killing of two students. The government opened a judicial inquiry into the killing of the students, carried out arrests of suspects, seized weapons, shut down numerous illegal businesses allegedly operated by student unions

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The European Court of Human rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that Italy did not violate the rights of a man with HIV (which had possibly developed into AIDS) by keeping him in a general prison and exposing him to the risk of catching COVID-19. The applicant was a man born in 1997 who lived in Varese, Italy. He had previously been convicted of theft, fraud, drug possession, trafficking, unauthorized possession of weapons, forgery, and tax evasion.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory released a position paper on Friday, asserting that all states and international organizations, including the UN, must act to end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. This development comes amid escalating violence and humanitarian crises in the region, particularly following Israel’s military operations in Gaza , which have resulted in significant civilian casua

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