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Publisher of shamed businessman Ron Brierley's memoir defends his involvement

NewstalkZB 11 Feb 2026
The book, titled The History of Brierley Investments Ltd - Not As Boring As You Think, is being published by Henry Newrick.
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Rights group asks Libya prosecutors to comply with ICC jurisdiction

Jurist 11 Feb 2026
Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent an open letter to Libya’s general prosecutor requesting transparency over the recent arrest of Osama Elmasry Njeem and compliance with a pending International Criminal Court (ICC) ... ....
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Algeria Appeals Court criticized for upholding judgment against jailed trade unionist

Jurist 06 Feb 2026
The decision also reduced the sentence from 15 years to 10 years ... The charges are based on a larger bundle of “anti-terrorism” legislation, which Algeria has been accused of abusing to crush dissent ... ....
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EU launches probe into sexual deepfakes on X

Jurist 27 Jan 2026
The European Commission opened an investigation on Monday into X (formerly Twitter) and the use of its AI chatbot Grok to generate sexually explicit images of women and underage girls without their consent ... ....
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Guatemala declares national emergency following continued gang violence

Jurist 20 Jan 2026
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo declared a 30-day, nationwide “state of siege” on Monday following a spree of alleged gang violence that killed nine police officers in the nation’s capital ... ....
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UN top court begins hearings into genocide of Rohingya population in Myanmar

Jurist 13 Jan 2026
On Monday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the top judicial organ of the UN, began proceedings into allegations of genocide concerning Myanmar’s persecution of its Rohingya population ... The case was initially filed in November 2019 ... .
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How Switzerland became known as the land of chocolate

Swissinfo 07 Jan 2026
Swiss chocolate is part of the country’s identity. But its global success owes as much to clever marketing as to taste and quality ... First at home, then worldwide ... The target audience ... .
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South Korea prosecutors seek 10-year sentence for ousted president

Jurist 28 Dec 2025
South Korean prosecutors, led by Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-seok, are seeking a 10-year sentence for multiple charges laid against the ousted South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol ... These charges include corruption, bribery, and stock manipulation ... .
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Ex-captain Brierley retires to become Salford CEO

BBC News 24 Dec 2025
Former Salford captain Ryan Brierley is to take over as the club's chief executive, the consortium that has won the bid to run the club has said ... .
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UN condemns escalating hostilities in Cambodia-Thailand border conflict

Jurist 19 Dec 2025
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern over the recent escalation in hostilities between Thailand and Cambodia and the danger posed to civilians ... T�rk urged an immediate end to hostilities and renewed peace talks ... ....
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Australia to require monthly reports of removed underage social media accounts

Jurist 05 Dec 2025
The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 bars anyone under the age of 16 from making an account on many large social media sites and will remove the existing accounts of under-16 users ... ....
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Death of political prisoner in UAE custody sparks international condemnation

Jurist 28 Nov 2025
A political prisoner died in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following 13 years of arbitrary detention and abuse, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Emirates Detainees Advocacy Center (EDAC) reported on Wednesday ... ....
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UN nuclear watchdog demands Iran disclose nuclear status

Jurist 21 Nov 2025
The UN body responsible for nuclear energy policy issued a on Thursday ordering Iran to disclose their stockpile of enriched uranium and allow inspections of nuclear sites bombed by the United States and Israel five months ago ... ....
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