A Singapore court on Monday released sixteen-year-old video blogger Amos Yee , who had been jailed after posting images and video insulting the country’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew . The court released Yee after sentencing him to four weeks in prison, time he had already served awaiting the sentence. Yee was found guilty [...]
After approximately two thirds of the votes have been counted in Sunday’s Greek vote on the proposed bailout deal, results appear to show that the country has voted against the deal . Results posted by the Greek Ministry of Interior show that about 61 percent of the ballots counted voted “No,” and about 39 percent [...]
Serbia on Saturday reportedly asked Russia to veto a British UN Security Council resolution that would call the incident during the Bosnian War in which 8000 Muslim men were murdered genocide. Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin pleading that the country vote “no” on the resolution next week. Many [...]
Egyptian officials on Sunday stated that Egypt may pursue legal action against journalists who report information on terrorist attacks that contradicts official government statements. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is expected to approve a draft law already passed by the cabinet which would punish such reporting with a minimum 2-year prison sentence. It could also [...]
Two major opposition parties in Malaysia on Sunday called for an emergency sitting of parliament in order to discuss the future of the country’s prime minister. A police report has also been lodged against Prime Minister Najib Razak by many opposition members, including representatives of political parties. The prime minister may face criminal charges stemming [...]
JURIST Guest Columnists Brian Hodges and Christopher Kieser discuss the recent ruling by the Supreme Court in Horne v. Department of Agriculture… On June 22 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of Fresno-area raisin farmers Marvin and Laura Horne, concluding that a program requiring raisin growers to surrender up to [...]
Representatives of Iran and the six nations committed to reaching a long-term nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic made progress towards a final agreement to lift sanctions in exchange for increased nuclear restrictions and surveillance on Saturday. The proposed deal would impose a decade of restrictions on the Iranian government and the Atomic Energy Organization [...]
Protesters in Greece gathered in the tens of thousands on Friday, holding rival rallies that drew attention to the split within the country as Sunday’s referendum approaches. The referendum, which regards whether or not to accept the bailout terms of international creditors, may decide Greece’s future as part of the eurozone. Supporters of a “no” [...]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday said that the SAFE Justice Act, a US criminal justice reform bill introduced in June, could better protect prisoners’ rights and increase fairness in federal prison sentencing. The bill proposes reforms to federal sentencing statutes, which include the modification of mandatory minimums to exclude people in drug trafficking offenses [...]
A federal judge issued a court order on Thursday that all Louisiana officials must grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples . The order, issued by Judge Martin Feldman of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana , specifically requires the state to both issue the licenses and also begin recognizing marriage rights [...]
