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Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate...

Former Chinese Justice Minister Sentenced to Life for $20 Million Bribery Scheme

Court finds Tang Yijun abused high office...

The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

To what extent can an artificial system...

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Another Child Dies in Western Australian Youth Detention

Last week, a 17-year-old boy died by self-harm in his cell at Banksia Hill Detention Centre in Western Australia. This tragic event was the second...

Killings of Israeli Hostages in Gaza Spark Outrage, Protest

On Monday, a Telegram channel belonging to Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, released videos of six Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered Saturday,...

720 Australian and Brazilian Children Better Protected from AI Misuse

LAION, the German nonprofit organization that manages a dataset used to train popular artificial intelligence (AI) tools, has removed from its dataset some children’s photos that...

Pope Francis Visits Indonesia Amid Rising Religious Intolerance

Pope Francis is in Indonesia as part of a 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific region. His visit comes as numerous discriminatory regulations in Indonesia target religious...

Venezuela: Brutal Crackdown on Protesters, Voters

(Bogota) – Venezuelan authorities are committing widespread human rights violations against protesters, bystanders, opposition leaders, and critics following the July 28, 2024, presidential election,...

Lebanon/Cyprus: Refugees Pulled Back, Expelled, Then Forced Back to Syria

(Beirut) – The Lebanese Armed Forces and Cypriot authorities work together to keep refugees from reaching Europe, then deport them to danger in Syria,...

Uzbekistan: Woman’s Sentence Upheld for Sharing Decades-Old Video

(Berlin) – A Tashkent regional appeals court on August 21, 2024, upheld a woman’s 30-month restricted freedom sentence for alleged anti-constitutional activity in gross...

Experts Urge End to Nonconsensual Intersex Surgeries

Teams of prominent scientists and ethicists have called for the end of medically unnecessary nonconsensual surgeries on intersex children in two new papers. On the...

Ex-Minister Marios Demetriades Faces Corruption Charges in Golden Passports Scandal

Former Transport Minister in the Anastasiades government, Marios Demetriades, has been charged in connection with the golden passports scandal, facing accusations of corruption, bribery,...

Operational Alert: Identifying Tax Evasion and Money Laundering Risks in Real Estate

Purpose This Operational Alert aims to assist reporting entities in identifying potentially illicit financial transactions within the real estate sector that may be associated with...

Ex-Defense Official Detained in Russia’s Military Corruption Crackdown

A former Defense Ministry official was detained on Thursday in a fraud case, marking the latest high-profile arrest in what appears to be a...

Lebanon: Nationwide Electricity Blackout | Human Rights Watch

(Beirut) – The Lebanese government’s continued mismanagement of the electricity sector and its failure to carry out key reforms is diminishing the public’s already-limited access...

Sudan: Warring Parties Execute Detainees, Mutilate Bodies

(Nairobi) – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and affiliated fighters have summarily executed, tortured, and ill-treated people in...

Treasury Issues New Rules to Combat Illicit Finance in Real Estate and Investment Advisory Sectors

Today, in its ongoing efforts to combat illicit finance and protect U.S. national security, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department...

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