Category Archives: Justice
Migration lawsuit launched against EU’s border agency
BRUSSELS (AP) — Human rights lawyers said Tuesday that they have launched legal action against the European Union’s border and coast guard agency at the bloc’s top court, accusing Frontex of violating the rights of people trying to seek asylum
Court: UK mass surveillance unlawful under European rules
LONDON (AP) — Europe's top human rights court ruled Tuesday that British mass surveillance and intelligence-gathering practices breached human rights laws, in a partial victory for civil rights groups that had challenged the practices exposed by former...
Attack that held U.S. pipeline hostage could happen in Canada: cyberprotection chief
OTTAWA — The sort of brazen digital attack that recently shut down a key U.S. energy pipeline could strike Canada, says the head of the federal cyberprotection agency. "The fact is, it can happen anywhere," said Scott Jones of the Canadian
Polish, Czech leaders seek to resolve coal mine dispute
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The government leaders of Poland and the neighboring Czech Republic held intensive talks Tuesday in an attempt to solve a years-long dispute that resurfaced recently over a Polish coal mine .
The Latest: Sri Lanka gets 2nd vaccine donation from China
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka has received 500,000 doses of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine donated by China as the Indian Ocean island nation faces severe shortage of vaccines amid a recent rise in infections.
Belarus’ isolation grows after journalist’s dramatic arrest
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belarus’ isolation deepened Tuesday as commercial jets avoided its airspace, the European Union worked up new sanctions, and officials expressed concern for the welfare of an opposition journalist who was arrested after being pulled off...
China denounces people’s tribunal on alleged Xinjiang abuses
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday denounced plans for a people’s tribunal in Britain on allegations of genocide against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim people in China's Xinjiang region.
Protesters again demonstrate in quiet Oman over poor economy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dozens of protesters angry over firings and the poor economy of Oman marched through a major city Tuesday, marking a third day of demonstrations in the typically subdued sultanate.
Factory boss defiant as sanctions bite in China’s Xinjiang
AKSU, China (AP) — A backlash against reports of forced labor and other abuses of the largely Muslim Uyghur ethnic group in Xinjiang is taking a toll on China's cotton industry, but it's unclear if the pressure will compel the
Justice Dept. appeals judge’s order on Russia probe memo
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday that it would appeal a judge's order directing it to release a legal memo on whether President Donald Trump had obstructed justice during the Russia investigation.
