On livestream, India Supreme Court seven-judge bench revisits a 1998 verdict
By Staff Writer. India Supreme Court seven judge bench revisited a 1998 verdict of the same court last Wednesday and Thursday. This is the first time after six years a seven judge bench was constituted. It was also the first time in the history of the Indian Supreme Court that a seven-judge
The citizens’ Right to Lie: why (most) lies are protected speech?
By Angel Eduardo. Even with our current climate of fake news, misinformation, disinformation, and election lies, we shouldn’t use government power to try enforcing the truth. Lies are a problem. In fact, one can persuasively argue that lies are the problem. Few behaviors are as corrosive to our social fabric or as foundational to our societal
Netanyahu’s Reasonableness Amendment: Will Israel Supreme Court prevent a Constitutional crisis?
By Eyal Lurie-Pardes. After a year of unprecedented events, Israel’s political and constitutional turmoil came to a head on Sept. 12, when the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a critical case that will determine the future of the Netanyahu government’s judicial overhaul. The arguments concern the so-called Reasonableness Amendment, passed
India’s Modi government uses “anti-terror” laws to persecute NewsClick Journalist and Staffer
By Kranti Kumara In a move befitting a fascist regime, India’s Narendra Modi-led government is wantonly trampling on basic democratic rights to intimidate and silence the left-wing news website NewsClick. Following police raids Tuesday on its offices and the homes of scores of people associated with the website, police have arrested
Journalists across Europe face legal threats, judicial harassment, and declining safety
By Dunja Mijatović Following speech was delivered by Dunja Mijatović, on behalf of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, at the Conference “The Pen is Mightier than the Sword? Meeting today’s challenges to freedom of expression and the safety of journalists”, organised under the Latvian presidency of the Committee
World Bank Sri Lanka Update: Revenues underperformed, interest bill absorbed the total government revenue
By Staff Writer The World Bank (WB) issued its Development Update on Sri Lanka on Tuesday (03) and stated the country's "macroeconomic outlook remains uncertain, contingent on successful debt restructuring and structural reforms." Sri Lanka's economic crisis in 2022 was exacerbated by structural weaknesses, leading to high fiscal deficits and risky commercial
Judge bans Trump from posting statements about court staff in New York civil fraud trial
By Kevin Reed On the second day of the New York civil trial of Donald Trump, his two sons and the Trump Organization for committing business records fraud, Judge Arthur Engoron issued an order barring parties in the case from posting information online about his staff. Justice Engoron of the state Supreme
Spanish-Russian journalist Pablo González still in “Polish Guantanamo” 18 months after arrest
By Alice Summers A Polish court has extended for a further three months the imprisonment of Spanish-Russian journalist Pablo González, arrested in February 2022 on unsubstantiated charges of spying for Russia. This is the sixth time his “provisional detention” had been extended. González’s lawyers will be able to appeal the decision,
Crypto Tycoon SBF of FTX faces trial in New York
By Staff Writer Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), now disgraced crypto tycoon of the collapsed FTX cryptocurrency exchange, was set to stand trial Tuesday (03) in New York for orchestrating a massive scheme to steal billions of dollars from FTX customer money. FTX was one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges. According to the New
Trump fraud trial opens in Manhattan
By Patrick Martin On Monday, the first of seven civil and criminal cases against ex-president Donald Trump began in Manhattan, with Trump facing a lawsuit by the New York attorney general Letitia James, seeking $250 million in damages for the Trump Organization systematically overvaluing major real estate properties in order to