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January 23, 2024

Sri Lanka lawmakers face backlash over controversial internet safety bill

Sri Lankan lawmakers are debating a internet safety bill criticized by opposition figures, journalists and rights groups who argue that it aims to suppress freedom of speech.

January 23, 2024

Georgia Senate advances bill to define antisemitism in state law

A Georgia bill aimed at defining antisemitism in state law has gained endorsement from a Senate committee. Republicans, citing support for Israel, back the revised version.

January 23, 2024

US Supreme Court rejects Michigan commission's plea to overturn order to redraw Detroit legislative seats

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request from Michigan’s redistricting commission to overrule a federal appeals court order to redraw 13 Detroit-area legislative seats.

January 22, 2024

Dutch court convicts former high-ranking member of pro-Syrian militia of illegal detention, torture

A former high-ranking member of the pro-Syrian government militia has been convicted by a Dutch court of illegal detention and complicity in torture, officials say.

January 22, 2024

Spanish government unlawfully sent child migrants back to Morocco, top court rules

Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that authorities acted illegally when they sent unaccompanied child migrants back to Morocco after thousands attempted to enter Spain in 2021.

January 22, 2024

Turkish authorities investigate 8 bodies that washed up on Mediterranean coast, including at a resort

Authorities in Turkey are investigating eight bodies that washed up in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, including two found on a resort beach, officials say.

January 22, 2024

Supreme Court to hear appeal of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma death row inmate who claims innocence in a 1997 murder-for-hire case, officials say.

January 22, 2024

Alabama faces scrutiny as it prepares for first-ever execution by nitrogen gas

Alabama is set to use nitrogen gas as a new method of execution. This would be the first new execution method since the introduction of lethal injection in 1982.

January 22, 2024

Virginia family receives $1.75 million after suing jail where inmate died by suicide

The family of a man who died by suicide at a Virginia jail in 2021 after his medication was discontinued has received a $1.75 million settlement in a civil lawsuit.

January 22, 2024

Georgia lawmakers consider measures to curb soaring property taxes as home values rise

Georgia lawmakers are considering measures to address rising property taxes amid a surge in home values. Similar concerns in various states are prompting tax cuts.