UK vows to protect Jewish communities after Manchester attack | BBC News

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to do “everything” in his power to protect Jewish people as he said Britain must defeat antisemitic hate.

Amnesty International decries China courts’ violations of fundamental civilian freedoms | JURIST

Amnesty International, in a report released on Wednesday, revealed that Chinese courts are utilising ambiguous laws to crack down on civilians’ freedoms of speech and association, subjecting individuals to arbitrary arrests and violations of fair trial rights.

HRW urges Tajikistan to release human rights lawyer | JURIST

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned Tajikistan’s authorities for wrongfully imprisoning lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov for 10 years and urged his release, citing politically motivated charges linked to his work representing opposition figures.

‘Ban Israeli football’: Scholars urge UEFA to bar Israel over Gaza horrors | Al Jazeera

More than 30 legal experts have called on the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to bar Israel and its clubs from competitions over the atrocities in Gaza.

France to try Chinese captain of Russian ‘shadow fleet’ vessel | The Moscow Times

A French court is to try the Chinese captain of a tanker from Russia’s “shadow fleet” early next year after it was intercepted off France, prosecutors said Thursday, in a move seen as a message to Moscow over its efforts to skirt Western oil sanctions.

US judge rules targeting non-citizens for pro-Palestine views is unconstitutional | Middle East Eye

A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration’s attempts to detain and deport non-citizens for pro-Palestine views were illegal and unconstitutional.

Jerome Cohen, lawyer who plumbed Chinese legal system, dies at 95 | The New York Times

Jerome A. Cohen, who pioneered the study of China’s opaque legal system, was one of the first foreign lawyers to practice in China and became a voice against human rights abuses there, has died at 95.

COP30 urged to link climate justice with reparations for historical crimes | Al Jazeera

Hundreds of environmental and human rights groups and activists have penned a letter urging the upcoming UN climate conference, COP30, in Brazil to place justice and reparations for people unfairly affected by the climate crisis, colonialism and slavery at the centre of talks.

TikTok recommends porn to children, says report | BBC News

TikTok’s algorithm recommends pornography and highly sexualised content to children’s accounts, according to a new report by a human rights campaign group.

Mass protests and strikes grip Madagascar amid calls for president to resign | France 24

Anti-government protests continued across Madagascar on Wednesday as thousands demand President Andry Rajoelina step down.