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Why El Salvador President Bukele’s foreign agents law fuelling democratic concerns | World News

Nayib Bukele (Photo: Getty images) SAN SALVADOR: Human rights organisations, politicians and experts have sharply criticised a law approved by El Salvador’s Congress as a censorship tool designed to silence and criminalise dissent in the Central American nation by targeting nongovernmental organisations that have long been critical of President Nayib Bukele.The law proposed by Bukele […]

‘No one is above law’: Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver charged with assault after ICE facility confrontation

Congresswoman Rep. LaMonica McIver demands the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest while protesting outside an ICE detention prison, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Newark, N.J, (AP Image) The acting New Jersey US attorney on Monday said that she is charging Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver with assault for allegedly confronting law enforcement […]

What is ‘Take it Down Act’? Donald Trump signs landmark law backed by Melania to combat revenge porn and AI deepfakes

Donald Trump and FLOTUS Melania Trump sign landmark bill US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a new law that makes it illegal to share explicit images of people without their permission, including fake images made using AI.The legislation is called the “Take It Down Act,” and aims to protect victims of revenge porn and […]

‘President finds new ways to trample rights’: Tim Walz urges law grads to defend rule of law against ‘tyrant’ Donald Trump

File photo: Minnesota governor Tim Walz (Picture credit: AP) Minnesota governor Tim Walz criticised US President Donald Trump during a commencement address at the University of Minnesota Law School on Saturday, warning graduates that they are stepping into “a genuine emergency” caused by a president who “tramples rights and undermines the rule of law.”Walz, the […]

Walz calls Trump a ‘tyrant’ who is trampling Americans’ rights and violating the rule of law | World News

Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota assailed Donald Trump in a law school graduation speech Saturday, accusing the Republican president of creating a national emergency by repeatedly violating the rule of law.Walz, the vice presidential nominee in 2024, used his remarks at the University of Minnesota’s law school commencement ceremony to call on graduates to […]

Uganda: Mothers defy anti-gay law to support children

Representative Image (AI-generated) In a country where identifying as gay can result in life imprisonment, and “aggravated homosexuality” carries the death penalty, some parents are defying the law and society to stand by their queer children, offering support where the Ugandan state offers only punishment.Among them is Mama Joseph, a mother from central Uganda, whose […]

Judge allows Trump administration to use wartime law to deport Venezuelan gang members

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration can invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelan nationals alleged to be members of the gang Tren de Aragua, marking the first court decision to endorse such use of the centuries-old wartime law.US district judge […]

Bangladesh bans Awami League under revised anti-terrorism law

Ban marks an escalation in govt bid to reshape post-Hasina political landscape (AP file photo) DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim govt took the unprecedented step of issuing a gazette notification banning all activities of Awami League – the country’s oldest political party – and its affiliated outfits, in a move critics say reflects a deepening political crisis […]

Newark mayor Ras Baraka arrested, Alina Habba says no one is above the law

Newark mayor was arrested for protesting outside the ICE prison which he called illegal. Newark mayor Ras Baraka was taken into custody by the federal police at an ICE detention center in New Jersey which he and his team went to visit. Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for the district of New Jersey, said […]

Turkiye’s top court upholds law on culling of stray dogs

Representative Image (AI) Turkiye’s top court on Wednesday rejected a request to annul a contentious law designed to remove millions of stray dogs from the streets, which criticssaid could lead to mass killings of the animals.The main opposition party had sought the overturn of the legislation that was enacted last year, arguing that it violated […]