Sedition laws
Daily Round-up | US freezing of Iranian assets is illegal, ICJ rules & other stories
In today’s episode, we look at ICJ ruling on US freezing of Iranian assets, Israel attacks on Syria, Ecuador court’s approval of impeachment of president Lasso on corruption charges, and Pakistan court’s overturn of colonial-era sedition law.
Rights organizations raise deep concern over Indian tax authorities’ ‘survey’ operation on BBC
The ‘survey’ operation conducted by the Income Tax Department was condemned by opposition parties, rights bodies and journalists’ organizations. It comes barely a month after the BBC aired a controversial two-part documentary on the Gujarat riots of 2002
- Lula calls for group to discuss cooperation model with South American presidents
- Israel starts resettling former illegal outpost of Homesh in occupied West Bank
- Early elections called in Spain following defeat of incumbent party in regional polls
- Government bid for EU membership deepens crisis in Moldova
- WFP expected to cut food aid to Palestine due to lack of funding
