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Ruling Party Presses Chief Justice to Renominate Top Court Candidate
Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo Hee-de leaves the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on Nov. 28. Yonhap News…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Seoul #DemocraticPartyofKorea #JoHee-de #judicialindependence #KimSung-soo #NationalAssemblyconsent #SonBong-gi #SupremeCourtjusticenomination
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Opposition Slams Lee Over ‘Supreme Court Shopping’
President Lee Jae-myung delivers opening remarks at the “Youth Budget Unboxing 2027” event held at Cheong Wa Dae…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #SouthKorea #Article104 #judicialindependence #LeeJaeMyung #PeoplePowerParty #separationofpowers #SonBong-ki #SupremeCourtjusticenomination
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Romania’s Judiciary in Crisis – www.iconnectblog.com
─Radu Cornea, independent researcher; LLB University of Groningen, LLM Maastricht University Romania’s highest courts have been scathingly rebuked…
#Romania #RO #Europe #Europa #EU #judicialindependence #romania #RomanianConstitution #RuleofLaw #stiri
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Romania’s Judiciary in Crisis – www.iconnectblog.com https://www.byteseu.com/2315216/ #JudicialIndependence #Romania #RomanianConstitution #RuleOfLaw
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Romania’s Judiciary in Crisis – www.iconnectblog.com
─Radu Cornea, independent researcher; LLB University of Groningen, LLM Maastricht University Romania’s highest courts have been scathingly rebuked…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanUnion #judicialindependence #RomanianConstitution #RuleofLaw
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Amnesty urges European action on Kavala, says Turkey’s defiance threatens rights system
Osman Kavala Amnesty Internationa…
#Europe #EU #AKParty #AKP #AmnestyInternational #civilsociety #CouncilofEurope #Democracy #ECtHR #EkremImamoglu #Erdogan #European #EuropeanCourtofHumanRights #FigenYüksekdağ #GeziParkprotests #Humanrights #judicialindependence #Justice #Law #oppression #OsmanKavala #politicalprisoners #RuleofLaw #SelahattinDemirtaş #turkey #türkiye
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/153673/ Erdoğan adviser signals possible break with European rights system after Kavala ruling #EuropeanConventionOnHumanRights(ECHR) #EuropeanCourtOfHumanRights(ECtHR) #FreedomOfAssembly #FreedomOfExpression #HumanRights #JudicialIndependence #MehmetUçum #NachoSánchezAmor #OsmanKavala #RightToAFairTrial #RightToLiberty #RuleOfLaw #Stockholm #Sweden #Turkey #TurkishJudiciary
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Erdoğan adviser signals possible break with European rights system after Kavala ruling
Mehmet Uçum A senior adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suggeste…
#Europe #EU #European #EuropeanConventiononHumanRights(ECHR) #EuropeanCourtofHumanRights(ECtHR) #freedomofassembly #freedomofexpression #Humanrights #judicialindependence #MehmetUçum #NachoSánchezAmor #OsmanKavala #righttoafairtrial #righttoliberty #RuleofLaw #turkey #Turkishjudiciary
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https://www.europesays.com/people/203057/ Erdoğan adviser signals possible break with European rights system after Kavala ruling #EuropeanConventionOnHumanRights(ECHR) #EuropeanCourtOfHumanRights(ECtHR) #FreedomOfAssembly #FreedomOfExpression #HumanRights #JudicialIndependence #MehmetUçum #NachoSanchezAmor #OsmanKavala #RecepTayyipErdoğan #RightToAFairTrial #RightToLiberty #RuleOfLaw #Turkey #TurkishJudiciary
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/395027/ Falana Faults NBA for Inviting George Weah, Cites Dictatorsh #AfricanDictators #EcowasCourt #FemiFalana #GeorgeWeah #HumanRights #HumanRightsLawyer #JudicialIndependence #Liberia #LiberianJudiciary #NBAConference #Nigeria #NigerianBarAssociation #RuleOfLaw
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https://www.europesays.com/people/201556/ The Political Archeology of Viktor Orbán’s Legacy #2026HungarianElection #AndrásBakaPresident #ConstitutionalReform #DemocraticRestoration #ElectoralAutocracy #EuropeanUnionHungary #FideszHungary #HungaryPolitics #IlliberalDemocracy #JudicialIndependence #NATOHungary #PeterMagyar #PéterMagyarPrimeMinister #PoliticalPatronage #TiszaParty #ViktorOrbánLegacy
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The Political Archeology of Viktor Orbán’s Legacy https://www.byteseu.com/2306635/ #2026HungarianElection #AndrásBakaPresident #ConstitutionalReform #DemocraticRestoration #ElectoralAutocracy #EuropeanUnionHungary #FideszHungary #HungaryPolitics #IlliberalDemocracy #JudicialIndependence #NATOHungary #PéterMagyarPrimeMinister #PoliticalPatronage #Politics #TiszaParty #ViktorOrbánLegacy
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European rights court orders Turkey to free Osman Kavala, says conviction is null and void
The …
#Europe #EU #aggravatedlifesentence #AKParty #AKP #civilsociety #CouncilofEurope #Democracy #ECHR #ECtHR #Erdogan #European #EuropeanCourtofHumanRights #freedomofassembly #freedomofexpression #GeziParkprotests #Humanrights #judicialindependence #Justice #Law #oppression #OsmanKavala #politicalprisoners #receptayyiperdogan #RuleofLaw #turkey #Turkishjudiciary
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https://www.europesays.com/people/194542/ Morawiecki deploys its anti-migration programme, flirting with populism #AmericanICE #AntiMigration #assimilation #authoritarianism #CivicCoalition #Confederation #ConfederationOfThePolishCrown #DeportationService #DonaldTusk #FarRight #JarosławKaczyński #JudicialIndependence #KarolNawrocki #KKP #LawAndJustice #MarcinKierwiński #MateuszMorawiecki #multiculturalism #PIS #Poland #Populism #PressFreedom #RozwójPlus #RuleOfLaw #SławomirMentzen #xenophobia
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https://www.europesays.com/people/194402/ “Must be able to act independently”: EU chief Ursula Von der leyen extends support to ICC following US sanctions #AbdoulayeSeye #AntónioCosta #GlobalCrimes #ICC #InternationalCriminalCourt #Japan #JudicialIndependence #MarcoRubio #TomokoAkane #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #USSanctions
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Protecting the Guardians: What Brazil and Germany Teach Us About Defending Constitutional Courts against Populism
—Tatiana Paula da Cruz[1] and David Trubek[2] A constitutional court is built to do something almost no one…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Brazilianconstitution #ConstitutionalCourt #GermanBasicLaw #judicialindependence #populism
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R to @EUCourtPress: 🎥 Watch our video to learn more about the rule of law 👉 https://youtu.be/sZ0P2sTlWrw?si=HvE7hQ5oaNyzsRCM #Justice #RuleOfLaw #JudicialIndependence
🎥 Watch our video to learn more about the rule of law 👉 piped.video/sZ0P2sTlWrw?si=HvE7…
#Justice #RuleOfLaw #JudicialIndependence
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Upholding the rule of law in the EU
Respect for the rule of law is a fundamental part of modern democra...
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R to @EUCourtPress: 🎥 Watch our video to learn more about the rule of law 👉 https://youtu.be/sZ0P2sTlWrw?si=HvE7hQ5oaNyzsRCM #Justice #RuleOfLaw #JudicialIndependence
🎥 Watch our video to learn more about the rule of law 👉 piped.video/sZ0P2sTlWrw?si=HvE7…
#Justice #RuleOfLaw #JudicialIndependence
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Upholding the rule of law in the EU
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Adrián Vázquez, MEP: “The Commission’s report puts Spain’s rule of law on par with Hungary’s”
Following the publication this week of the European Commission’s Rule of Law Report (2…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #AdriánVázquezLázara #amnestylaw #corruptioninSpain #CourtofJusticeoftheEuropeanUnion #EuropeanParliament #GeneralCounciloftheJudiciary #judicialindependence #People’sParty #RuleofLawReport2026 #separationofpowers #StatePublicProsecutor’sOffice
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https://www.europesays.com/people/153685/ Netherlands reaffirms support for ICC as US senator Marco Rubio calls for its abolition | Ukraine news #InternationalCriminalCourtSupport #InternationalJustice #JudicialIndependence #MarcoRubio #NetherlandsIcc #NetherlandsIccInternationalCriminalCourtSupportJudicialIndependenceInternationalJustice #News
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#Somaliland has approved a 3-year #JudicialReform #Roadmap aimed at strengthening #JudicialIndependence, modernizing courts, expanding #LegalAid & improving #AccessToJustice nationwide through nationally led reforms backed by international partners.
https://saxafimedia.com/somaliland-3-year-roadmap-reform-judiciary/
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Netherlands reaffirms support for ICC as US senator Marco Rubio calls for its abolition | Ukraine news https://www.byteseu.com/2198620/ #InternationalCriminalCourtSupport #InternationalJustice #JudicialIndependence #Netherlands #NetherlandsIcc #NetherlandsIccInternationalCriminalCourtSupportJudicialIndependenceInternationalJustice #News
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Netherlands reaffirms support for ICC as US senator Marco Rubio calls for its abolition | Ukraine news
A diplomatic clash over the court’s fate is testing global commitment to accountability, and could reshape cooperati…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #internationalcriminalcourtsupport #internationaljustice #judicialindependence #marcorubio #netherlandsicc #netherlandsiccinternationalcriminalcourtsupportjudicialindependenceinternationaljustice #News #secretaryofstate
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Netherlands reaffirms support for ICC as US senator Marco Rubio calls for its abolition | Ukraine news
A diplomatic clash over the court’s fate is testing global commitment to accountability, and could reshape coop…
#Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #internationalcriminalcourtsupport #internationaljustice #judicialindependence #netherlandsicc #netherlandsiccinternationalcriminalcourtsupportjudicialindependenceinternationaljustice #News
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Backsliding by Procedure: Lessons from Israel and the Role of Courts
—Gonen Ilan, PhD Candidate in Law, Bar-Ilan University; General Secretary of the Israeli Chapter of ICON-S, focuses on…
#Israel #News #democraticbacksliding #Israeliconstitutionallaw #judicialindependence
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https://www.europesays.com/iran/190752/ Backsliding by Procedure: Lessons from Israel and the Role of Courts #DemocraticBacksliding #Israel #IsraeliConstitutionalLaw #JudicialIndependence
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@Abdirahmanirro has officially opened #Somaliland's 10th #NationalJudicialConference, reaffirming his administration's commitment to #JudicialIndependence, #ConstitutionalGovernance & #EqualAccess to #Justice. The conference brings together #judges, #lawmakers & #LegalExperts to chart the future of Somaliland's justice sector. #RuleOfLaw
https://saxafimedia.com/president-10th-national-judicial-conference/
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"#Justice is the living, breathing foundation upon which our nation rests." #Somaliland #ChiefJustice unveiled an ambitious #JudicialReform agenda, highlighting #DigitalCourtSystems, expanded access to justice, #AntiCorruption measures & #JudicialIndependence during the #SomalilandJudiciaryConference in #Hargeisa. #RuleOfLaw @SLSupremeCourt
https://saxafimedia.com/chief-justice-judicial-reforms-somaliland/
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/302010/ Outrage in Somalia as social media activist Sacdiya Bajaaj sentenced to three years in prison #BanaadirRegionalCourt #ConstitutionalRights #FreedomOfExpression #Headlines #HumanRights #JudicialIndependence #OutrageInSomaliaAsSocialMediaActivistSacdiyaBajaajSentencedToThreeYearsInPrison #SacdiyaBajaaj #Somalia #SomaliaParliament #SomaliaPolitics
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Matt Peterson reveals a judge just exposed President Trump’s political vendetta against the Fed! A federal judge denied efforts by Jeanine Pirro and Trump allies to erase records of government losses in the probe into former Fed Chair Jerome Powell. This ruling preserves a critical precedent against using prosecutorial power for harassment, reinforcing accountability. See how judicial independence pushed back. Excellent reporting by Matt Peterson.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/11/pirro-fed-jerome-powell.html #JudicialIndependence #RuleOfLaw #ChecksAndBalances #Accountability -
Judicial Independence Redefined: AI's Algorithmic Shadow Looms
Supreme Court Justice Nagarathna warns AI's 'cognitive influence' could affect judicial independence. Discussed in Bengaluru on Saturday.
#JudicialIndependence, #AIinLaw, #BengaluruNews, #JusticeSystem, #LegalTech
https://newsletter.tf/ai-influence-on-judges-bengaluru-conference/
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Judicial Independence Redefined: AI's Algorithmic Shadow Looms
Supreme Court Justice Nagarathna warns AI's 'cognitive influence' could affect judicial independence. Discussed in Bengaluru on Saturday.
#JudicialIndependence, #AIinLaw, #BengaluruNews, #JusticeSystem, #LegalTech
https://newsletter.tf/ai-influence-on-judges-bengaluru-conference/
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Judicial Independence Redefined: AI's Algorithmic Shadow Looms
Supreme Court Justice Nagarathna warns AI's 'cognitive influence' could affect judicial independence. Discussed in Bengaluru on Saturday.
#JudicialIndependence, #AIinLaw, #BengaluruNews, #JusticeSystem, #LegalTech
https://newsletter.tf/ai-influence-on-judges-bengaluru-conference/
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Judicial Independence Redefined: AI's Algorithmic Shadow Looms
Supreme Court Justice Nagarathna warns AI's 'cognitive influence' could affect judicial independence. Discussed in Bengaluru on Saturday.
#JudicialIndependence, #AIinLaw, #BengaluruNews, #JusticeSystem, #LegalTech
https://newsletter.tf/ai-influence-on-judges-bengaluru-conference/
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Supreme Court Justice B.V. Nagarathna spoke about the risks of AI 'cognitive influence' on judges at a conference in Bengaluru.
#JudicialIndependence, #AIinLaw, #BengaluruNews, #JusticeSystem, #LegalTech
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Supreme Court Justice B.V. Nagarathna spoke about the risks of AI 'cognitive influence' on judges at a conference in Bengaluru.
#JudicialIndependence, #AIinLaw, #BengaluruNews, #JusticeSystem, #LegalTech
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Supreme Court Justice B.V. Nagarathna spoke about the risks of AI 'cognitive influence' on judges at a conference in Bengaluru.
#JudicialIndependence, #AIinLaw, #BengaluruNews, #JusticeSystem, #LegalTech
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Supreme Court Justice B.V. Nagarathna spoke about the risks of AI 'cognitive influence' on judges at a conference in Bengaluru.
#JudicialIndependence, #AIinLaw, #BengaluruNews, #JusticeSystem, #LegalTech
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Administration Culls Immigration Judges Amid Pro-Palestine Rulings
Six immigration judges fired by Trump administration, including two who dismissed deportation cases for students supporting Palestinian rights. Affects judicial independence.
#ImmigrationJudges, #TrumpAdministration, #JudicialIndependence, #ProPalestine, #DeportationCases
https://newsletter.tf/trump-fires-immigration-judges-pro-palestine-rulings/
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At least six immigration judges were fired this past weekend. This is part of a larger trend where 113 judges have been fired during the Trump administration.
#ImmigrationJudges, #TrumpAdministration, #JudicialIndependence, #ProPalestine, #DeportationCases
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"Chief Justice John Roberts is sending a message not only to Mr. Trump but also to the waiting world. Something along the lines of, 'People, this is what we’re dealing with.' The point being not that some fertilizers are now exempt from reciprocal tariffs but that a reckless president is sowing chaos in America and around the globe":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/opinion/tariffs-trump-john-roberts.html
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"Chief Justice John Roberts is sending a message not only to Mr. Trump but also to the waiting world. Something along the lines of, 'People, this is what we’re dealing with.' The point being not that some fertilizers are now exempt from reciprocal tariffs but that a reckless president is sowing chaos in America and around the globe":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/opinion/tariffs-trump-john-roberts.html
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"Chief Justice John Roberts is sending a message not only to Mr. Trump but also to the waiting world. Something along the lines of, 'People, this is what we’re dealing with.' The point being not that some fertilizers are now exempt from reciprocal tariffs but that a reckless president is sowing chaos in America and around the globe":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/opinion/tariffs-trump-john-roberts.html
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What a joke
#JohnRoberts' annual report
The chief justice touted #JudicialIndependence & urged Americans to keep faith in the #Constitution in year-end statement
Focusing on the #DeclarationOfIndependence as the nation turns to its 250th anniversary, Roberts said the #founders chafed at the crown’s control of colonial courts & “corrected this flaw” by setting up a #judiciary that would operate without interference from the other branches.
#law #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt
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What a joke
#JohnRoberts' annual report
The chief justice touted #JudicialIndependence & urged Americans to keep faith in the #Constitution in year-end statement
Focusing on the #DeclarationOfIndependence as the nation turns to its 250th anniversary, Roberts said the #founders chafed at the crown’s control of colonial courts & “corrected this flaw” by setting up a #judiciary that would operate without interference from the other branches.
#law #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/politics/john-roberts-year-end-report -
What a joke
#JohnRoberts' annual report
The chief justice touted #JudicialIndependence & urged Americans to keep faith in the #Constitution in year-end statement
Focusing on the #DeclarationOfIndependence as the nation turns to its 250th anniversary, Roberts said the #founders chafed at the crown’s control of colonial courts & “corrected this flaw” by setting up a #judiciary that would operate without interference from the other branches.
#law #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/politics/john-roberts-year-end-report -
What a joke
#JohnRoberts' annual report
The chief justice touted #JudicialIndependence & urged Americans to keep faith in the #Constitution in year-end statement
Focusing on the #DeclarationOfIndependence as the nation turns to its 250th anniversary, Roberts said the #founders chafed at the crown’s control of colonial courts & “corrected this flaw” by setting up a #judiciary that would operate without interference from the other branches.
#law #SCOTUS #PartisanCourt
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/politics/john-roberts-year-end-report -
His son Sebastien Lai said the family had expected a guilty verdict, “but that doesn’t make it any less devastating.”
“In the 800-page verdict they have there is essentially nothing, nothing that incriminates him,” he told reporters in London. “This is a perfect example of how the national security law has been molded & weaponized against someone who essentially said stuff that they didn’t like.”
#law #JimmyLai #China #HongKong #democracy #authoritarianism #FreePress #JudicialIndependence
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His son Sebastien Lai said the family had expected a guilty verdict, “but that doesn’t make it any less devastating.”
“In the 800-page verdict they have there is essentially nothing, nothing that incriminates him,” he told reporters in London. “This is a perfect example of how the national security law has been molded & weaponized against someone who essentially said stuff that they didn’t like.”
#law #JimmyLai #China #HongKong #democracy #authoritarianism #FreePress #JudicialIndependence
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His son Sebastien Lai said the family had expected a guilty verdict, “but that doesn’t make it any less devastating.”
“In the 800-page verdict they have there is essentially nothing, nothing that incriminates him,” he told reporters in London. “This is a perfect example of how the national security law has been molded & weaponized against someone who essentially said stuff that they didn’t like.”
#law #JimmyLai #China #HongKong #democracy #authoritarianism #FreePress #JudicialIndependence
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His son Sebastien Lai said the family had expected a guilty verdict, “but that doesn’t make it any less devastating.”
“In the 800-page verdict they have there is essentially nothing, nothing that incriminates him,” he told reporters in London. “This is a perfect example of how the national security law has been molded & weaponized against someone who essentially said stuff that they didn’t like.”
#law #JimmyLai #China #HongKong #democracy #authoritarianism #FreePress #JudicialIndependence
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#JimmyLai has spent 5 years in custody, much of it in solitary confinement, & his family said his health has declined rapidly.
Lai’s trial, conducted in a #HongKong court without a jury, has been closely monitored by the US, Britain, the EU & political observers as a barometer of #media freedom & #JudicialIndependence in the former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
#law #China #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress
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#JimmyLai has spent 5 years in custody, much of it in solitary confinement, & his family said his health has declined rapidly.
Lai’s trial, conducted in a #HongKong court without a jury, has been closely monitored by the US, Britain, the EU & political observers as a barometer of #media freedom & #JudicialIndependence in the former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
#law #China #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress
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#JimmyLai has spent 5 years in custody, much of it in solitary confinement, & his family said his health has declined rapidly.
Lai’s trial, conducted in a #HongKong court without a jury, has been closely monitored by the US, Britain, the EU & political observers as a barometer of #media freedom & #JudicialIndependence in the former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
#law #China #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress
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#JimmyLai has spent 5 years in custody, much of it in solitary confinement, & his family said his health has declined rapidly.
Lai’s trial, conducted in a #HongKong court without a jury, has been closely monitored by the US, Britain, the EU & political observers as a barometer of #media freedom & #JudicialIndependence in the former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
#law #China #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress
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Three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security & conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.
#JimmyLai was arrested in August 2020 under a Beijing-imposed national security #law that was implemented following massive anti-government protests in 2019.
#law #China #HongKong #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress #JudicialIndependence
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Three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security & conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.
#JimmyLai was arrested in August 2020 under a Beijing-imposed national security #law that was implemented following massive anti-government protests in 2019.
#law #China #HongKong #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress #JudicialIndependence
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Three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security & conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.
#JimmyLai was arrested in August 2020 under a Beijing-imposed national security #law that was implemented following massive anti-government protests in 2019.
#law #China #HongKong #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress #JudicialIndependence
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Three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security & conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.
#JimmyLai was arrested in August 2020 under a Beijing-imposed national security #law that was implemented following massive anti-government protests in 2019.
#law #China #HongKong #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress #JudicialIndependence
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Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark “national security” trial
#JimmyLai, the pro-#democracy former #HongKong media mogul & outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted Monday in a landmark national security trial, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life.
#law #China #authoritarianism #dictatorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreePress #JudicialIndependence
https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-verdict-collusion-beijing-c2cd16f4c289a52d514591efe4aed389?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-12-14-Breaking+News