Asylum seekers who can pay back the cost of support and accommodation will now be required to, under new laws.
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AUSTRALIA: World-First Law Banning Under-16s From Social Media Passes
Australia’s parliament is the first to pass a law that will aim to do what many parents struggled with -curb children’s use of social media. The new law was drafted in response to what the Labour prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says is a “clear, causal link between the rise of social media and the harm [to] the mental health of young Australians.”
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GHANA: New Legislation Allows Cannabis Cultivation For Industrial/Medicinal Purposes
Ghana’s parliament has amended the Narcotics Control Commission Bill 2023 granting permission for the cultivation of cannabis for industrial purposes.
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UK: Lawyer Struck off For Invoking Biblical Curses on Colleague
A lawyer has been struck off and ordered to pay more than £40,000 after calling ‘biblical curses’ on a barrister after a clash over a client’s will.
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TRANSNATIONAL POLICING: China Opening Illegal Police Stations Across Globe
From Europe to Africa, China has opened up secret “overseas police service centres” in Chinese restaurants and shops across the world.
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Unsung Civil Rights Pioneer Claudette Colvin Has Historical Arrest Records Expunged
A judge has approved a request to wipe clean the court record of a Black woman who was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a segregated Alabama bus in 1955, months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for doing the same.
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UK: Lawyers Challenge Government’s Hotel Quarantine Policy
A London-based law firm has issued a court proceeding against the UK government’s quarantine hotel policy.
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