Tag: Law and Justice

Categories EU

Politicians among 48 arrested in huge Italian bust on ‘Ndrangheta mafia, hundreds of millions in cash seized

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Anti-mafia police carried out sweeping early-morning raids against Italy’s most powerful mafia, the ‘Ndrangheta, on Thursday, arresting 48 people and placing the leader of a political party under investigation. … Read More >Politicians among 48 arrested in huge Italian bust on ‘Ndrangheta mafia, hundreds of millions in cash seized

Categories Russia

Nine years after Russia banned foreigners from adopting children, Moscow moves to ban them from using surrogate mothers

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A group of MPs is planning to ban single people and foreigners from using Russian surrogate mothers to have children. The legislators claim they are protecting the institution of marriage. … Read More >Nine years after Russia banned foreigners from adopting children, Moscow moves to ban them from using surrogate mothers

Categories Russia

Russian state regulator Roskomnadzor asks TikTok to remove videos encouraging attendees at unsanctioned protests this weekend

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Moscow has demanded the popular video-sharing app TikTok stop distributing videos that encourage minors to participate in illegal protests. The move comes after the app was flooded with videos advertising upcoming demonstrations. … Read More >Russian state regulator Roskomnadzor asks TikTok to remove videos encouraging attendees at unsanctioned protests this weekend

Categories Russia

Russian policeman under house arrest, reportedly suspected of selling confidential flight information to Bellingcat – RBK sources

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A police officer in Samara is being investigated on suspicion of leaking information from the country’s centralized travel records, which registers all tickets bought in Russia, linking them to passengers’ passport numbers. … Read More >Russian policeman under house arrest, reportedly suspected of selling confidential flight information to Bellingcat – RBK sources

Categories Russia

Russia will ignore Western appeals for release of opposition activist Alexey Navalny, says Putin’s spokesman

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The Kremlin has said it will not take notice of calls from a number of Western leaders for the release of Moscow protest leader Alexey Navalny, currently behind bars for allegedly violating the terms of a suspended sentence. … Read More >Russia will ignore Western appeals for release of opposition activist Alexey Navalny, says Putin’s spokesman

Categories Middle East

160 active military personnel detained in Turkey over links to Gulen ‘terrorist organization’ behind 2016 botched coup – reports

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Dozens of servicemen have been detained in a large-scale operation in Turkey, local media report. The soldiers are suspected of having links to Fethullah Gulen, the exiled preacher Ankara believes was behind the 2016 coup attempt. … Read More >160 active military personnel detained in Turkey over links to Gulen ‘terrorist organization’ behind 2016 botched coup – reports

Categories Shows

CrossTalk Bullhorns, QUARANTINE EDITION: Patriot Act 2.0

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It seems inevitable there will be new security regulations passed into law in the wake of the events on Capitol Hill. The original Patriot Act was made law to legitimize the so-called War on Terror. Will the Patriot Act 2.0 focus on ‘domestic terror’? And, how will the US engage the EU once Joe is in office? … Read More >CrossTalk Bullhorns, QUARANTINE EDITION: Patriot Act 2.0

Categories EU

Hacked emails allegedly detail how EU drug regulator was pressured to approve Pfizer jab despite ‘problems’ with the vaccine

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An alleged cache of email exchanges between EU officials and the European Medicines Agency show that the drug regulator was uncomfortable about fast-tracking approval for the Pfizer and Moderna Covid jabs, Le Monde has reported. … Read More >Hacked emails allegedly detail how EU drug regulator was pressured to approve Pfizer jab despite ‘problems’ with the vaccine