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A UN expert expressed concern Thursday over Türkiye’s “misuse” of counter-terrorism laws to detain nine prominent human rights defenders and lawyers.
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor highlighted arbitrary arrests, unfair trials, and lengthy sentences handed to the nine activists and lawyers, emphasizing that these practices undermine fundamental freedoms

Apple appeared before the UK competition appeal tribunal for overcharging customers in a class-action lawsuit in a class-action lawsuit on Monday.
Rachael Kent-Aitken, representing the claimants, brought the collective action through Article 47B of the Competition Act 1998, which allows a court-authorized representative to bring legal action that combines several individual claims into one

The Biden administration proposed new export restrictions on computer chips used for artificial intelligence (AI) on Monday. The restrictions are an effort to prevent other rival nations, from accessing and abusing advanced US technology.
The Biden administration referred to its new regulation as “an Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion.” In its press release,

A report by Special Counsel Jack Smith released Tuesday detailed the prosecutor’s rationale behind the election interference prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump. Released nearly two months after Trump’s federal charges were dropped, Smith’s report explained various decisions made during the prosecution effort and detailed its trajectory before ending due to Trump’s 2024 election victory.

Bangladesh’s Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed  three lawsuits against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and six members of her family for irregularly obtaining land plots under the Purbachal New Town project, according to local media reports. The cases also involve 23 individuals, including officials from the Ministry of Housing and Public Works