Brazil’s Supreme Court justice threatens to arrest Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Supreme Court justice threatens to arrest Jair Bolsonaro

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has threatened to detain former President Jair Bolsonaro. The judge, Alexandre de Moraes, accused Bolsonaro of breaching a ban which bars him from appearing in audios, videos and interviews shared on social media. Justice Moraes said the ex-president could face “immediate imprisonment” unless his lawyers could provide a satisfactory explanation…

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Meta closes child abuse accounts after SA court order

Meta closes child abuse accounts after SA court order

Possessing, distributing or creating child sexual abuse material is illegal. Meta has shut down several WhatsApp and Instagram accounts in compliance with a court order over sexually explicit content being shared via the social media channel. The Facebook parent company says it will continue to engage with law enforcement over the use of its apps…

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Court showdown looms over COJ’s CCTV by-law

Court showdown looms over COJ’s CCTV by-law

The by-law applies to private and external CCTV cameras installed on the city’s land and infrastructure. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is going to court to challenge the legality of the City of Johannesburg (COJ) new by-law on privately-owned closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV), which sets up convoluted rules requiring registration and City access to…

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Africa: ‘Fire Up the Deportation Planes’ – Trump Admin Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling Enabling Trump to Deport Migrants to Countries Not Their Own

Africa: ‘Fire Up the Deportation Planes’ – Trump Admin Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling Enabling Trump to Deport Migrants to Countries Not Their Own

Immigrant rights organizer says Trump administration is wielding yet “another attack on human rights” The right-wing majority Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration on Monday, June 23, clearing the way for Trump’s immigration enforcement officials to deport immigrants to countries they are not from. “DHS can now execute its lawful authority and…

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