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LGBTQ+ rights in Iraq: how morality laws ramped upThe Explainer Same-sex relationships and gender reassignment surgery are now criminalised in latest attack on targeted community
By The Week UK Published
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Italian senate passes law allowing anti-abortion activists into clinicsUnder The Radar Giorgia Meloni scores a political 'victory' but will it make much difference in practice?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Congress starts clock on TikTok ban in foreign aid billSpeed Read Lawmakers believe that the app poses a national security threat
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Netherlands split on WFH for sex workersSpeed Read Councils concerned over 'nuisance' of at-home sex work, but others say changes will curb underground sex trade
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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ATF finalizes rule to close 'gun show loophole'Speed Read Biden moves to expand background checks for gun buyers
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Hong Kong passes tough new security lawSpeed Read It will allow the government to further suppress all forms of dissent
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The trademark battle over the 'Russian warship, go f**k yourself' sloganUnder The Radar Row over the 'brave' response from a Ukrainian soldier to a Moscow warship that's become 'hot merchandising property'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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France enshrines abortion rights in constitutionspeed read It became the first country to make abortion a constitutional right
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Texas executes man despite contested evidenceSpeed Read Texas rejected calls for a rehearing of Ivan Cantu's case amid recanted testimony and allegations of suppressed exculpatory evidence
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Supreme Court wary of state social media regulationsSpeed Read A majority of justices appeared skeptical that Texas and Florida were lawfully protecting the free speech rights of users
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Greece legalizes same-sex marriageSpeed Read Greece becomes the first Orthodox Christian country to enshrine marriage equality in law
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The pros and cons of a written constitutionPros and Cons Clarity no substitute for flexibility, say defenders of Britain's unwritten rulebook
By The Week UK Published
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Supreme Court says US border agents can remove Texas razor wireSpeed Read The 5-4 ruling is a win for the Biden administration in its broader fight over border authority with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Trump and his lawyer Alina Habba have a rough day in defamation courtSpeed Read Trump's audible grousing as E. Jean Carroll testified earned him a warning he could be thrown out of court, and Habba showed she 'doesn't know what the hell she's doing'
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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