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The Moscow City Court acquitted and released Yana Gurcheva, earlier sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of her husband
According to lawyers specializing in cases of domestic violence, this decision is unique: Russian courts in such cases have never taken the side of a woman. Source: zona.mediaECJ rules Poland logging of Białowieża Forest violates EU law
The court found that Poland violated the EU's Habitat Directive, which requires members of the EU to take appropriate action to conserve areas deemed special. Under the court's ruling, Poland must immediately stop logging in the forest or be subject to financial penalties. Source: jurist.orgCrackdown prompts Soros’s Open Society to quit Budapest
Open Society Foundations has revealed plans to close its Budapest office ahead of a crackdown on civil society by the right-wing government of the re-elected Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán. Source: theguardian.comSpain is accusing rappers of glorifying terrorism — and putting them behind bars
The Catalan rapper Pablo Hasél will spend two years and one day in jail for glorifying terrorism and insulting the Crown and state institutions in one of his songs and a series of tweets. Source: politico.euBavarian mental health law draft puts depressives on a par with criminals
Reduce the number of shelters and manage psychological crises right from the beginning – that's the idea behind the new law written by Minister of Health Melanie Huml (CSU). But experts in Bavaria are dissatisfied with the current draft. Source: infoglitz.com
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