The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted Dakota Access, controlled by Energy Transfer LP (ET.N), an administrative stay while it considers whether the line, long opposed by local tribes and environmental activists, should be shut due to permitting issues dating to 2017. … [Read more...] about Dakota Access pipeline can keep running amid legal fight: U.S. court
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Egypt charges student with sex crimes in case that stoked debate
The legal system is commonly used to enforce conservative social mores, which some say places more blame on women accused of provoking sex crimes than on men for committing them. Several women are being prosecuted for “promoting debauchery” online as influencers on the social media platforms TikTok and Instagram. … [Read more...] about Egypt charges student with sex crimes in case that stoked debate
Kenya arrests three policemen for dragging woman behind motorbike
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan detectives have arrested three police officers for allegedly whipping a woman and dragging her along behind a motorbike, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations said on Thursday, after footage of the incident went viral online. … [Read more...] about Kenya arrests three policemen for dragging woman behind motorbike
At least 250 arrested in Belarus protests, rights groups says
FILE PHOTO: Law enforcement officers detain participants of a protest after the Belarusian election commission refused to register Viktor Babariko and Valery Tsepkalo as candidates for the upcoming presidential election in Minsk, Belarus July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko … [Read more...] about At least 250 arrested in Belarus protests, rights groups says
Azeri police arrest demonstrators who broke into the parliament
The international community worries about clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan in part because of the threat to instability in the South Caucasus, a region that serves as a corridor for pipelines taking oil and gas to world markets. … [Read more...] about Azeri police arrest demonstrators who broke into the parliament
