In northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, more than 300 people have been served legal notices after silent protests against controversial changes to Islamic charitable laws. Protesters wore black armbands during prayers. Indian authorities now require each person to appear before a magistrate and provide financial bonds of more than $2,000 to e...
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) – A senior Kazakh lawmaker has proposed the creation of a state-backed crypto bank to regulate digital assets, arguing that the country’s ban on cryptocurrency transactions has only driven the market underground. Azat Peruashev, the leader of the Ak Zhol party, addressed his proposal to Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov,...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed Bangladesh’s decision to establish separate courts for children, calling it a major step toward protecting child rights and creating a more just legal system. In a statement on Sunday, UNICEF described the decision as “groundbreaking,” reaffir...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistan’s sharia court has ruled that any custom depriving women of their inheritance rights has no legal standing. The landmark judgment, authored by Justice Dr. Syed Muhammad Anwar and backed by a four-member bench including Chief Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman, Justice Khadim Hussain M. Sheikh, and Justice Amee...
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has rebuked President Donald Trump for demanding the impeachment of a federal judge. Roberts said impeachment is not a response to judicial decisions, reminding that the appeals process exists for such disputes. Trump has attacked Chief Judge James Boasberg, calling him “crooked” and demandi...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The White House has denied claims that it defied a judge’s order halting the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador. The controversy centers on the deportation of Venezuelan migrants under the rarely invoked 18th-century Alien Enemies Act—an unusual and contentious move that could signal an overreac...
A U.S. federal judge has ordered Customs and Border Patrol officials to appear in court. They must explain why they defied his order on the deportation of a Muslim doctor last week. Judge Leo Sorokin ruled that Dr. Rasha Alawieh should not be deported without 48 hours’ notice. But officials still sent her to Paris […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – A US court has rejected billionaire Elon Musk’s bid for an injunction that would halt the transition of OpenAI from a nonprofit to a for-profit firm. In his request for a preliminary injunction, Musk “has not demonstrated likelihood of success on the merits,” according to a decision made late Tuesday by ...
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration must comply with a district court order and release nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance. This was the order of Judge Amir Ali of the Federal District Court in Washington, DC which the Trump administration was appealing to. The frozen funds of the US Agency for […]
The brother of former World Uyghur Congress President Dolkun Isa is serving a 20-year sentence in the Chinese occupied East Turkestan region. The Chinese government convicted 63-year-old math professor Yalkun Isa of “inciting terrorism.” Yalkun taught at Aksu Education Institute, where more than two dozen Uyghur educators were arrested in 2017...
