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Early Edition: April 2, 2024
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news DAMASCUS CONSULATE STRIKE…

Trump’s Promise to Free Jan. 6 Inmates in DC Jail — Almost All of Them Assaulted Law Enforcement Officers
See who exactly is detained in DC jail for January 6th charges, with D.C. Department of Corrections’ official list obtained by Just Security.

A Simple US Step Can Help Protect Another Imprisoned Democracy Activist in Russia
After Navalny's death, one of Putin's many political prisoners urgently needs the US to designate him as "unlawfully or wrongfully detained."

The UK Is Failing to Recoup Ill-gotten Gains Linked to the Syrian Regime
Robust laws are needed to account for the ways in which illicit assets are hidden in the UK and ensure justice for survivors of the conflict in Syria.

Early Edition: April 1, 2024
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news. ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR The…

Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Mar. 24-30)
Israel-Hamas War • Climate change • Trump trials • Syria - Human rights violations • Elections & disinformation • Crimes Against Humanity treaty • United Nations •…

“Famine is Setting in”: The International Court of Justice Returns to Gaza
The Court ordered Israel to ensure the unhindered provision of humanitarian assistance, in full cooperation with the United Nations, including by opening new land crossing points.

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Mar. 25-29)
The latest on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.

In a Future Crimes Against Humanity Convention, States’ Duty to Prosecute Must Not Be Weakened
To weaken or condition in any form the duty of States to investigate and prosecute suspected perpetrators would run contrary to the spirit and raison d’etre of a future Convention…

The Just Security Podcast: A Russian Legal Scholar in Exile on the Future of Resistance to Putin
Viola Gienger recently interviewed Gleb Bogush, a Russian lawyer and expert on international criminal law who fled Russia in 2022.

Early Edition: March 29, 2024
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news. ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR…

Tracking Tech Company Commitments to Combat the Misuse of AI in Elections
Tracking social media platforms' and AI companies' public commitments to combat deceptive uses of AI in the 2024 elections.