Civil society groups say an investigation into an alleged plot to topple the government risks shrinking civic space Several ...

By Victoria Joyce Once again, the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury is hard at work on its reports. With their term coming to ...

Nearly five years after reclaiming power, the Taliban has introduced a sweeping 90-page penal code that is drawing intense criticism from rights advocates worldwide. Signed by the group’s supreme ...

The Taliban has published a new penal code enshrining some of its most backward practices into the law of the land in Afghanistan, with women in particular set to suffer at the hands of the courts.

Federal Decree Law No. 25 of 2025 (the “New Civil Code”) will come into effect on 1 June 2026, repealing and replacing Federal Law No. 5 of 1985 (as amended) (the “Old Civil Code”), which has formed ...

Under the Taliban’s penal code, which includes 119 articles, published on January 7, 2026, the penalty for animal abuse outweighs that of a serious case of domestic violence. The divisive new penal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MURSAL SAYAS, an Afghan women’s rights activist, journalist, and the CEO of Women Beyond Borders. (photo credit: Courtesy) Under ...

On Monday, Anthropic announced a new tool called Cowork, designed as a more accessible version of Claude Code. Built into the Claude Desktop app, the new tool lets users designate a specific folder ...

JAKARTA — Indonesia on Friday began enforcing its new penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the Southeast Asian country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP): Indonesia on Friday (Jan 2) began enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking ...