The Snitch Law proposal originated from a 2022 agreement between four right-wing parties in Sweden. This government has the parliamentary support of the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD), who have a strict anti-immigration stance.
The bill was introduced by the Iraq Justice Ministry, seeks to revise the Personal Status Law to allow girls as young as 9 and boys as young as 15 to marry. This was supported by powerful Shia blocs within the parliament. The amendment proposes that citizens can choose between religious authorities and the civil judiciary for family matters, potentially slashing rights in inheritance, divorce and child custody.
Thailand’s Constitutional Court has dissolved the progressive Move Forward Party, which emerged victorious in the 2023 general election but faced obstacles in forming a government. This decision was made on August 7, 2024.
North Korea has continued to increase its military capabilities under the leadership of Kim Jong Un specifically by advancing its missile technology. In a publicized ceremony in Pyongyang, Kim Jong Un unveiled 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers.
Bangladesh protests initially began in July as a student-led movement against the government’s civil service quota system. The system reserved 30% of government jobs for veterans and their families with allocations for disabled individuals, transgender people and ethnic minorities.
The UK government is set to hold an emergency COBRA meeting in response to a surge of violent protests that erupted across multiple towns and cities over the weekend. More than 150 arrests were made following riots that have been described as the worst in the UK in 13 years.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked a pre-trial agreement with several men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks. The agreement was designed to spare the alleged plotters the death penalty, a decision that met with criticism from various quarters including families of 9/11 victims and certain political leaders.
On August 2, 2024, Turkey’s national communications authority, the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) announced the blocking of access to Instagram across the country. This came after a controversy surrounding the removal of posts related to the killing of Ismail Haniyeh.
Nigerians across the nation are protesting against rising hunger, poverty and perceived government mismanagement. The movement was branded under the End Bad Governance in Nigeria coalition.
Nicolas Maduro has secured a third term as the President of Venezuela, winning 51.2% of the votes according to the country’s electoral authority. The election results as announced by the government-controlled National Electoral Council (CNE) showed Maduro with 51.2% of the vote narrowly defeating opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who allegedly secured 44.2%.
