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The state is attempting to pass a new bill proposing severe punishments for refusal of mandatory hijab-wearing, as the anniversary of the outbreak of the Mahsa Amini hijab…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281362
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The announcement followed the approval of several legislative amendments earlier last month, relating to family issues such as corporal punishment and neglect of the elderly. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258680
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Outlook for congressional politics under the new Duterte administration.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212357
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The vote confirms the criminalisation of same-sex sexual activities, and expands the range of proscribed behaviour, including merely identifying as homosexual, while strengthening…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278160
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A reduction in executions, mostly from drugs offences, has been a significant social legacy of President Hassan Rouhani, who leaves office in August. Before then, he will also try…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259901
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It is a rewriting of the National Security Law adopted in 2020 under Article 23 and is being fast-tracked by lawmakers. It aims to expand government powers against dissent as…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285761
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Pritam Singh, leader of the main opposition Workers’ Party (WP), was charged with lying to parliament. S Iswaran, until recently a member of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286253
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Once finalised and promulgated, probably sometime in late 2021 or 2022, it will be China’s first comprehensive piece of legislation to govern the collection, processing and use of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258514
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Some of those deal with content production and dissemination online, and others with monopolistic and anti-competitive conduct by domestic ‘big tech’. A new paradigm of strict…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275939
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Conflict mineral tracing systems in Africa.