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Trump Transfers Detained Migrants in Guantánamo to Venezuela |
On February 20, 2025, the Trump administration transferred 178 Venezuelan migrants who had been detained in Guantánamo Bay to Venezuela for repatriation. 177 of those migrants first flew to... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-21 |
United States, Venezuela |
Deportation, Detention, Immigration |
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U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swaps Facilitate Turn in Relationship |
On February 11, Russia released Marc Fogel as part of a deal negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East. A former teacher in a private school... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-21 |
Russia, United States |
Transfer of Prisoners |
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President Donald Trump Has Renewed Sanctions Against the International Criminal Court |
On February 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (E.O.) Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court authorizing economic sanctions against the International Criminal... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-21 |
United States |
International Criminal Court, Sanctions |
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Tanzanian and Ugandan Opposition Leaders are Abducted, Respectively, in Kenya |
On January 12, 2025, Maria Sarungi Tsehai, a well-known Tanzanian activist and dissident, was kidnapped in Nairobi, Kenya, by three armed men. With over one million followers on X, Tsehai is a... |
Morinsola Tinubu |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-14 |
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda |
Kidnaping |
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U.S. Attorney Sets International Enforcement Priorities of the Trump Administration |
On February 5, 2025, the day on which she was sworn in, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued fourteen memoranda, some of which set the international enforcement priorities of her office. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-14 |
United States |
Law Enforcement |
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European Institutions Decide to Establish Special Tribunal Over Aggression Against Ukraine |
On February 4, 2025, senior legal experts of the European Commission, the European External Action Service, the Council of Europe, Ukraine, and 37 States laid down the legal foundations for the... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-14 |
European Union, Europe, Russia, Ukraine |
European Commission, European Union, Violence |
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President Donald Trump Has Renewed Sanctions Against International Criminal Court |
On February 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (E.O.) Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court authorizing economic sanctions against the International Criminal... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-14 |
United States |
International Criminal Court, Sanctions |
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U.S. Expands Forced-Labor Blacklist: The Impact on Global Trade and Human Rights Enforcement |
The Biden administration’s recent expansion of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) blacklist, which now includes nearly 30 additional Chinese companies, represents the largest... |
Emily Hong |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-14 |
China, United States |
Human Rights |
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Trump Imposes Tariffs on China after Threatening Sanctions and Tariffs on Canada and Mexico for Drug Trafficking and Other Transnational Crimes |
The start of the Trump administration has brought the threat of tariffs and sanctions against two of the closest U.S. allies (Canada and Mexico) as well as China, only to be imposed on China. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-14 |
Canada, China, Mexico, United States |
Drugs & Trafficking, Sanctions |
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INTERPOL Updates Rules and Guidance and Launches Silver Notice |
The past three months have brought sweeping changes to INTERPOL’s personnel, documents, and practices. These changes were made, or announced, at and around INTERPOL’s 92nd General... |
Dr. Ted R. Bromund and Charlie Magri Esq. |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-07 |
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INTERPOL |
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El Salvador Agrees to Accept Deportees and Detained U.S. Persons |
On February 3, 2025, the U.S. Embassy spokesperson announced that, according to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has agreed to the most unprecedented,... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
3 |
2025-02-07 |
El Salvador, United States |
Human Rights |
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Venezuela Releases 6 U.S. Detainees and Agrees to Accept Deportees for Sanctions Relief |
On January 31, 2025, Richard Grenell, President Trump’s envoy for special missions, announced on social media that he had succeeded in obtaining the release of six American detainees and an... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
2 |
2025-02-07 |
United States, Venezuela |
Transfer of Prisoners |
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Latin American Governments Push Back at Trump Administration’s Deportations |
Several Latin American governments have pushed back at the Trump Administration’s deportation efforts. Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, and Guatemala have all pushed back. Until now, Mexico... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-31 |
Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, United States |
Deportation |
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FBI Debuts Novel Sting Operation in Cryptocurrency Fraud Case |
CLS Global, a UAE-based cryptocurrency market maker has recently agreed to settle criminal charges that prosecutors have brought against it following a lengthy undercover sting operation by the FBI... |
Austin Wahl |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-31 |
United Arab Emirates, United States |
Fraud |
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French Prosecutor Starts Criminal Investigations against Binance |
On January 28, 2025, French investigations announced they had started a criminal investigation into money laundering, tax fraud, unlicensed provision of digital asset services, and failure to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-31 |
France |
Cybercrime, Fraud, Money Laundering, Tax Crimes |
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Trump Issues Executive Orders on Foreign Terrorists and Migration Enforcement |
On January 20, 2025, President Trump on his first day in office issued four executive orders (E.O.s) concerning foreign terrorists, national security, and migration and a proclamation. The... |
Bruce Zagaris |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-31 |
United States |
Policy/Directives, Political Leaders, Terrorism |
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Italy Has Frustrated the ICC Arrest Warrant For Libyan Warlord Accused of War Crimes |
On January 18, 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), by majority, issued a “Warrant of Arrest for Mr. Osama Elmasry / Almasri Njeem.” The warrant was... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-31 |
Italy, Libya |
International Criminal Court, War Crimes |
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Council of Europe Calls for Comprehensive Regulation of Mercenaries and Private Military and Security Companies |
At its 4th sitting held on January 28, 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a Resolution and Recommendation on addressing risks to human rights and the rule of... |
Michael Plachta |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-31 |
Europe |
Mercenaries, Regulation |
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International Activities of Brazil's Federal Attorney General's Office |
As a still relatively new legal institution in Brazil, inserted by the National Constituent Assembly in Chapter IV of the 1988 Federal Constitution (On the Functions Essential to Justice),... |
Luiz Fabricio Vergueiro |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-24 |
Brazil |
Extradition |
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The Exotic Case of Samuele Landi and His Dream of Settling the Sea |
The death of Samuele Landi while seasteading off the coast of Dubai in an apparent effort to avoid criminal prosecution in Italy evokes the issue of a recent novel way to facilitate fugitivity.
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Austin Wahl |
41 |
2 |
2025-01-24 |
Italy, United Arab Emirates |
Crimes |