Portal:Current events/2019 December 26

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;Armed conflicts and attacks

;Law and crime

  • Capital punishment in Japan
  • Japan executes a foreigner for the first time since the disclosure of details of its sentences began in 2007. He was a Chinese man convicted of killing a family of four. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-deathpenalty/japan-executes-first-foreigner-in-years-a-chinese-man-who-killed-a-family-idUSKBN1YU07N (Reuters)] [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50916494 (BBC News)]
  • Censorship in Turkey
  • The Constitutional Court of Turkey orders the immediate lifting of the block of Wikipedia in Turkey, ruling it a violation of the freedom of expression. In response to the news, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales says, "Welcome back, Turkey!" [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/26/turkish-court-wikipedia-block-lifted (The Guardian)]
  • 2020 Ivorian general election
  • In Ivory Coast, former rebel leader, prime minister and presidential candidate for next year's general election, Guillaume Soro, could face prison for life over an alleged coup plot that involved amassing weapons, says the country's public prosecutor. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ivorycoast-politics/ivory-coast-says-presidential-candidate-soro-plotted-a-coup-idUSKBN1YU14A?il=0 (Reuters)]
  • A court in Morocco sentences a man to four years in prison for insulting the king. Authorities also arrest a Twitter user for criticizing the long prison terms given to those who protest. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-morocco-trial/morocco-jails-one-man-detains-another-over-criticism-of-authorities-on-social-media-idUSKBN1YU16M (Reuters)]

;Politics and elections

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