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The arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on 11 March 2025, pursuant to an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity, and his subsequent transfer to The Hague by Philippine authorities.BackgroundRodrigo Duterte, born in the Philippines in 1945, gained notoriety for his "hardline governance style" during his tenure as mayor of Davao City municipality. It is reported that thousands of people were killed under his "war on drugs" camp

March 2025 saw the detention of Rümeysa Öztürk in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, an incident that brought international law, migrant rights and academic freedom debates to the forefront. Öztürk, a doctoral student at Tufts University, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The detention triggered widespread public outcry.Academic and Personal BackgroundRümeysa Öztürk completed her secondary education in Türkiye with top honors and pursued a double major. In 2018, she w

The detention and deportation proceedings of Mahmud Halil’, who played an active role in pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University, encompass legal institutional and political developments in the ABD.Video recorded by Halil’s wife Noor Abdalla during his detention, March 8 2025 – The Guardian " youtube-video-element-format="right">Mahmud Halil’s Identity and Protests at Columbia UniversityMahmud Halil was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. His ethnic background is Palestinian an