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19th Mar 2024

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Catalan MEP denied taking seat in European Parliament

The deputy premier of Catalonia, Oriol Junqueras, will not be present at Monday's ceremony where Spanish members of the European Parliament are sworn in, due to a decision by the Spanish Supreme Court. Junqueras, in custody for his role in the Catalan independence attempt, won a seat in the European Parliament in May elections. The court decision prevents Junqueras from serving as an MEP.

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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