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Uganda's Constitutional Court rejects a bid to overturn a controversial anti-gay law that is considered one of the toughest in the world. "We decline to nullify the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 in its entirety, neither will we grant a permanent injunction against its enforcement," Justice Richard Buteera, Uganda's deputy chief justice and head of the court, says in the landmark ruling. IMAGES
Israelis protest in Tel Aviv against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition judicial reforms after it pushed through the "reasonability" clause, a key plank of its controversial reform package, sparking legal challenges and clashes on the streets. IMAGES
Israeli security forces push back demonstrators blocking a Tel Aviv highway, stepping up resistance to the hard-right government's judicial overhaul package opponents say threatens democracy. IMAGES
Israelis block a highway on the outskirts of Jerusalem during an anti-judicial reform protest the morning after Israel's parliament adopted in a first reading a controversial bill that would limit court powers, in a new offensive to push ahead with a judicial overhaul that has split the nation. IMAGES
Demonstrators wave Israeli flags in front of the country's parliament, the Knesset, during a protest against the hard-right government's planned overhaul of the judicial system. IMAGES
Uganda's parliament passes sweeping anti-gay legislation which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships following a highly charged and chaotic session. "The ayes have it," parliamentary speaker Annet Anita Among says after a final vote. IMAGES
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