Jurisdictional news
Decisions that tighten or ease rules for forming a company, obtaining residency or citizenship, or restricting individual liberties — short digests from pre-selected sources.
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Mixed Individual liberties Freedom In Focus: Elections Abolished in Nicaragua
zevans@freedom… sident Daniel Ortega in 2021. Argueta l Ortega boldly declared the elimination of elections in Nicaragua , saying, “Forget it; there won't be elections here again.” Referring to the opposition and other regime critics, the 80-year-old dictator asserted that they would never again have the opportunity to take control of the governmen.
Source · Freedom House
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Mixed Residency / nationality 7 Reasons to Be in Buenos Aires Ahead of Argentina’s CBI Program Launch
The investment migration community will gather for the Argentina CBI program launch at IMI Connect Buenos Aires November 2-4, 2026.
Source · Investment Migration Insider
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Easing Individual liberties Bangladesh: Fair Trial Concerns at Tribunal
Click to expand er 17, 2025. © 2025 Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via AP Photo (London) – Bangladesh authorities are failing to uphold international legal standards at the country’s International Crimes Tribunal, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source · Human Rights Watch
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Mixed Individual liberties Indonesia: Environmentalists, Indigenous Leaders Unjustly Prosecuted
Click to expand ing company during a media interview in Sei Gawing village, Kapuas regency in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan Province, February 12, 2026. © 2026 BAY ISMOYO / AFP via Getty Images Indonesian authorities are wrongfully prosecuting environmental defenders who protest deforestation and pollution as well as Indigenous leaders who defend their land rights.The Prabowo administration has intensified the cr….
Source · Human Rights Watch
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Mixed Residency / nationality Vanuatu CBI Revenue Higher Than Ever Despite Loss of Visa-Free Europe
The country's experience hints at a lucrative "life after Schengen" that Caribbean leaders will observe closely.
Source · Investment Migration Insider
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Mixed Residency / nationality Inside the Hidden Gems of Athens’s Most Wanted Neighborhoods
MIBS Group presents three Golden Visa-eligible opportunities across prime Athens, starting at €250,000.
Source · Investment Migration Insider
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Easing Residency / nationality Proposed DHS Work Authorization Rule Threatens Immigrant Domestic Violence Survivors
Click to expand trategies for preparing their families if a parent is detained or deported, January 17, 2025. © 2025 Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed a policy change in June that would significantly limit employment authorization available for many immigrants. But for many, including survivors of domestic violence, the ability to work in the United States is cruci….
Source · Human Rights Watch
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Mixed Business / company Why Portuguese Corporate Bonds May Be the Most Underrated Asset in Europe?
Just companies paying interest. 3CC on the quiet case for Portuguese corporate bonds.
Source · Investment Migration Insider
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Mixed Business / company Capital Allowances in Europe, 2026
Although sometimes overlooked in discussions about corporate taxation, capital allowances play an important role in a country’s corporate tax base and can impact investment decisions—with far-reaching economic consequences.
Source · Tax Foundation
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Easing Individual liberties Nepal: Government Actions Threaten Judicial Independence
Click to expand etitions and applications in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 19, 2026. © 2026 Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto via AP Photo (Geneva) – Recent actions by the government of Nepal that threaten the independence of the country’s judiciary are a source of serious concern, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. In particular, political pressure has….
Source · Human Rights Watch
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Mixed Business / company A Competitive Corporate Tax Code is Key to Sustaining Strong Economic Growth
The 12-year history of Tax Foundation’s ITCI shows that tax policy is constantly in flux around the world and that tax policy design choices matter for economic growth.
Source · Tax Foundation
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Tightening Individual liberties Cuba: Freedom House Welcomes Release of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Calls for Release of Other Political Prisoners
zevans@freedom… uis Manuel Otero Alcántara. Otero Alcántara is an award-winning artist and activist who cofounded the San Isidro Movement to protest the Cuban regime’s increasing censorship of free expression.
Source · Freedom House
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Mixed Residency / nationality Joint Statement: Urgent Call to Thai Government to Halt the Forcible Return of Journalist Bai Zhaodong to China
zevans@freedom… igned press freedom, journalists', human rights, and international organisations, urgently call on the Thai authorities to refrain from forcibly returning detained Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong to China. This appeal follows confirmation from local sources that Bai, who is currently held at the Suan Phlu Immigration Detention Centre in Bangkok, faces an imminent risk of deportation. In Septe….
Source · Freedom House
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Mixed Business / company A Taxing Approach to High Energy Costs Will Backfire
If you want more energy production, taxing producers is the wrong place to start. And if you want to tax companies more if they’re making big profits, the corporate income tax already does that.
Source · Tax Foundation