Keywords: Independence


Alberta vote puts Canadian unity to the test as separatist movement seeks a path to independence

Voters in Alberta, Canada's oil-rich western province, are facing a pivotal decision on whether to support the launch of a legal process that could eventually lead to a referendum on independence. The vote is not a direct choice on whether Alberta should leave Canada, but it could mark an important......

Morocco’s Judicial Council Elections Record 94.9% Turnout as Ten Magistrates Win Seats

Morocco’s judicial community has recorded a 94.9% turnout in elections to renew magistrates’ representation on the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power (CSPJ), with ten judges elected following a vote held on Saturday, October 17, 2026. The final results, announced by the Council, reflect......

Carney warns that US pressure could threaten Canada’s unity ahead of Alberta vote

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has warned that external pressure is threatening the country’s unity, urging Alberta residents to reject a move that could set the province on a path toward a future independence referendum. Speaking at a pro-Canada rally in Calgary, Carney said the vote was......

French Magistrate Youssef Badr Rejects Politicisation Allegations as Court of Appeal Raises Alarm Over Attacks

French magistrate Youssef Badr has publicly challenged allegations questioning his impartiality following a series of articles published by the far-right outlet Frontières, while the Paris Court of Appeal has voiced serious concern over repeated personal attacks targeting the judge. The dispute......

Morocco’s Left Alliance Defends Abstention in Parliamentary Speaker Election

The Left Alliance in Morocco’s House of Representatives has defended its decision to abstain from the October 13 vote to elect the chamber’s president, describing the move as a demonstration of political independence and a refusal to enter into temporary alliances that it considers incompatible......

Turkey Seizes Control of Opposition Broadcaster Halk TV as Press Freedom Concerns Deepen

Turkish authorities have taken control of Halk TV, one of the country’s leading opposition television channels, in a police operation that resulted in 11 employees being detained and interrupted the broadcaster’s live transmission. The intervention has intensified concerns over the independence......

Navi Pillay denounces US sanctions against the ICC as illegal

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has criticised US sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing them as illegal and warning that selective justice threatens the international legal system. In an interview with Agence France-Presse, the former UN High Commissioner for Human......

Plamondon begins minority government in Quebec with salary freeze and challenge to royal oath

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is preparing to begin governing Quebec after leading the Parti Québécois back to power, with his minority government immediately facing the challenge of turning campaign promises into policy while navigating a fragmented National Assembly. The Parti Québécois......

Morocco’s lawyers resume work temporarily after months-long professional boycott

Lawyers across Morocco are temporarily returning to professional activity on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, following a decision by the Association of the Bar Associations of Morocco (ABAM) to suspend its months-long boycott. The move marks a pause rather than an end to a dispute that has brought the country’s......