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The Electoral Commission says there is not yet enough evidence to fully address concerns about the impact of ID requirements on voters.

The Electoral Reform Society has published the first extensive analysis of the voter ID trials taking place in five areas next week. It  sets out the details of the trials and the dangers the scheme poses to a free and fair ballot.

Algerian authorities have stepped up trials of members of the Ahmadiyya religious minority on charges related to the exercise of their religion, Human Rights Watch has said.

The number of magistrates’ and county courts facing closure is set to increase after the government unveiled a fresh round of proposed closures as part of its ongoing modernisation programme.