Niger Junta Revokes French Ambassador's Diplomatic Immunity

The junta which assumed power in Niger last month has declared that the French ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itte, no longer enjoys diplomatic immunity.

EU court strips Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont's immunity

The European Union's General Court on Wednesday stripped the leader of Catalonia's failed bid for independence from the legal immunity he had as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) as he faces legal procedures in Spain. 

EU Parliament Chief Moves To Lift Two MEPs Immunity, outside attack on "European democracy"

The European Parliament on Monday announced its chief, Roberta Metsola, had launched "an urgent procedure" to lift the immunity of two MEPs amid a corruption scandal linked to Qatar.

US Moves to Shield Saudi Crown Prince in Journalist Killing

The US administration declared that the high office held by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince should shield him from lawsuits for his role in the killing of Khashoggi, a turnaround from Joe Biden’s passionate campaign trail denunciations of Mohammed bin Salman over the brutal slaying.

Immunity Can Be Passed to Babies from Mothers Who Take COVID-19 Vaccine - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Babies born to mothers who took the COVID-19 vaccine during their pregnancy are likely to have some form of immunity against the virus, according to the latest research.

Natural Covid Delta immunity more effective than vaccination – CDC study — RT World News

The study, published on Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found that as the Delta variant became the dominant coronavirus strain during the second half of 2021, people who were vaccinated were six times less likely to catch Covid-19 than those who hadn’t been jabbed.

Mix and matching some COVID vaccines gives high immunity: Study | Al Jazeera

A major British study into mixing COVID-19 vaccines has found that people had a better immune response when they received a first dose of AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech shots followed by Moderna nine weeks later, according to the results.

Austrian parliament lifts immunity of former chancellor - AA

Austria’s parliament voted Thursday to strip former chancellor Sebastian Kurz of his immunity as part of an investigation into corruption allegations.

Puigdemont: EU parliament lifts ex-Catalan leader's immunity - BBC News

The European Parliament has voted to waive the immunity of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan separatist MEPs.

Law granting immunity to former presidents comes into force in Russia - TASS

A law granting immunity to former Russian presidents comes into force on January 2. 

Pompeo joins rank to reject Putin request to interrogate US citizens

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the newest Trump administration official to reject the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin to question several US citizens, including a former ambassador to Russia.

Jordanian protesters at Israeli embassy call for ending peace treaty

Protesters gathered near the Israeli Embassy in the Jordanian capital Amman on Friday, angry that an Israeli embassy guard who shot dead a Jordanian national had returned to Israel and been granted diplomatic immunity.

EU Parliament lifts Le Pen immunity over ISIS tweets

The European Parliament has lifted French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's immunity from prosecution over her tweeting of images of so-called Islamic State atrocities.

Turkey grants immunity to security forces committing crimes against Kurds

Turkey’s parliament has granted immunity from prosecution to members of the armed forces conducting counter-terrorism operations as security forces battle Kurdish militants in fighting that has killed thousands in the past year.

Turkish parliament to consider lifting Kurdish leaders' immunity

Turkey's parliament will set up a committee to consider lifting the immunity of two leaders of the main Kurdish party so they can be tried over their call for autonomy, the pro-government Sabah daily said Sunday.

Erdoğan says HDP leaders should ‘pay price’ for ‘constitutional crime’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suggested that co-leaders of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) should be stripped of their parliamentary immunity, saying their statements calling for autonomy in southeastern Anatolia are a “constitutional crime.”

Spanish Prime Minister Vows to Firmly Defend Country's Unity

Earlier in the day, Madrid filed a suit in the country’s constitutional court in regard to the illegitimacy of a resolution passed on Monday by the Parliament of Catalonia to begin the process of seceding from Spain.

Turkey: Kurdish leader (Demirtaş) faces probe over deadly protests

 Diyarbakir Chief Public Prosecutor has launched an investigation on the co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) regarding the deadly October protests across Turkey.

Turkey: Erdoğan demands lifting of HDP deputies’ immunity.

Parliament must strip the immunity from prosecution of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers and make them “pay the price” for links to “terrorist groups,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said as the government increases its attacks on the Kurdish movement.