decree
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"We don't want a consultation. We want this decree revoked," Indigenous leader Gilson Tupinamba, wearing a large headdress of blue and orange feathers, told a meeting with government representatives on Wednesday.
From Barron's
Sharaa also issued a decree recognising Kurdish cultural, linguistic and civil rights by making Kurdish a national language, granting nationality to stateless Kurds, and declaring their new year a national holiday.
From BBC
On Thursday, his office said a government decree has taken effect to "restrict the import of drones via postal traffic and express shipments, due to the high risk they pose to national security and defense."
From Barron's
The Syrian leader issued a decree this month restoring Syrian citizenship to Kurdish Syrians and recognizing Kurdish as a national language.
It was the first of the verdicts in four trials linked to Yoon's shock martial law decree.
From BBC
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