December 2017 – Page 3 – World Justice News

Kim Dotcom’s Extradition Battle Suffers High Court Setback

December 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

As Kim Dotcom continues his fight to avoid extradition to the United States, the entrepreneur suffered a setback this morning. Siding with the US government in a ruling published this morning, Justice Brewer at the […]

Venezuela first lady’s nephews jailed for drugs

December 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

Two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady have been sentenced to 18 years in prison in the US after being convicted of trafficking drugs. Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas, 32, and Efraín Antonio Campo Flores, 31 […]

US woman used bitcoin to move cash to Islamic State

December 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

A New York woman has been accused of laundering bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and wiring the money to help the so-called Islamic State. Zoobia Shahnaz, 27, was charged with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit money […]

Four Iraqi citizens win High Court damages against Ministry of Defence

December 14, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Cathy Gordon Four Iraqi citizens have won High Court damages against the Ministry of Defence arising out of their ill-treatment and unlawful detention during the Iraq War. Damages were awarded to each of them […]

DR Congo mass child rape jailings: Impunity for sexual violence ending

December 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

A group of 11 militiamen in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been jailed for life for raping about 40 children, including at least one baby. The girls they raped between 2013 and 2016 were […]

Ed Sheeran concert pass forgers jailed in Singapore

December 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

An Australian has been jailed in Singapore for using a forged concert pass at an Ed Sheeran concert. Paul Cosgrove, along with a Briton and two New Zealanders, obtained and used the fake passes to […]

Kentucky politician takes his own life after sex assault allegation

December 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

Dan Johnson, a Republican politician in Kentucky who was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl, has died in an apparent suicide. Mr Johnson, 57, denied the allegation. He died of a single gunshot wound […]

Net neutrality: USA and the internet the FCC vote

December 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

UPDATE: Restrictions on US broadband providers’ ability to prioritise one service’s data over another are to be reduced after a vote by a regulator. The Federal Communications Commission voted three to two to change the […]

Mirai botnet: Three admit creating and running attack tool

December 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

Late last year, a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) against Dyn, a company that controls much of the internet’s domain name system (DNS) infrastructure, caused disruption to online services worldwide. With millions of users […]

Couple jailed for plotting Birmingham terror attack

December 13, 2017 World Justice News 0

A married couple have been jailed for planning a terror attack in Birmingham. Ummarayiat Mirza, 21, and his wife Madihah Taheer, 22, were sentenced to 16 years and 10 years respectively. An intelligence operation had […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

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Month: December 2017

Kim Dotcom’s Extradition Battle Suffers High Court Setback

Venezuela first lady’s nephews jailed for drugs

US woman used bitcoin to move cash to Islamic State

Four Iraqi citizens win High Court damages against Ministry of Defence

DR Congo mass child rape jailings: Impunity for sexual violence ending

Ed Sheeran concert pass forgers jailed in Singapore

Kentucky politician takes his own life after sex assault allegation

Net neutrality: USA and the internet the FCC vote

Mirai botnet: Three admit creating and running attack tool

Couple jailed for plotting Birmingham terror attack