November 2018 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Facebook documents seized by MPs investigating privacy breach

November 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

A cache of Facebook documents has been seized by MPs investigating the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. Rarely-used Parliamentary powers were used to demand that the boss of a US software firm hand over the details. […]

Mauthausen Nazi death camp: Germany charges ‘former guard’

November 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

German prosecutors have charged a 95-year-old man with being an accessory to the deaths of tens of thousands of inmates at an Austrian Nazi death camp. Identified only as Hans H for legal reasons, the […]

US Judge Slams Copyright Troll For Using His Court “Like an ATM”

November 24, 2018 World Justice News 0

A judge in the U.S. has issued one of the most scathing opinions ever seen in a copyright troll case. In response to an early discovery request by porn troll Strike 3 Holdings, Judge Royce […]

Karachi attack: China consulate attack leaves four dead

November 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

Gunmen have killed at least four people in an attack on the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani port city of Karachi. Gunshots were heard at about 09:30 local time (04:30 GMT) outside the consulate in […]

Singapore High Court Blocks Access to ‘Pirate’ Set-Top Box Apps

November 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Singapore High Court has handed down an injunction which requires several local Internet service providers to block access to popular ‘pirate’ apps. The order, which has not yet been made public, was issued following […]

Poland reverses law on removing judges following EU court ruling

November 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

Poland’s governing party has moved to reinstate Supreme Court justices whom it had forced into early retirement. It follows last month’s ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which ordered that Poland suspend the application of […]

Briton Matthew Hedges jailed for life on UAE spy charge

November 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

A British PhD student has been sentenced to life in prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for spying. Matthew Hedges, 31, of Durham University, has said he is innocent, and that he had been […]

Thwaites Brewery travellers ‘demanded £20k to leave site’

November 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

The leader of a 100-strong group of travellers who illegally occupied a brewery demanded “twenty grand or the place is ours”, a court was told. A convoy of 25 vehicles set up camp at Thwaites […]

Saudi Arabia ‘tortured female activists’, charities say

November 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

Saudi Arabia tortured and sexually harassed human rights activists, including several women, human rights groups have alleged. Prisoners in the kingdom’s Dhahban Prison have allegedly been electrocuted and flogged. Saudi Arabia arrested several women’s rights […]

US migrant caravan: Trump’s asylum ban halted by judge

November 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

A US federal judge has blocked an order issued by President Trump to deny asylum to migrants crossing the southern US border illegally. US District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco issued the temporary restraining […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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Month: November 2018

Facebook documents seized by MPs investigating privacy breach

Mauthausen Nazi death camp: Germany charges ‘former guard’

US Judge Slams Copyright Troll For Using His Court “Like an ATM”

Karachi attack: China consulate attack leaves four dead

Singapore High Court Blocks Access to ‘Pirate’ Set-Top Box Apps

Poland reverses law on removing judges following EU court ruling

Briton Matthew Hedges jailed for life on UAE spy charge

Thwaites Brewery travellers ‘demanded £20k to leave site’

Saudi Arabia ‘tortured female activists’, charities say

US migrant caravan: Trump’s asylum ban halted by judge