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EU Parliament Wants Pirated Sports Streams Taken Down Within 30 Minutes

April 11, 2021 World Justice News 0

The European Parliament is considering a draft resolution that requires online services to take pirated sports streams offline within 30 minutes. This includes a proposal to allow copyright holders to act as trusted flaggers. According […]

Sky Wins Injunction to Stop Reddit Moderator Sharing Pirated TV Shows

April 11, 2021 World Justice News 0

UK broadcaster Sky has won a court injunction to prevent links to its TV shows from being illegally shared online. Handed down by a court in Scotland, the interim order targets a man who moderated […]

David Grier sues for £7m over charge in Rangers fraud case

April 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

A business consultant has told a court that his arrest during the probe into Craig Whyte’s takeover of Rangers was a “career ending moment”. David Grier was arrested in November 2014 but was later acquitted […]

Dutch arrest over Van Gogh and Frans Hals museum thefts

April 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

Police have arrested a man over art thefts in two Dutch towns several months apart last year. The 58-year-old, arrested at his home in the central town of Baarn, is suspected of stealing works by […]

Arkansas bans transgender youth treatment

April 6, 2021 World Justice News 0

Arkansas has become the first US state to outlaw gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender people under the age of 18. The bill also in effect bans doctors from providing puberty blockers, or from […]

Harvey Weinstein appeals against conviction for sex crimes

April 6, 2021 World Justice News 0

Lawyers for disgraced US film producer Harvey Weinstein have launched an appeal against his conviction for rape and sexual assault. Weinstein, 69, was convicted in New York City in February 2020 and later sentenced to […]

Benjamin Netanyahu trial: Israel PM made ‘illegitimate use’ of power

April 5, 2021 World Justice News 0

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu made “illegitimate use” of his power and saw favours as “currency”, a prosecutor has alleged at his corruption trial. Liat Ben Ari told a court in Jerusalem that he sought “improper […]

US Capitol: Police officer dies after car rams security barrier

April 3, 2021 World Justice News 0

An attack at the US Capitol complex in Washington DC has left one police officer dead and another in hospital with injuries. A car crashed into a security barrier before the driver lunged towards the […]

Stokes twins: YouTubers plead guilty over fake bank robbery

April 1, 2021 World Justice News 0

A pair of YouTubers have pleaded guilty to faking a bank robbery that led to an unsuspecting Uber driver being held at gunpoint by police. Alan and Alex Stokes, 24, who have six million followers […]

‘Child among four dead’ in shooting at office building in Orange, California

April 1, 2021 World Justice News 0

At least four people, including a child, have been killed in a shooting at an office building in southern California, US media report. Police said they were called to the two-storey building on Lincoln Avenue […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

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