February 2022 – Page 3 – World Justice News

Her boyfriend killed her son but she went to jail

February 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

Rebecca Hogue’s boyfriend beat her toddler son to death while she was at work. So why is she the one being called a murderer? This story contains details of domestic and child abuse that may […]

University of California in $250m payout for doctor’s sex abuse

February 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

The University of California has agreed to pay nearly $250m (£185m) to over 200 women who allege they were sexually assaulted by a campus gynaecologist. Multiple women accuse the university’s Los Angeles site (UCLA) of […]

Cryptocurrency worth $3.6bn linked to 2016 Bitfinex Exchange hacking seized

February 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

US officials have seized $3.6bn (£2.65bn) in bitcoin and arrested a colourful rapper and her partner. The Department of Justice said the action represents its largest-ever financial seizure. Heather Morgan and her husband Ilya Lichtenstein […]

Search Engines Will Deindex All Domains With Over 99 Links to Pirated Content

February 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Major rightsholders and internet companies in Russia have signed a new memorandum of cooperation designed to make pirated movies, TV shows and other content harder to find. In addition to automatically removing reported infringing links […]

Levi Bellfield confesses to Lin and Megan Russell murders, lawyer says

February 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

The man serving life for the murder of schoolgirl Millie Dowler has confessed to killing mother and daughter Lin and Megan Russell, a lawyer has said. Another man, Michael Stone, has twice been found guilty […]

Largest Dutch Pirate IPTV Supplier Chased Around The World

February 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN is leaving no stone unturned to hold the one-time largest pirate IPTV trader in the Netherlands to account. After investigations in the UK and Portugal, BREIN says it has now tracked […]

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February 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

A federal jury in New York has found celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti guilty of defrauding his former client, the adult film star Stormy Daniels. Avenatti, 50, represented Ms Daniels in lawsuits against then-president Donald Trump […]

Freedom Convoy: GoFundMe seizes funds of Canada ‘occupation’

February 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

GoFundMe says it will withhold millions of dollars raised for Canadian truckers protesting against vaccine mandates, citing police reports of violence. The Freedom Convoy has been rallying since last weekend, and more protests are expected […]

Harmful messaging offences added to online safety bill

February 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

Sending “genuinely threatening” or “knowingly false” messages are among new criminal offences being added to proposed online safety laws. If passed, the government’s online safety bill could see social networks fined 10% of their global […]

Lord Ahmed: Ex-Labour peer jailed for child sex offences

February 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

A former Labour peer convicted of sexually abusing two children has been jailed for five years and six months. Lord Ahmed of Rotherham, 64, was found guilty in January of a serious sexual assault against […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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Month: February 2022

Her boyfriend killed her son but she went to jail

University of California in $250m payout for doctor’s sex abuse

Cryptocurrency worth $3.6bn linked to 2016 Bitfinex Exchange hacking seized

Search Engines Will Deindex All Domains With Over 99 Links to Pirated Content

Levi Bellfield confesses to Lin and Megan Russell murders, lawyer says

Largest Dutch Pirate IPTV Supplier Chased Around The World

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Freedom Convoy: GoFundMe seizes funds of Canada ‘occupation’

Lord Ahmed: Ex-Labour peer jailed for child sex offences