2023 – Page 54 – World Justice News

Charles Bronson: Britain’s most notorious prisoner launches art exhibition in hopes of new parole bid

February 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

The artist formerly known as Britain’s most violent prisoner is launching an exhibition which he hopes will boost his new bid for parole. Hundreds of Charles Bronson’s cartoonish drawings are going on show and sale, […]

Delete TikTok or risk your data being exposed to ‘hostile’ threats, warns UK foreign affairs committee chief

February 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

People have been urged to delete TikTok from their phones, with the chair of Britain’s foreign affairs committee warning that “we are being naive” about the threat posed by the app. Alicia Kearns, a Conservative […]

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Yout.com Reignites RIAA Stream-Ripping Dispute at Court of Appeal

February 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

Popular stream-ripping site Yout.com has filed its appeal brief at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The service aims to reverse a district court ruling that dismissed Yout’s claims against the […]

Musk found not guilty of fraud over Tesla tweet

February 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

Tesla founder Elon Musk has been cleared of wrongdoing for a tweet in which he said he had “funding secured” to take the electric carmaker private. Mr Musk faced a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf […]

Travel agent Lyne Barlow who lied about having cancer jailed for scamming hundreds of holidaymakers in £2.6m con

February 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

A travel agent who lied about having cancer while scamming hundreds of holidaymakers in a £2.6m con has been jailed. Lyne Barlow carried out one of the biggest frauds ever investigated by Durham Police – […]

U.S. Identifies Top Pirate Sites and Other ‘Notorious Markets’

February 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has published its annual list of the largest piracy websites and other “notorious markets.” This year’s overview includes usual suspects The Pirate Bay, FMovies, and Rapidgator, but several […]

Man admits treason charge over Queen crossbow threat

February 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man who arrived at Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow and told a protection officer “I am here to kill the Queen” has pleaded guilty to a charge under the Treason Act. Jaswant Singh […]

Gary Glitter freed from prison after serving half of sentence for abusing girls

February 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter has been released from prison, according to the Press Association. The 79-year-old has been freed after serving half of his 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three schoolgirls, the PA news […]

Italian fugitive Edgardo Greco tracked down as pizza maker after 16 years

February 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

A convicted Italian mafia killer on the run since 2006 has been caught in France, having hidden in plain sight as a pizza chef for at least three years. Edgardo Greco’s capture in Saint-Étienne is […]

El Salvador Terrorism Confinement Centre

El Salvador opens 40,000-inmate prison in ‘war against gangs’

February 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

El Salvador has opened one of the world’s largest prisons, which will hold 40,000 inmates as arrests soar in a government crackdown on violent crime. The “Terrorism Confinement Centre” in Tecoluca has been completed in […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]

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Year: 2023

Charles Bronson: Britain’s most notorious prisoner launches art exhibition in hopes of new parole bid

Delete TikTok or risk your data being exposed to ‘hostile’ threats, warns UK foreign affairs committee chief

Yout.com Reignites RIAA Stream-Ripping Dispute at Court of Appeal

Musk found not guilty of fraud over Tesla tweet

Travel agent Lyne Barlow who lied about having cancer jailed for scamming hundreds of holidaymakers in £2.6m con

U.S. Identifies Top Pirate Sites and Other ‘Notorious Markets’

Man admits treason charge over Queen crossbow threat

Gary Glitter freed from prison after serving half of sentence for abusing girls

Italian fugitive Edgardo Greco tracked down as pizza maker after 16 years

El Salvador opens 40,000-inmate prison in ‘war against gangs’