2024 – Page 47 – World Justice News

City Council Unwittingly Approves Pirate IPTV Scheme and Documents Everything

February 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

Mapleton, Utah, is one of the most idyllic cities imaginable. Its crime rate is 80% below average, and its council operates with complete transparency. Public meetings are streamed live on YouTube, and details of every […]

Appeals Court Hears RIAA and Yout in ‘High Stakes’ Stream-ripper Case

February 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

Do online services that allow users to download content from YouTube break the law? This question is at the center of a legal battle between Yout.com and the RIAA. Last year, the district court dismissed […]

Ecuador becomes second Latin American state to decriminalise euthanasia

February 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

Ecuador has become the second country in Latin America after Colombia to decriminalise euthanasia. Its constitutional court voted seven to two in favour of allowing doctors to help a patient die. The court said the […]

Uckfield poisoning: Woman charged with attempted murder

February 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a suspected poisoning in Sussex. Jilumol George, 38, of Hunters Way, Uckfield, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder and two counts of […]

Man’s 12 years in jail due to indefinite sentence ‘an injustice’

February 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man’s indefinite sentence for a mobile phone theft has left him with severe mental health problems after 12 years in prison, his sister said. Thomas White was handed an imprisonment for public protection (IPP) […]

Ex-US government informant gets life over Haiti president’s murder

February 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former US government informant has been sentenced to life for his role in the assassination of Haiti’s former president Jovenel Moise. The sentencing comes two months after Haitian-American Joseph Vincent, 58, pleaded guilty to […]

Jowie Irungu convicted of murdering Monica Kimani, as Jacque Maribe acquitted by Kenyan court

February 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Kenyan court has found a man guilty of murdering a businesswoman, while his ex-fiancé, a popular news anchor, has been acquitted. Joseph Irungu, also known as “Jowie”, slit Monica Kimani’s throat at her home […]

Prince Harry and Mirror publisher settle remaining parts of hacking claim

February 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

Prince Harry and the publisher of the Daily Mirror newspaper have settled the remainder of his hacking claim against them. It follows a High Court judge’s ruling in December that phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers […]

Plot to kidnap child hatched a week before Madeleine McCann disappeared

February 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

A plot to kidnap a child was being hatched in a Portuguese holiday resort a week before Madeleine McCann vanished there, Sky News has been told. Expat Ken Ralphs said that Christian B, the German […]

Crypto scam: Man scammed out of six-figure sum gets money back

February 7, 2024 World Justice News 0

A County Down man who was scammed out of his entire pension pot and life savings has had almost all of his money returned by his bank. Trading Standards helped him secure the victory and […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

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Year: 2024

City Council Unwittingly Approves Pirate IPTV Scheme and Documents Everything

Appeals Court Hears RIAA and Yout in ‘High Stakes’ Stream-ripper Case

Ecuador becomes second Latin American state to decriminalise euthanasia

Uckfield poisoning: Woman charged with attempted murder

Man’s 12 years in jail due to indefinite sentence ‘an injustice’

Ex-US government informant gets life over Haiti president’s murder

Jowie Irungu convicted of murdering Monica Kimani, as Jacque Maribe acquitted by Kenyan court

Prince Harry and Mirror publisher settle remaining parts of hacking claim

Plot to kidnap child hatched a week before Madeleine McCann disappeared

Crypto scam: Man scammed out of six-figure sum gets money back