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Ukraine war: Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner sentenced to death

June 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine have been sentenced to death by a Russian proxy court in eastern Ukraine. Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, and Saaudun Brahim are […]

US man charged with attempted murder of Justice Brett Kavanaugh

June 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

A California man will face a charge of attempted murder after his arrest near the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday. Nicholas John Roske, 26, had planned to murder a Supreme Court […]

Harvey Weinstein to be charged with indecent assault in UK

June 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will be charged with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in London in the summer of 1996. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge […]

NHL Broadcasters Win Canada’s First ‘Dynamic’ Pirate IPTV Blocking Order

June 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Canada’s Federal Court has handed down a ‘dynamic’ blocking order to prevent live NHL games from being viewed via pirate IPTV streams. The first of its kind in Canada, the flexible injunction was obtained by […]

Kansas woman admits to training all-female IS battalion in Syria

June 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US woman has confessed to leading an all-female squadron for the so-called Islamic State group in Syria, as well as plotting attacks on American soil. Allison Fluke-Ekren pleaded guilty to one count of providing […]

IPTV Pirate Must Pay £963K or 88 Month Prison Sentence Becomes 168 Months

June 7, 2022 World Justice News 0

In 2019, three men from the UK received prison sentences totaling more than 17 years for selling illegal access to the Premier League’s matches. Scheme ‘mastermind’ Steven King was sentenced to seven years and four […]

Top Gun maker Paramount sued over copyright breach

June 7, 2022 World Justice News 0

The family of the Israeli writer whose article inspired the 1986 Tom Cruise movie Top Gun is suing film studio Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement over its sequel. They claim the studio did not have […]

Proud Boys leader faces sedition charge over US Capitol riot

June 7, 2022 World Justice News 0

The leader of the far-right Proud Boys group has been charged with seditious conspiracy over last year’s attack on the US Capitol. Enrique Tarrio was among five members of the group to be indicted for […]

South Africa: Gupta brothers arrested in UAE

June 7, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, the South African government has announced. Atul and Rajesh Gupta are accused in South Africa of profiting from their close […]

Court Orders For All US ISPs to Block Pirate Sites Have Been Suspended

June 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

Last month we broke some rather unusual news. Successful judgments against three pirate streaming sites required every ISP in the United States to implement blocking measures, so that no subscriber could access them. However, after […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Ukraine war: Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner sentenced to death

US man charged with attempted murder of Justice Brett Kavanaugh

Harvey Weinstein to be charged with indecent assault in UK

NHL Broadcasters Win Canada’s First ‘Dynamic’ Pirate IPTV Blocking Order

Kansas woman admits to training all-female IS battalion in Syria

IPTV Pirate Must Pay £963K or 88 Month Prison Sentence Becomes 168 Months

Top Gun maker Paramount sued over copyright breach

Proud Boys leader faces sedition charge over US Capitol riot

South Africa: Gupta brothers arrested in UAE

Court Orders For All US ISPs to Block Pirate Sites Have Been Suspended