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Singapore High Court Blocks Access to ‘Pirate’ Set-Top Box Apps

November 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Singapore High Court has handed down an injunction which requires several local Internet service providers to block access to popular ‘pirate’ apps. The order, which has not yet been made public, was issued following […]

Poland reverses law on removing judges following EU court ruling

November 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

Poland’s governing party has moved to reinstate Supreme Court justices whom it had forced into early retirement. It follows last month’s ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which ordered that Poland suspend the application of […]

Briton Matthew Hedges jailed for life on UAE spy charge

November 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

A British PhD student has been sentenced to life in prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for spying. Matthew Hedges, 31, of Durham University, has said he is innocent, and that he had been […]

Thwaites Brewery travellers ‘demanded £20k to leave site’

November 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

The leader of a 100-strong group of travellers who illegally occupied a brewery demanded “twenty grand or the place is ours”, a court was told. A convoy of 25 vehicles set up camp at Thwaites […]

Saudi Arabia ‘tortured female activists’, charities say

November 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

Saudi Arabia tortured and sexually harassed human rights activists, including several women, human rights groups have alleged. Prisoners in the kingdom’s Dhahban Prison have allegedly been electrocuted and flogged. Saudi Arabia arrested several women’s rights […]

US migrant caravan: Trump’s asylum ban halted by judge

November 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

A US federal judge has blocked an order issued by President Trump to deny asylum to migrants crossing the southern US border illegally. US District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco issued the temporary restraining […]

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Chicago hospital shooting: Four critical and gunman dead

November 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

At least four people have been critically injured, including a police officer and a hospital employee, in a shooting at a Chicago hospital. A police spokesman confirmed the gunman was dead. It is not clear […]

Melbourne ‘terror plot’: Three held over ‘chilling’ gun plan

November 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

Australian police say they have arrested three men who were plotting to commit a terror attack in Melbourne. The group had been attempting to source a semi-automatic rifle to kill as many people as possible […]

‘Black cab rapist’ John Worboys to stay in prison

November 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

The “black cab rapist” John Worboys must stay in prison, the Parole Board has ruled. Worboys who is now known as John Radford, was jailed in 2009 for assaults on 12 women in London. Among […]

Peru corruption: Former president Alan Garcia seeks asylum

November 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

Peru’s former president has requested asylum at the Uruguayan embassy after being barred from leaving the country. Alan Garcia is accused of taking bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht in exchange for government contracts to […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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 […]

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Singapore High Court Blocks Access to ‘Pirate’ Set-Top Box Apps

Poland reverses law on removing judges following EU court ruling

Briton Matthew Hedges jailed for life on UAE spy charge

Thwaites Brewery travellers ‘demanded £20k to leave site’

Saudi Arabia ‘tortured female activists’, charities say

US migrant caravan: Trump’s asylum ban halted by judge

Chicago hospital shooting: Four critical and gunman dead

Melbourne ‘terror plot’: Three held over ‘chilling’ gun plan

‘Black cab rapist’ John Worboys to stay in prison

Peru corruption: Former president Alan Garcia seeks asylum