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Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court

December 20, 2017 World Justice News 0

Uber is officially a transport company and not a digital service, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. The ride-hailing firm argued it was an information society service – helping people to make contact […]

Kim Dotcom’s Extradition Battle Suffers High Court Setback

December 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

As Kim Dotcom continues his fight to avoid extradition to the United States, the entrepreneur suffered a setback this morning. Siding with the US government in a ruling published this morning, Justice Brewer at the […]

Venezuela first lady’s nephews jailed for drugs

December 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

Two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady have been sentenced to 18 years in prison in the US after being convicted of trafficking drugs. Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas, 32, and Efraín Antonio Campo Flores, 31 […]

US woman used bitcoin to move cash to Islamic State

December 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

A New York woman has been accused of laundering bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and wiring the money to help the so-called Islamic State. Zoobia Shahnaz, 27, was charged with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit money […]

DR Congo mass child rape jailings: Impunity for sexual violence ending

December 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

A group of 11 militiamen in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been jailed for life for raping about 40 children, including at least one baby. The girls they raped between 2013 and 2016 were […]

Ed Sheeran concert pass forgers jailed in Singapore

December 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

An Australian has been jailed in Singapore for using a forged concert pass at an Ed Sheeran concert. Paul Cosgrove, along with a Briton and two New Zealanders, obtained and used the fake passes to […]

Kentucky politician takes his own life after sex assault allegation

December 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

Dan Johnson, a Republican politician in Kentucky who was accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl, has died in an apparent suicide. Mr Johnson, 57, denied the allegation. He died of a single gunshot wound […]

Net neutrality: USA and the internet the FCC vote

December 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

UPDATE: Restrictions on US broadband providers’ ability to prioritise one service’s data over another are to be reduced after a vote by a regulator. The Federal Communications Commission voted three to two to change the […]

Mirai botnet: Three admit creating and running attack tool

December 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

Late last year, a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) against Dyn, a company that controls much of the internet’s domain name system (DNS) infrastructure, caused disruption to online services worldwide. With millions of users […]

Couple jailed for plotting Birmingham terror attack

December 13, 2017 World Justice News 0

A married couple have been jailed for planning a terror attack in Birmingham. Ummarayiat Mirza, 21, and his wife Madihah Taheer, 22, were sentenced to 16 years and 10 years respectively. An intelligence operation had […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]

Human Rights

Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

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Uber is officially a cab firm, says European court

Kim Dotcom’s Extradition Battle Suffers High Court Setback

Venezuela first lady’s nephews jailed for drugs

US woman used bitcoin to move cash to Islamic State

DR Congo mass child rape jailings: Impunity for sexual violence ending

Ed Sheeran concert pass forgers jailed in Singapore

Kentucky politician takes his own life after sex assault allegation

Net neutrality: USA and the internet the FCC vote

Mirai botnet: Three admit creating and running attack tool

Couple jailed for plotting Birmingham terror attack