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South Korea bans anonymous cryptocurrency trades

January 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

South Korea is banning the use of anonymous bank accounts to make cryptocurrency transactions. The move is aimed at stopping virtual currencies being used for crimes such as money laundering. The regulations will bring the […]

Kim Dotcom Sues Government for ‘Billions’ Over Erroneous Arrest

January 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

Kim Dotcom is seeking billions of dollars in damages from the New Zealand Government over an invalid arrest warrant. The entrepreneur accuses the authorities of negligence and misfeasance, which resulted in the destruction of the […]

Yu Wensheng: China human rights lawyer arrested on school run

January 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer has been detained while walking his child to school, his family says. Yu Wensheng, a vocal critic of China’s ruling Communist Party, was seized by about a dozen people, […]

Vietnam jails most senior Communist Party official in decades

January 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

A former Communist Party official has been sentenced to 13 years in jail in Vietnam after the most high-level trial in decades. Former Politburo member Dinh La Thang was found guilty of economic mismanagement over […]

Kabul: Gunmen attack Intercontinental Hotel

January 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

At least four gunmen have launched an attack on Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel, Afghan officials say. Special forces had killed one of the attackers, interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi told the BBC. An official at the […]

Suicide pact trial: Natasha Gordon jailed

January 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman who backed out of a suicide pact, leaving a man to die alone, has been given a four-year jail term. Natasha Gordon, 44, was convicted at Leicester Crown Court in December, two years […]

USA: ‘resistance’ to Trump hailed after year of human rights violations

January 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

Trump presidency has already seen controversial travel ban, withdrawal announcement on climate change, Jerusalem recognition, women’s health funding cuts, withdrawal of protection for immigrants, and harsh measures over Mexico border A ‘galvanising spirit of resistance […]

Pope Francis ‘slander’ comment angers Chile abuse victims

January 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

Pope Francis has triggered anger in Chile after accusing victims of a paedophile priest of slander. Francis said there was “no proof” for their claims that abuse by Father Fernando Karadima had been covered up […]

Oxford student Oliver Mears rape case dropped after two years

January 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

The case against an Oxford University student who had a rape charge “hanging over his head” for two years has been dropped on the eve of his trial. Oliver Mears had been on bail since […]

Father ‘stabbed 50 times at tram stop’

January 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

An asylum seeker suffering from paranoid schizophrenia stabbed a man over 50 times at a tram stop in a random attack, a court has heard. Anthony Banting, 57, had got off a tram in Winson […]

Human Rights

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

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 […]

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South Korea bans anonymous cryptocurrency trades

Kim Dotcom Sues Government for ‘Billions’ Over Erroneous Arrest

Yu Wensheng: China human rights lawyer arrested on school run

Vietnam jails most senior Communist Party official in decades

Kabul: Gunmen attack Intercontinental Hotel

Suicide pact trial: Natasha Gordon jailed

USA: ‘resistance’ to Trump hailed after year of human rights violations

Pope Francis ‘slander’ comment angers Chile abuse victims

Oxford student Oliver Mears rape case dropped after two years

Father ‘stabbed 50 times at tram stop’