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IPTV Piracy Ring Shut Down – Eight Arrested

April 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

Police in Spain have shut down a large IPTV piracy operation with help from Europol and Bulgarian authorities. The group was operating through two legitimate ISPs in Spain and Bulgaria, which were allegedly set up […]

‘Cricket lie’ wife-attacker Mustafa Bashir jailed

April 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man who admitted attacking his wife with a cricket bat and forcing her to drink bleach has been jailed after a judge said the court was “misled” over a cricket contract. Mustafa Bashir, 34, […]

Tunisia sentences British DJ to jail for Muslim prayer remix

April 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced the British DJ Dax J to a year in jail after he played a dance remix of the Muslim call to prayer. London-born Dax J, was charged with public indecency and […]

Westminster Bridge attack death toll rises to five

April 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Romanian woman who fell into the Thames during the Westminster terror attack has died, police have said. Andreea Cristea is the fifth victim of the attack on 22 March, in which Khalid Masood drove […]

Dad loses term-time holiday Supreme court ruling

April 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

The UK Supreme Court has ruled on a case which has raised questions of parents’ rights and responsibilities. A father challenged a fine for taking his daughter on an unauthorised term-time holiday and the Supreme […]

Woman loses Trump golf course urination privacy case

April 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

A woman who claimed damages after a worker photographed her urinating at an Aberdeenshire golf course founded by Donald Trump has lost her case. Rohan Beyts sought £3,000 in damages from Trump International, saying staff […]

South Africa court permits domestic trade in rhino horns

April 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

South Africa’s constitutional court has rejected an attempt by the government to keep a ban on the domestic trade in rhino horns. The ruling that the application be dismissed means that rhino horns can effectively […]

Court Orders Pornhub to Expose Copyright Infringers

April 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

A federal court in California has ordered Pornhub to hand over names, email addresses, IP addresses, and other identifying information related to uploaders of pirated videos. The subpoena was requested by a producer of adult […]

Facebook acts to prevent reposts of revenge porn

April 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

Facebook is taking fresh action to prevent so-called revenge porn from being spread across its platforms. The social network is making it impossible to repost or share intimate images of people thought to have been […]

Canada Appeal Court Rules FBI Cannot Examine Megaupload Servers

April 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

When Megaupload was raided in 2012, more than 1,100 servers were seized in the United States. In addition, 32 were targeted in Canada, and the battle to determine who can access them has continued ever […]

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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IPTV Piracy Ring Shut Down – Eight Arrested

‘Cricket lie’ wife-attacker Mustafa Bashir jailed

Tunisia sentences British DJ to jail for Muslim prayer remix

Westminster Bridge attack death toll rises to five

Dad loses term-time holiday Supreme court ruling

Woman loses Trump golf course urination privacy case

South Africa court permits domestic trade in rhino horns

Court Orders Pornhub to Expose Copyright Infringers

Facebook acts to prevent reposts of revenge porn

Canada Appeal Court Rules FBI Cannot Examine Megaupload Servers