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Tech firms seek to bypass internet history log law

November 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The Investigatory Powers Bill is due to become law before the end of 2016. Its aim is to help combat terrorism, but critics have described it as a “snoopers’ charter”. Internet providers will soon be […]

Call for review of 999 hoax call system

November 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said the system aimed at tackling hoax emergency 999 calls should be examined following the murder of a woman by her violent ex-boyfriend. Known as the “silent solution” system, […]

UPDATE Turkey withdraws child rape bill

November 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

TURKEY Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has withdrawn a bill that pardons men convicted of sex with underage girls if they have married them. The bill, part of a package of amendments to the legal […]

Nephews of Venezuela first lady convicted of cocaine plot

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Following a sting operation by the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady have been found guilty of conspiring to import 800kg (1,750lb) of cocaine into the US. Prosecutors said the […]

Malawian ‘hyena man’ guilty of ritual sex

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

MALAWI – Eric Aniva, a HIV-positive sex worker Malawian man has been found guilty for having unprotected sex with newly bereaved widows. The practice of “widow cleansing”, when a widow must have sex after her […]

Turkish bill sets to clear men of statutory rape if they marry underage female victim

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

TURKEY – Turkish MPs have preliminarily backed a bill which would allow men accused of raping underage girls to be cleared if they marry the girl. The bill would pardon men only if they had […]

Trump settles Trump University lawsuits for $25m

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has said that Donald Trump has settled three Trump University lawsuits for $25m. The US president-elect was being sued by former students who paid $35,000 for real estate […]

German husband who killed his Filipino wife has been jailed for life

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

BAVARIA – German Horst Koenig, 53, bludgeoned his Filipino wife Grace, 37, with a hammer when she was fast asleep in bed. He then sliced her body with a reciprocating saw and hid her body parts […]

Investigatory Powers Bill becomes law after peers backed down on amendments

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Police will now be able to hack into phones and check browsing history after the Snoopers’ Charter’ was passed by Parliament. The Investigatory Powers Bill forces electronic data to be stored by app companies for […]

Exorcist admits murdering three children

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

BURMA – Tun Naing, a Burmese exorcist, has pleaded guilty to the murder of three young children, a three year old boy, two year old girl and a baby. After telling their parents their children […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

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Articles by zoshinuk

Tech firms seek to bypass internet history log law

Call for review of 999 hoax call system

UPDATE Turkey withdraws child rape bill

Nephews of Venezuela first lady convicted of cocaine plot

Malawian ‘hyena man’ guilty of ritual sex

Turkish bill sets to clear men of statutory rape if they marry underage female victim

Trump settles Trump University lawsuits for $25m

German husband who killed his Filipino wife has been jailed for life

Investigatory Powers Bill becomes law after peers backed down on amendments

Exorcist admits murdering three children