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Spying tools website taken down after UK raids

November 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

A website selling hacking tools that let attackers take over victims’ computers has been closed down after an international investigation. The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said 14,500 people had bought spying tools from the […]

Sarah Hanson-Young: Australia senator wins defamation case

November 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

An Australian senator has won a defamation case against a former political opponent she had accused of making sexist slurs towards her. Sarah Hanson-Young, of the Greens party, argued David Leyonhjelm defamed her in interviews […]

Refugee author Behrouz Boochani leaves ‘island prison’ for New Zealand

November 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

An asylum seeker who wrote a book via Whatsapp from inside a detention centre has finally left the island where he was held for six years by Australia. Behrouz Boochani, an Iranian Kurd, arrived in […]

Cardinal Pell granted final chance to challenge sexual abuse convictions

November 12, 2019 World Justice News 0

Cardinal George Pell will be allowed a final chance to challenge his child sexual abuse convictions, Australia’s top court has ruled. Pell was granted leave to appeal the verdict in the High Court of Australia. […]

Aya Maasarwe: Australian jailed for student’s high-profile murder

October 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man has been jailed for raping and murdering an Arab Israeli student in a high-profile case in Australia. Codey Herrmann, 21, attacked Aya Maasarwe near a university in Melbourne in January. The killing sparked […]

US hospitals turn away patients as ransomware strikes

October 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Three US hospitals have been forced to temporarily close their doors to “all but the most critical new patients” following a ransomware outbreak. “A criminal is limiting our ability to use our computer systems in […]

Australian woman sues neighbours over barbecue use

September 3, 2019 World Justice News 0

A woman in Western Australia has tried to stop her neighbours from using their barbecues by suing them in court. Perth woman Cilla Carden claimed that their activities – among them barbecuing and smoking -as […]

Cardinal George Pell loses appeal against sexual abuse convictions

August 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of sexual abuse, has failed in a legal bid to quash his convictions in Australia. Pell was jailed for six years in March after […]

Jonathan Dick: Australian ‘most wanted’ murder suspect captured

August 19, 2019 World Justice News 0

One of Australia’s most wanted fugitives has been caught after more than two years on the run over a murder at a major shopping centre, police say. Jonathan Dick, 41, is suspected of killing his […]

UK ski instructor jailed for rape and assault in Australia

August 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

A British ski instructor has been jailed for 10 years for raping a woman and physically assaulting her male friend in a resort town in Australia. Matthew James Williams, 29, attacked the pair on a […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

Human Rights

Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]