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Woman accused of helping group smuggle people on small boats to UK

March 31, 2026 World Justice News 0

A woman has been arrested for allegedly helping a people-smuggling organised crime group by laundering money. National Crime Agency officers arrested the 25-year-old woman at a house in Wrexham, along with a 25-year-old man in […]

Grooming gang jailed for raping 10 women

October 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Romanian grooming gang led by a “winking, smirking pimp” have been jailed for raping and sexually abusing 10 women in flats across Dundee. The four men and one woman plied their victims – aged […]

Suspected plot to attack Belgian PM foiled

October 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

Police in Belgium have arrested three people suspected of plotting an attack on the country’s prime minister, Bart De Wever. The alleged plot was described by prosecutors as a “jihadist-inspired terrorist attack” on the PM […]

Fugitive jeweller wanted over $1.8bn Indian bank fraud arrested after seven years

April 14, 2025 World Justice News 0

A fugitive jeweller wanted over an alleged $1.8bn fraud case has been arrested in Belgium. Mehul Choksi is sought over one of India’s biggest ever bank frauds, which took place seven years ago. The alleged […]

Bar owners arrested over assaults on 41 women in Belgium

March 31, 2025 World Justice News 0

Three bar managers in Belgium are among five men who have been arrested in connection with an investigation into the rape and sexual assault of dozens of women, local police say. Prosecutors said the suspects […]

Dozens arrested worldwide over AI-generated child sexual abuse images

March 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

Dozens of people have been arrested over their suspected involvement in the distribution of AI-generated images and video of child sexual abuse. Most of the 25 suspects – who are believed to be part of […]

Belgium’s sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law

December 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

Warning – contains descriptions of a sexual nature Some names have been changed to protect people’s safety. “I had to work while I was nine months pregnant,” says Sophie, a sex worker in Belgium. “I […]

Malian singer detained in Belgium in child custody row

November 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

One of Africa’s best known musicians – the Malian singer Rokia Traoré – has reportedly been imprisoned in Belgium as part of an ongoing child custody dispute. The 50-year-old is being held after being extradited […]

Russian diamonds set for ban under new EU sanctions

November 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

Diamonds may be forever, but not when it comes to imports from Russia into the European Union. Russia is the biggest producer of rough diamonds cut from hundreds of mines beneath the Siberian permafrost, where […]

Belgium detains two far-right terror suspects

November 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

Anti-terrorism police in Belgium have detained two suspected members of a far-right group accused of plotting bomb attacks and inciting violence. The pair, a man and a woman in their early 20s, were picked up […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

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 […]