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Piracy Crackdown in Italy Shuts Down IPTV Services Ahead of Winter Olympics

February 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

In a massive international operation a week before the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Italian authorities have announced the dismantling of a global IPTV network. Dubbed “Operation Switch Off,” the action targeted key […]

Bulgarian Torrent Giants Zamunda, Zelka, and ArenaBG Seized in Joint U.S.-Bulgarian Operation

February 1, 2026 World Justice News 0

After more than two decades of surviving legal and political pressure, several titans of the Bulgarian file-sharing scene were dealt a major blow today. In what appears to be a coordinated international strike, law enforcement […]

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 […]

Mafia cocaine trafficker arrested after posing by Escobar’s grave

October 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Italian mafia fugitive – who served as an intermediary with Colombian drug gangs – has been arrested after almost four years on the run in South America. Luigi Belvedere, one of Italy’s most wanted […]

Police take down global cyber gang accused of industrial-scale fraud

April 18, 2024 World Justice News 0

Police have taken down a gang accused of using a technology service that helped criminals use fraudulent text messages to steal from victims. They have arrested 37 people worldwide and are contacting victims. Officers say […]

Notorious cybercrime gang Lockbit disrupted by NCA, FBI and international coalition

February 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

An infamous cybercrime gang that holds victims’ data to ransom has been disrupted by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and a coalition of international police agencies. A post on Lockbit’s extortion website on Monday said: […]

How London hotel sting caught Swiss museum heist thieves

January 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

On the night of 1 June 2019, a grey Renault Koleos pulled up outside Geneva’s Museum of Far Eastern Art. Three men wearing ski masks, dark clothing and gloves got out and walked up the […]

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 […]

Genesis Market: Popular cybercrime website shut down by police

April 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

One of the world’s biggest criminal marketplaces used by online fraudsters to buy passwords has been closed down in a global law enforcement crackdown. Genesis Market sold login details, IP addresses and other data that […]

Operation Desert Light: Europol take down massive cocaine ‘super cartel’

November 28, 2022 World Justice News 0

A drug “super cartel” that controlled about a third of Europe’s cocaine supply has been dismantled, police have announced. Dubbed Operation Desert Light, 49 people were arrested across six European countries, the EU’s police agency, […]

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 […]