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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, […]

Ruja Ignatova: Leaked police notes may have alerted FBI-wanted Cryptoqueen

October 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

Ruja Ignatova, also known as the “missing Cryptoqueen”, received police information about investigations into her $4bn (£3.5bn) cryptocurrency fraud before she disappeared, it is claimed. The 42-year-old Bulgarian-born woman is wanted for her alleged role […]

Emotet botnet taken down by international police swoop

January 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

Police have seized thousands of computers running one of the most dangerous hacking networks worldwide. The Emotet network obtains access to victims’ computers, via malicious email attachments, then sells it to criminals who install more […]

Hundreds arrested as crime chat network cracked

July 2, 2020 World Justice News 0

A top-secret communications system used by criminals to trade drugs and guns has been “successfully penetrated”, says the National Crime Agency. The NCA worked with forces across Europe on the UK’s “biggest and most significant” […]

New Europol campaign reveals ‘most wanted’ women fugitives

October 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

The EU’s crime agency Europol has launched a campaign showing its “most wanted” women, accused or convicted of serious and organised crimes. On a dedicated webpage, images of the fugitives are covered with masks that […]

GozNym cyber-crime gang which stole millions busted

May 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

An international crime gang which used malware to steal $100m (£77m) from more than 40,000 victims has been dismantled. A complex police operation conducted investigations in the US, Bulgaria, Germany, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The […]

German arrests as police attack dark web drugs market

May 3, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police in western Germany have arrested three men suspected of running the world’s second-largest dark net marketplace for illegal drugs, stolen data and malicious software. The FBI took part in the investigation and arrested two […]

Internet Archive denies hosting ‘terrorist’ content

April 13, 2019 World Justice News 0

The Internet Archive has been hit with 550 “false” demands to remove “terrorist propaganda” from its servers in less than a week. The demands came via the Europol net monitoring unit and gave the site only […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

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 […]