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Poisoned baby food: German jailed for attempted murder

October 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man who contaminated adult and baby food in Germany has been sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison for attempted murder and extortion. The 54-year-old admitted placing poisoned jars of food in supermarkets and blackmailing […]

German Catholic priests ‘abused thousands of children’

September 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

More than 3,600 children in Germany were assaulted by Roman Catholic priests between 1946 and 2014, a leaked report has revealed. The study was commissioned by the Church itself, and was due to be published […]

German couple jailed for selling son to paedophiles on dark net

August 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman who sold her son to paedophiles on the dark net has been jailed for 12 years and six months by a court in southern Germany. The Freiburg court also jailed her partner, the […]

Beate Zschäpe given life after five year German neo-Nazi murder trial

July 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

After a five-year trial, a member of a neo-Nazi gang has been found guilty of 10 racially-motivated murders. Beate Zschäpe was the main defendant on trial over the murder of eight ethnic Turks, a Greek […]

Audi chief Rupert Stadler arrested in diesel emissions probe

June 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

The chief executive of German carmaker Audi, Rupert Stadler, has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the diesel emissions scandal. A spokesman for Volkswagen, which owns Audi, confirmed he was being held. Munich […]

Berlin Cathedral: Police officer shoots ‘rampaging’ man in leg

June 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

A German police officer has shot a knife-wielding Austrian man who went on the rampage in Berlin Cathedral on Sunday afternoon. The 53-year-old man was shot in the leg, Berlin police said. A police officer […]

German lawyer cheesed off with endless pizza deliveries

February 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

A German lawyer is cheesed off after receiving more than 100 unwanted pizzas delivered to his office – and now police are investigating the mystery. After all those pizzas in just over a fortnight, Guido […]

Germany starts enforcing hate speech law

January 1, 2018 World Justice News 0

Germany is set to start enforcing a law that demands social media sites move quickly to remove hate speech, fake news and illegal material. Sites that do not remove “obviously illegal” posts could face fines […]

Islamic instant divorce ‘not legal’ under EU law, says ECJ

December 20, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Syrian-born man who divorced his wife in a Sharia court has been told by Europe’s top court that the divorce is not legally valid in Germany, where the former couple now live. The European […]

Court Rules YouTube Doesn’t Have to Expose IP-Addresses of Movie Pirates

September 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

YouTube doesn’t have to hand over the IP-addresses of infringing uploaders to a German filmmaker, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt has ruled. The Court argues that IP-addresses can not be used to send a […]

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 […]