Italy – Page 3 – World Justice News

Italian province orders DNA tests for all dogs to trace and fine owners in poo crackdown

January 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

Dog owners in an Italian province are being forced to provide a sample of their pets’ DNA as officials try to tackle the scourge of dog mess on the streets. The provincial government of Bolzano […]

207 gang members sentenced to total of 2,200 years in jail after one of Italy’s biggest mafia trials

November 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

Over 200 gang members have been sentenced to a total of more than 2,200 years after one of the biggest mafia trials in Italian history. Some 338 defendants were accused of being members of the […]

International mafia bust shows US-Italy crime links still strong

November 12, 2023 World Justice News 0

Their names could have been ripped from the kind of Hollywood mafia script that once dominated US cinema. But when an indictment dropped on Wednesday, Joseph “Joe Brooklyn” Lanni, Angelo “Fifi” Gradilone, and Francesco “Uncle […]

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 […]

Italian mother wins court order to evict her sons – aged 40 and 42

October 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

An Italian mum has won a court battle to evict her two sons – aged 40 and 42 – from her home in the northern city of Pavia, according to local media. The 75-year-old tried […]

Italian Pirate IPTV Customers Risk a 5,000 Euro Fine Starting August 8, 2023

July 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

Italy’s brand new anti-piracy law has just received full approval from telecoms regulator AGCOM. In a statement issued Thursday, AGCOM noted its position “at the forefront of the European scene in combating online piracy.” The […]

More than 150 arrested across Europe after investigation into Italy’s most powerful mafia group

May 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

More than 150 people have been arrested across Germany, Spain and Italy after a three-year investigation into a powerful Italian mafia group. Italian and Belgian investigators believe the suspected members of the ‘Ndrangheta organised crime […]

Meta’s Anti-Piracy Deal: How Facebook & Broadcasters Kill Live Pirate Streams

March 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

Meta and Italian broadcaster RTI have just announced a multi-year partnership to prevent the TV company’s content from being pirated on platforms such as Facebook. The deal will see RTI and Meta collaborate on the […]

Italy ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi acquitted in ‘bunga-bunga’ party case

February 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

Italian former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been acquitted of bribing witnesses to lie about his notorious “bunga-bunga” parties. The billionaire media tycoon, 86, was accused of paying young showgirls and others to give false […]

Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily

January 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

Italy’s most wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, has been arrested by police after 30 years on the run. Messina Denaro is alleged to be a boss of Sicily’s Cosa Nostra mafia and has been […]

Human Rights

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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 […]