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Rocco Morabito: Italian mafia boss escapes from Uruguayan prison

June 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

Italian mafia boss Rocco Morabito has escaped from prison in Uruguay, where he was awaiting extradition to Italy, the interior ministry has said. Uruguay had agreed to extradite the notorious drug trader known as the […]

Italian George Clooney fraudsters arrested in Thailand

June 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two Italians accused of posing as US actor George Clooney to promote a fashion business have been arrested in Thailand after years on the run. Francesco Galdelli, 58, and Vanja Goffi, 45 have been wanted […]

Amanda Knox feared attacks and accusations on return to Italy

June 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

Amanda Knox has spoken of the pain of being tried by the media over the murder of her friend, British student Meredith Kercher, in Italy in 2007. The American told the Criminal Justice Festival in […]

Facebook Held Liable for Copyright Infringing ‘Links’ in Italy

February 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Social networking giant Facebook must pay damages for failing to remove a link to a copyright infringing YouTube video, an Italian court has ruled. The case, which was filed by the Italian media conglomerate Mediaset, […]

Operation Pollino: ‘Ndrangheta mafia struck in Europe-wide sting

December 5, 2018 World Justice News 0

Members of the notorious ‘Ndrangheta Italian mafia have been targeted in a police sting launched simultaneously in several countries on Wednesday. Hundreds of police are understood to be involved in the operation in Belgium, Italy, […]

Italian ‘Robin Hood’ banker sentenced over €1m pilfered for the poor

October 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

An Italian bank manager who robbed from the rich to give to the poor has narrowly escaped going to prison. Gilberto Baschiera was the bank manager in the small mountain town of Forni di Sopra, […]

British model ‘kidnapped to be auctioned’ – Polish national arrested

August 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

A British model was drugged and kidnapped in Milan to be sold in an online auction, say Italian police. The woman, 20, had arrived in the city to take part in a photo shoot arranged […]

Amanda Knox’s Ex-Lover Sues Judges and Jury for $3.2 Million

April 12, 2017 World Justice News 0

The ex-boyfriend of Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito, is suing the judges, prosecutors and jurors responsible for wrongfully convicting him for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher for 3 million Euros (about $3.2 million). […]

Giulio Regeni: Egypt airs video of murdered Italian student

January 24, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Egyptian state television has aired a video of murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni, showing him being asked for money weeks before his death. Footage shows the 28-year-old speaking to the head of a Cairo street […]

Italy Accused of Abusing Migrants’ Human Rights

November 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Amnesty International has said Italy has committed human rights abuses that may amount to torture in some isolated cases as it tries to process the details of tens of thousands of migrants arriving by boat […]

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 […]