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Kim Dotcom Begins New Fight to Avoid Extradition to United States

February 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

Should Kim Dotcom and his former Megaupload colleagues be sent to the US to face charges of copyright infringement, racketeering, and money laundering? The New Zealand District Court ruled that they can and in December […]

Kim Dotcom Sues Government for ‘Billions’ Over Erroneous Arrest

January 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

Kim Dotcom is seeking billions of dollars in damages from the New Zealand Government over an invalid arrest warrant. The entrepreneur accuses the authorities of negligence and misfeasance, which resulted in the destruction of the […]

Kim Dotcom Loses Megaupload Domain Names

January 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

The U.S. Government has won another civil forfeiture case against Megaupload and Kim Dotcom. As a result, the U.S. now owns several online bank accounts, cars, servers, as well as Megaupload’s domain names. Around the […]

Kim Dotcom’s Extradition Battle Suffers High Court Setback

December 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

As Kim Dotcom continues his fight to avoid extradition to the United States, the entrepreneur suffered a setback this morning. Siding with the US government in a ruling published this morning, Justice Brewer at the […]

New Zealand’s ruling National Party guilty of Eminem copyright infringement

October 25, 2017 World Justice News 0

New Zealand’s ruling National Party must pay $600,000 for infringing the copyrights of Eminem’s track “Lose Yourself” in a 2014 election spot. The ruling is significant, not least because the party’s political leader at the […]

Supreme Court Denies Kim Dotcom’s Petition Over Seized Millions

October 3, 2017 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has denied the petition of Kim Dotcom and his former Megaupload colleagues over millions of dollars in seized assets. While this means that all legal options in the US have been […]

High Court Rules Entire Kim Dotcom Spying Operation Was Illegal

August 25, 2017 World Justice News 0

The whole New Zealand-based spying operation against Kim Dotcom and his Megaupload co-defendants was illegal, the High Court has ruled. The revelation appears in a newly released decision, which shows the GCSB spy agency refusing […]

Kim Dotcom Opposes US’s “Fugitive” Claims at Supreme Court

June 24, 2017 World Justice News 0

In an effort to regain control over millions of dollars in seized assets, Kim Dotcom’s legal team has filed a brief at the Supreme Court, countering the US Government’s position. The US uses the fugitive […]

US Opposes Kim Dotcom’s Supreme Court Petition Over Seized Millions

June 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

The US Government has opposed Kim Dotcom’s petition to the US Supreme Court, through which he hoped to regain control over millions of dollars in seized assets. The Department of Justice states that Dotcom and […]

Appeals court won’t help Megaupload user get his files back

May 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

The Appeals Court has denied a request from former Megaupload user Kyle Goodwin to intervene on his behalf. The sports videographer has been trying to get his files back for years and hoped to force […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]