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Venezuela’s ex-spy chief pleads guilty to narco-terrorism charges

June 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

Venezuela’s former head of military intelligence, Hugo Carvajal – also known as “El Pollo”, or The Chicken – has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges in the US. US officials accused the 65-year-old […]

Rojadirecta and Site Operator Hit With $33m Piracy Damages Judgment

December 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

Around 2016, sports streaming site Rojadirecta closed its doors to visitors from Spain after losing its legal battle with Mediapro. Despite the win, the broadcaster was disappointed that the court had found the company behind […]

Spanish pensioner gets 18 years for letter bomb campaign

July 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

A 76-year-old retired Spanish civil servant who sent six letters containing explosives in 2022 in a bid to stop Madrid supplying arms to Ukraine has been given an 18-year jail term. Pompeyo González Pascual was […]

Notorious ‘Ndrangheta mafia fugitive arrested after two years on the run

August 5, 2021 World Justice News 0

A suspected boss of Italy’s powerful ‘Ndrangheta mafia clan, which controls much of Europe’s cocaine trade, has been arrested in Spain. Domenico Paviglianiti, one of Italy’s most wanted fugitives, was detained on the streets of […]

Catalonia leaders jailed for sedition by Spanish court

October 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

Spain’s Supreme Court has sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in an independence referendum in 2017. Three other defendants were found guilty of […]

Catalonia independence leaders on trial in Madrid

February 12, 2019 World Justice News 0

A dozen leaders of Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence bid have gone on trial in Madrid, facing charges including rebellion and sedition. If convicted, some could face up to 25 years in prison. The semi-autonomous region […]

Ronaldo accepts €18.8m deal over tax evasion

January 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has cut a deal with a court in Madrid over tax evasion charges, accepting an €18.8m (£16.6m) fine. A huge media presence met the player outside the court, after a judge […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]