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Amanda Todd: Dutch man convicted of sexually extorting teenager

August 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Dutch man accused of harassing a Canadian girl who later took her own life has been found guilty of multiple charges by a court in British Columbia. The charges against Aydin Coban, 44, included […]

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Germany takes Italy to UN court over Nazi-era compensation claims

May 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

Germany has filed a case against Italy at the UN’s highest court over attempts within Italy to claim compensation for Nazi-era war crimes. In a submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Germany says […]

Largest Dutch Pirate IPTV Supplier Chased Around The World

February 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN is leaving no stone unturned to hold the one-time largest pirate IPTV trader in the Netherlands to account. After investigations in the UK and Portugal, BREIN says it has now tracked […]

London ‘hitman’ on trial over plot to kill Pakistani activist in Netherlands

January 14, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man has gone on trial in London, accused of plotting to kill a Pakistani blogger living in the Netherlands. A court heard that 31-year-old Muhammad Gohir Khan was hired as a “hitman” by figures […]

Mark Rutte: Dutch police arrest politician over suspected plot to murder PM

September 28, 2021 World Justice News 0

Dutch police have arrested a politician in the Hague on suspicion of involvement in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Mark Rutte. The prime minister’s security service said Arnoud van Doorn, the leader of The […]

Netherlands Covid: Boy wins court battle for right to jab

September 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

A 12-year-old boy in the Dutch city of Groningen has won a court battle to get vaccinated against Covid-19 so that he can visit his dying grandmother, despite his father’s objections. A judge ruled the […]

Peter R de Vries: Dutch crime journalist wounded in Amsterdam shooting

July 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

A prominent Dutch journalist known for investigating the criminal underworld has been shot and seriously wounded on a street in central Amsterdam. Peter R de Vries, 64, was shot minutes after leaving a TV studio, […]

Dutch arrest over Van Gogh and Frans Hals museum thefts

April 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

Police have arrested a man over art thefts in two Dutch towns several months apart last year. The 58-year-old, arrested at his home in the central town of Baarn, is suspected of stealing works by […]

Netherlands arrests of rioters defying curfew

Holland: Dutch crisis as court orders end to Covid curfew

February 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

A court in The Hague has told the Dutch government that an overnight curfew to reduce the spread of coronavirus should be lifted immediately, ruling that it breaches the right to free movement. The court […]

Dutch Rutte government resigns over child welfare fraud scandal

January 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

Mark Rutte’s government has stepped down after thousands of families were wrongly accused of child welfare fraud and told to pay money back. Families suffered an “unparalleled wrong”, Dutch MPs decided, with tax officials, politicians, […]

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Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

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Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

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UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]