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Kim Dotcom Fighting U.S. Extradition in New Zealand Supreme Court

June 10, 2019 World Justice News 0

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his former colleagues on Monday took their fight against being extradited to the U.S. to New Zealand’s top court. The Supreme Court began hearing arguments in the seven-year-old […]

Facebook to ban white nationalism and separatism

March 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

Facebook has said it will block “praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism” on Facebook and Instagram from next week. The social media giant also pledged to improve its ability to identify and […]

New Zealand mosques: 49 dead after shootings in Christchurch

March 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

UPDATE: Police say 49 people have been killed and at least 20 seriously wounded after two mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand Three men and one woman are in custody, police commissioner Mike Bush told a […]

Supreme Court Denies Kim Dotcom Permission to Appeal

March 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

In 2016, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom filed an eight-point statement of claim for judicial review in an effort to attack the underpinnings of the extradition process. A year later, the High Court struck out the […]

Kim Dotcom Extradition Case Headed to the Supreme Court

December 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

Kim Dotcom and former Megaupload colleagues Mathias Ortmann, Finn Batato, and Bram van der Kolk are being allowed to take their extradition battle to the New Zealand Supreme Court. A decision released this morning states […]

Kim Dotcom Loses Extradition Appeal, Will Take Case to Supreme Court

July 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

Kim Dotcom and former colleagues Mattias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato, have failed in their latest bid to avoid extradition to the United States. In a ruling handed down in the New […]

Dotcom Wins Privacy Breach Case Against New Zealand Government

March 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Human Rights Tribunal in New Zealand has ruled that the Government violated the Privacy Act by withholding information from Kim Dotcom. The Megaupload founder is now calling for the resignation of New Zealand’s Privacy […]

Kim Dotcom: Obama Admitted “Mistakes Were Made” in Megaupload Case

March 1, 2018 World Justice News 0

Kim Dotcom is claiming that an associate was able to hire a friend of the Obamas to ask about the Megaupload case. “Mistakes were made. It hasn’t gone well. It’s a problem. I’ll see to […]

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 […]

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 […]