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Belgium orders domain registrars and registry to hand over names, bank accounts, crypto wallets and connection logs linked to pirate site operators

August 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

Over the past two years, Belgium’s anti-piracy blocklist has grown past 1,500 domains. This week the government’s anti-piracy department expanded its effort, ordering domain registrars and a registry to hand over names, bank accounts, crypto […]

FIFA World Cup Triggers a Global Anti-Piracy Crackdown

July 19, 2026 World Justice News 0

During the FIFA World Cup, law enforcement and private partners across multiple continents have seized or blocked well over a thousand pirate streaming domains, arrested suspects, and cut off advertising revenue. Taken together, “Operation Offsides” […]

U.S. Seizes More Pirate Sports Streaming Domains, But Iranian Fallbacks Remain

July 13, 2026 World Justice News 0

The U.S. continues to crack down on sports streaming sites, seizing well over a hundred additional domain names this weekend. While these enforcement actions sorted effect, several of the targeted domains now use fallback domains […]

ACE Shuts Down World’s Largest Sports Piracy Ring ‘Streameast’ – But the Original Streameast Survives

September 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

In a major anti-piracy action against a Streameast-branded operation, ACE has shut down what it calls the world’s largest illegal sports streaming ring. Conducted alongside Egyptian authorities, the operation dismantled a network of more than […]

Indian FIFA Club World Cup Piracy Blocking Order Felt Globally

June 24, 2025 World Justice News 0

In a move to protect the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 from piracy, DAZN has obtained an injunction from the Delhi High Court. The order targets not just local internet service providers, but also global […]

U.S. Government Seizes Dozens of Pirate Sports Streaming .Dev Domains

February 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

A sustained campaign by U.S. authorities has led to the seizure of a growing number of pirate sports streaming domains. The IPR Center is now listed as the owner of dozens of .DEV domains, which […]

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NFL Player Uses Pirate Streaming Site to Watch His Own Team

October 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen, who reportedly earns over $1 million a year, used pirate streaming site MethStreams to watch his own team play. This revelation came from Woolen’s Instagram story, where he shared an […]

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First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

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UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

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Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]