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IPTV Pirate’s Bitcoin Booty Sold at Auction For Just Over $1 Million

December 12, 2025 World Justice News 0

In 2024, a man convicted for his involvement in pirate IPTV service Viking IPTV received a relatively modest suspended sentence, despite serving several thousand customers. However, a cryptocurrency analysis revealed transactions dating back to 2018 […]

Pirate IPTV Arrests in Sweden Should Include Users, Rightsholders Tell Govt.

September 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

Swedish anti-piracy group Rights Alliance has just announced the prosecution of a man allegedly behind pirate IPTV service ‘Ghost Farmer TV’. The case is one of several initiated in Sweden in recent years but, for […]

Sweden’s ‘Queen of Trash’ on trial for mountains of waste

September 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

A businesswoman who styled herself as the “Queen of Trash” has gone on trial in Sweden accused of illegally dumping mountains of waste, in the country’s biggest ever environmental crime case. Bella Nilsson is one […]

Iranian convicted of war crimes freed in Swedish swap

June 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Iranian convicted in Sweden of war crimes has been freed as part of a prisoner swap between the two countries. Hamid Noury, who was serving a life sentence, has returned to Tehran while Johan […]

Swedish £6,000 dine and dash investigation reopened

January 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

A dine and dash investigation in Sweden over an 82,000 kronor (£6,300; $8,000) meal on Christmas Day will be reopened after it was dropped by police. A party of 35 reportedly ate and drank their […]

Pirate IPTV Owners Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison & $18m Damages

October 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

Two men who operated a pirate IPTV service have been handed 36-month prison sentences by a specialist IP court in Sweden. Anonymous tips led to an investigation, police surveillance including wiretapping, and subsequent raids which […]

Pirate IPTV Operator Ordered to Pay $231,000 in Damages

February 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man from Sweden has been convicted for selling subscriptions to pirate IPTV service MacIPTV. The 21-year-old served around 3,000 customers and came to the attention of local anti-piracy group Rights Alliance in 2019, which […]

Swedish Coop supermarkets shut due to US ransomware cyber-attack

July 3, 2021 World Justice News 0

Some 500 Coop supermarket stores in Sweden have been forced to close due to an ongoing “colossal” cyber-attack affecting organisations around the world. Coop Sweden says it closed more than half of its 800 stores […]

China-Sweden: Ex-ambassador Lindstedt on trial for risking security

June 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

For the first time in modern Swedish history, an ex-ambassador has gone on trial and faces a possible jail term. Anna Lindstedt is accused of going beyond her remit by holding unauthorised talks with a […]

Sweden abortion: Nurses fail in European court case

March 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

Two nurses denied jobs as midwives in Sweden because of their refusal to perform abortions have lost their legal action against Sweden at the European Court of Human Rights. Swedish-born Ellinor Grimmark and Linda Steen […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

Human Rights

Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]