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Europe politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Norway to add more than $11bn to defence budget over 10 years

Norway plans to increase defense spending by 3.5% of GDP to enhance military capabilities and support Ukraine amid rising costs and geopolitical tensions.
#sweden
UK politics
fromwww.thelocal.se
2 days ago

Swedish government pushes ahead with plan to jail 13-year-old criminals

Sweden plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13, allowing imprisonment for serious crimes despite expert criticism.
Europe politics
fromwww.thelocal.se
1 week ago

Sweden pushes ahead with plan to abolish permanent residency

Sweden plans to abolish permanent residency for future applicants, affecting asylum seekers and foreign researchers, while tightening asylum rules.
Europe politics
fromwww.thelocal.se
2 weeks ago

Five ways in which Sweden's government is eroding the rule of law

Sweden is identified as a country experiencing a decline in democratic standards due to legislative abuse and restrictions on civic space.
#miscarriage-of-justice
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Sex offender convicted of rape after innocent man's wrongful imprisonment

Paul Quinn was convicted of a brutal rape, exonerating Andrew Malkinson who spent 17 years in prison due to a miscarriage of justice.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The rape case that became one of Britain's greatest miscarriages of justice

A young woman was brutally raped in 2003, leading to a miscarriage of justice for an innocent man who spent 17 years in prison.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Sex offender convicted of rape after innocent man's wrongful imprisonment

Paul Quinn was convicted of a brutal rape, exonerating Andrew Malkinson who spent 17 years in prison due to a miscarriage of justice.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The rape case that became one of Britain's greatest miscarriages of justice

A young woman was brutally raped in 2003, leading to a miscarriage of justice for an innocent man who spent 17 years in prison.
France news
fromThe Local France
2 days ago

France father who kept son in van faces 30 years in jail

A father faces up to 30 years in jail for confining his son in a van for over a year, leading to severe neglect.
#el-salvador
Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

El Salvador publishes law allowing life sentences for minors as young as 12

El Salvador allows life imprisonment for minors as young as 12 for severe crimes amid ongoing state of emergency against crime.
Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

El Salvador publishes law allowing life sentences for minors as young as 12

El Salvador allows life imprisonment for minors as young as 12 for severe crimes amid ongoing state of emergency against crime.
fromwww.thelocal.dk
4 days ago

Danish MP could lose seat after reports she actually lives in Sweden

Danish MPs need to live in Denmark, which means that if Schytte in reality lives in Sweden she could lose her place in parliament.
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

Germany: Man found guilty in Pelicot-style rape case

Zhongyi J*, a 27-year-old Chinese student, was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder and seven counts of aggravated rape, sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

S. Korea: 90-year-old woman gets jail for money laundering

The defendant accepted illegal proceeds while being aware of circumstances indicating their connection to drug-related offenses. The judge noted the severe social harm caused by narcotics crimes and the need for strict punishment.
Law
LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

EHRC updates guidance on how to apply supreme court ruling on gender

The EHRC updated its guidance on gender following government feedback to clarify the implementation of the supreme court ruling on biological sex.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Almost 200 prisoners released in error' last year in UK's broken' jail system

Almost 200 prisoners were mistakenly released in England and Wales last year, causing significant strain on police resources.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 days ago

Mahmood promises action against 'sham lawyers' abusing asylum system

Home Secretary vows to prosecute 'sham lawyers' exploiting asylum system for fake gay claims.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Telenor faces lawsuit for giving Myanmar junta customer data

Telenor faces a class action lawsuit for allegedly sharing customer data with Myanmar's military junta, endangering lives post-coup.
Berlin
fromwww.thelocal.se
1 week ago

Inside a Swedish detention centre: 'Something happens to people who are deprived of their freedom'

Astorp detention centre in Sweden operates under immigration law, resembling a prison despite not being classified as one.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

The process of justice must be observed in ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan's case

The Judicial Panel was charged with legally characterising any facts found by the OIOS in the course of its investigation. This process, not contemplated in existing court regulations, was designed and implemented by the bureau and established specifically for this complaint.
Law
Social justice
fromwww.thelocal.se
1 week ago

'We are not bonded labourers': University researcher fights Swedish deportation order

Fahima Ayub Khan is fighting a deportation order in Sweden while completing her PhD, highlighting systemic failures in the immigration process.
#murder
NYC parents
fromwww.thelocal.se
2 weeks ago

IN DATA: How many teen deportations are there in Sweden?

Teen deportations in Sweden involve young adults aged 18-20 facing permit refusals, often due to age or parental residency status changes.
#death-penalty
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The Guardian view on Israel's death penalty: capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so | Editorial

The new Israeli law mandates the death penalty for Palestinians, reinforcing discriminatory practices and potentially constituting a war crime.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The Guardian view on Israel's death penalty: capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so | Editorial

The new Israeli law mandates the death penalty for Palestinians, reinforcing discriminatory practices and potentially constituting a war crime.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Labour MPs propose specialist sexual offences courts to help trials backlog

Labour MPs propose specialist courts for sexual offences to counter plans reducing jury trials in England and Wales.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Crime victims and bereaved families given more time to challenge lenient sentences

Victims' Commissioner Claire Waxman expressed her delight at the government's decision, stating that the change is long overdue and acknowledges the years of campaigning led by bereaved families like Tracey Hanson, who sought justice following the tragic death of her son Josh.
Law
France news
fromThe Local France
2 weeks ago

French jury upholds jail terms for three rugby players over gang rape

French court upheld prison sentences of up to 14 years for three former rugby players convicted of raping a student in 2017.
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Scotland: Abusive man gets 8 years prison for wife's suicide

Lee Milne physically and psychologically abused Kimberly Bruce (Milne) and our evidence showed that this abuse was a significant contributing factor in her death. He deliberately and ruthlessly exploited Kimberly's vulnerabilities, which makes him culpable for her decision to end her own life.
UK news
Law
fromwww.thelocal.se
1 week ago

Swedish police asked to speed up deportation of 'intelligent and articulate' software engineer

A former work permit holder was deported from Sweden due to his intelligence causing legal issues for authorities.
#israel
Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

This is an apartheid regime': Critics decry Israel's new death penalty law

Israel's new death penalty law targets Palestinians, reinforcing apartheid-like legal discrimination against them.
Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

This is an apartheid regime': Critics decry Israel's new death penalty law

Israel's new death penalty law targets Palestinians, reinforcing apartheid-like legal discrimination against them.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Young adults facing life or indeterminate sentences almost doubles in a decade

The number of young adults receiving life sentences has nearly doubled in a decade, raising concerns about their mental health and future prospects.
London politics
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

Five members of Dublin gang jailed for total of 34 years for torture of man 'that bypasses any notion of humanity'

Five gang members received 34 years in prison for torturing Barry Moore, including waterboarding and branding him with a hot iron.
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

France: Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan gets 18 years for rape

A Paris court has sentenced in absentia Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan to 18 years in prison for the rape of three women, marking his latest fall from grace.
France news
#norwegian-royal-family
#enshittification
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Digital life

Another internet is possible': Norway rails against enshittification'

Digital products and services are deliberately degraded through enshittification, a preventable process driven by policy decisions rather than technological necessity.
fromTheregister
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Norway's Consumer Council takes aim at enshittification

Norway's consumer council releases a comprehensive report on enshittification—the degradation of digital platforms—with policy recommendations to protect consumer rights in technology.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Another internet is possible': Norway rails against enshittification'

Digital products and services are deliberately degraded through enshittification, a preventable process driven by policy decisions rather than technological necessity.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Norwegian parliament votes to investigate links between Epstein and foreign office

Norway's parliament unanimously established an independent investigative commission to examine connections between its foreign office and deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following revelations in released US Department of Justice files.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

State still trying to determine age of person accused of murdering Ukrainain teen in Dublin Tusla unit

A Somali national accused of murdering 17-year-old Ukrainian teenager Vadym Davydenko at a Dublin care facility remains of undetermined age pending court proceedings.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

The Guardian view on prisons: sentencing reform has not eased the sense of crisis | Editorial

Prisons in England and Wales face a crisis with high violence, staff shortages, and inadequate reforms, necessitating urgent government action.
EU data protection
fromPrivacy International
1 month ago

Joint Statement on New Finnish Social Welfare Laws' Human Rights Implications

Finland's social welfare legal reforms threaten human rights, particularly privacy rights, through increased surveillance powers and financial data access without consent.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Norway: Prosecutors seek 7-year term for crown princess' son

Rape can leave lasting scars and destroy lives. It can be something the victim carries with them for their entire life. She portrayed the accused as a person who thinks he can do whatever he wants, but added: Marius Borg Hoiby is not a monster. None of us are. We're all human beings, with good and bad sides. He should not be judged for who he is, but for what he's done.
Law
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Plan to scrap most short jail terms comes into effect

Under the reform, courts must stop handing out such short prison terms other than in a number of specific or exceptional circumstances. MPs passed the measure as part of the government's plan to end the population crisis in prisons.
UK news
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'Ten years, what justice is that?' - man who killed Jordan Ronan (20) after victim stole from van jailed

A man with previous convictions for knife crime, who killed a 20-year-old outside his home after that person stole from the defendant's unlocked van in the early hours of the morning, has been jailed for nine years.
London politics
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Three brothers arrested in Norway over bomb attack on US embassy in Oslo

Norwegian police arrested three brothers with Iraqi heritage suspected of bombing the US embassy in Oslo, with investigators probing possible foreign state involvement in the attack.
UK politics
fromwww.thelocal.se
1 month ago

Inquiry proposes stripping Swedish citizenship for gang violence

Sweden proposes revoking dual nationals' citizenship for serious crimes including weapons offenses, money laundering, and benefits fraud committed within criminal networks, enabling deportation of approximately 1,400 gang criminals.
Law
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

France's justice minister to present criminal justice bill to Cabinet

France introduces a plea bargain procedure for crimes that reduces sentences by one-third, aiming to expedite trial processing for the 6,000 pending criminal cases.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Juries want fairness in court and don't just obey the government. That's why ministers are attacking them | Michael Mansfield

Labour government's proposal to reduce jury trials by half threatens a fundamental democratic institution developed over eight centuries, undermining constitutional safeguards against government excess and arbitrary governance.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Ministers announce huge expansion of electronic tagging in England and Wales

England and Wales will implement the largest electronic tagging expansion in British history, tracking tens of thousands of released offenders in real time while focusing intensive supervision on high-risk criminals.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Son of Norway's crown princess denies four counts of rape as trial begins

Marius Borg Hiby, son of Norway's crown princess, faces 38 charges including rape; he denied major counts, admitted others, and prosecutors demand equal treatment.
#thorbjorn-jagland
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Norway says Trump cited Nobel loss when discussing Greenland

Trump said missing the Nobel Peace Prize changed his approach, urged U.S. control of Greenland, and said he no longer feels obliged to prioritize peace.
#jeffrey-epstein
#swedish-deportation-policy
Europe politics
fromwww.thelocal.se
1 month ago

Does Sweden need an 'integration amnesty' to stop deportations?

Fredrik Kopsch's book advocates amnesty for integrated foreigners facing deportation in Sweden, sparked by viral TikTok content about a young Iranian man's deportation case.
UK politics
fromwww.thelocal.se
1 month ago

Moderate youth leader confident of solution for Sweden's teen deportations

Douglas Thor raised concerns about unfair deportations in Sweden, focusing on integrated workers and young adults losing residency rights, prioritizing solutions over personal credit.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

London courts have fastest growing case backlog

London's court backlog grew fastest in England and Wales, with nearly 19,000 outstanding criminal cases causing long delays that harm victims and discourage prosecutions.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French court sentences man for upskirting in Senate

Former Senate adviser given one-year suspended sentence for up-skirt photographs, fired and banned from the Senate, and ordered to undergo psychological treatment.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Denmark unveils legal reform to allow the worst foreign criminals to be deported

Denmark will deport foreign nationals sentenced to at least one year for serious crimes and will tighten controls on non-resident foreigners.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Judge-only trials in England and Wales will not wipe out crown court backlog, report says

David Lammy's plans to introduce judge-only criminal trials in England and Wales will save less than 2% of time in crown courts, the Institute for Government (IFG) has said. In a report that casts doubt on the ability of the changes, which will slash the number of jury trials to achieve their goal of wiping out the courts' backlog, the thinktank described the gains from judge-only trials as marginal.
Law
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Albania's judicial reform ten years on: Hope without justice

A court ruling in Tirana led to the murder of an appellate judge, highlighting decades-long property disputes and Albania's decade-long judicial vetting reforms.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Wrongfully jailed men call for change to England and Wales compensation law

People exonerated after wrongful convictions must still prove innocence beyond reasonable doubt to receive compensation, causing many long-imprisoned survivors to be denied payments.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

High court to rule on lawfulness of Home Office's decision to proscribe Palestine Action live

High Court will rule on lawfulness of the Home Office proscribing Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

New hope for prisoners under indefinite jail terms as five cases referred for appeal

The open-ended sentences, which were scrapped in 2012 and have been described as psychological torture by the UN, have left thousands trapped in jail for up to 22 times longer than their original tariff. This includes many who were children at the time of their offence and handed a type of IPP sentence for under-18s called a Detention for Public Protection (DPP) jail term.
UK news
#ipp-sentences
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Suspected rapist leaves country after being accidentally set free weeks before trial

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
UK news
fromwww.bostonherald.com
2 months ago

Norwegian ambassador resigns as she faces scrutiny over contacts with Epstein

The ministry announced Mona Juul's resignation on Sunday evening, days after she was suspended as Norway's ambassador to Jordan. That followed reports that Epstein left the children of Juul and her husband, Terje Rd-Larsen, $10 million in a will drawn up shortly before his death by suicide in a New York prison in 2019. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said Juul's decision was correct and necessary.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
3 months ago

'I spent seven years terrified of prison' - Sean Binder looking forward to 'real life' after Greek legal saga

Seán Binder faced felony charges in Greece for rescuing refugees and spent seven years fearing imprisonment before anticipating a return to normal life.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Scandal of four-year delays for criminal cases to go to trial

Spiralling backlogs mean a shocking 29 cases including violent crimes and drug offences have been scheduled to start as far away as 2030, with victims left waiting at least four years to have their day in court. In total, more than 2,600 Crown Court trials are not due to be heard until 2028, including 206 rape trials.
UK news
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Dutch court sentences Eritrean migrant smuggler to 20 years

Amanuel W., accused of leading a transnational migrant smuggling network exploiting migrants via Libyan detention camps, received a 20-year prison sentence in the Netherlands.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

UK government drops plans to publish photos and names of offenders under community orders

Ministers abandoned plans to publish names and photos of people ordered to complete unpaid community work after concerns about humiliating offenders' children and probation criticism.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Judge says he cannot review sentence of Boy B who murdered Ana Kriegel when he was 13

A judge accepted he cannot review the sentence imposed on Boy B, now 21, convicted of murdering 14-year-old Ana Kriegel when he was 13.
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