Tag: authorities
UK passes bill to enable authorities to seize Bitcoin used for crime
Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have passed legislation allowing authorities to seize and freeze cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) if used for illicit purposes. According to official data on the U.K.’s…
How Indian authorities ‘weaponised’ a New York Times report to target the press
NewsClick, a defiantly critical news site, has been in the Indian government’s sights over the past few years. But there was little to show after extensive financial probes – until…
Authorities retake control of Ecuador prison after deadly weekend riot
Some 2,700 soldiers on Tuesday stormed a prison in Ecuador, retaking control of the facility as the death toll from a riot that started over the weekend rose to 31…
A sealife mystery is tearing a community apart – but authorities have stopped looking for answers
She may have left the police force, but former officer Sally Bunce has found herself back on the case once again. “This is a crime scene,” she says. “It merits…