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MH17: Court ruling due on Dutch case against Russia

January 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

The European Court of Human Rights is set to announce whether it will hear a Dutch case against Russia over the downing of flight MH17 in 2014. All 298 people on the Malaysia Airlines flight […]

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Canada settles residential schools lawsuit for $2.8bn

January 23, 2023 World Justice News 0

Canada has agreed to pay C$2.8bn ($2.9bn; £1.68bn) to settle a class-action lawsuit seeking compensation for the loss of language and culture caused by its residential school system. Government-funded compulsory boarding schools were part of […]

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Alireza Akbari: British-Iranian national accused of being UK spy executed in Iran

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

A British-Iranian national has been executed in Iran after being accused of spying for the UK. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was “appalled” by the execution of Alireza Akbari, saying: “This was a callous […]

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US Supreme Court backs death row inmate Areli Carbajal Escobar over DNA claim

January 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has said a Texas death row inmate’s conviction should be reviewed after the DNA evidence used at his trial was found to be suspect. Areli Carbajal Escobar was convicted of murdering […]

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Ukraine war: Putin should face trial this year, says top lawyer

January 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

Russian President Vladimir Putin should go on trial in Ukraine this year for war crimes committed there, says the man who led the prosecution of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. Sir Geoffrey Nice told the […]

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Aung San Suu Kyi jailed for a further seven years

December 30, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Myanmar military court has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to a further seven years in prison, taking her overall jail time to 33 years. The country’s former democratically-elected leader has been under house arrest […]

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Oregon governor commutes all 17 of state’s death sentences

December 14, 2022 World Justice News 0

Oregon Democratic Governor Kate Brown will commute the sentences of all the state’s 17 death row prisoners to life in prison without chance of parole. With less than a month left in office, she said […]

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Iran public hanging: Second execution carried out over protests

December 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

Iran says it has publicly hanged a 23-year-old in what is the second execution linked to the recent anti-government protests. Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, was hanged early on Monday in the city of Mashhad, the judiciary […]

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George Floyd: Ex-officer J Alexander Kueng sentenced for manslaughter

December 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

A former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s back has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in Mr Floyd’s death. J Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty to a state charge […]

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Violet Coco: Climate activist’s jailing ignites row in Australia

December 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

For 28 minutes in April, Deanna “Violet” Coco blocked a single lane of rush hour traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, calling for greater action on climate change. Those 28 minutes would cost her a […]

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