November 2016 – Page 9 – World Justice News

Couple Plead Guilty To Theft Of $10,000 Diamond At New Brunswick Jewelry Store

November 18, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

An Ontario couple suspected in a string of nationwide jewelry heists pleaded guilty to stealing a $10,000 diamond from a jewelry store in Saint John, N.B. Seventy-year-old Grigori Zaharov and 44-year-old Natalia Feldman of Vaughan, […]

5th December date for Supreme Court hearing – Brexit challenge

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The Supreme Court announced today the Scottish and Welsh governments will be allowed to intervene in next month’s legal battle over how the Brexit process should be triggered. The UK Government is appealing the High […]

Victory for open justice as Iraq witch-hunt lawyer WILL face charges in public after he drops his bid for cases to be heard in secret

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Birmingham based human rights lawyer Phil Shiner, who sued the Government at taxpayers’ expense and spent more than a decade hounding British soldiers has dropped his demand that an upcoming 6 week disciplinary hearing into […]

Army sergeant denies trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A former Army sergeant has denied attempting to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute, which failed to open during a solo jump from 4,000ft. Victoria Cilliers suffered catastrophic injuries when her main and […]

Army to be cleared over the death of a young soldier

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The Army is set to be cleared over the death of a young soldier, Corporal Joshua Hoole, 26, who died during on a gruelling training exercise. Hoole, of the Rifles regiment, collapsed at the end […]

Johnny Depp lends his power to campaign hoping to free imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Johnny Depp threw his star power behind another campaign as he expressed support for imprisoned Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov. Posing for a mugshot, Depp wore a board hanging around his neck showing Sentsov’s sentence. […]

Grandma Accidentally Invites Stranger to Thanksgiving, Tells Him to Come Anyway

November 18, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Jamal Hinton was in his high school classroom when he received texts from a group chat. One of the texts read “Thanksgiving dinner is at my house on November 24th at 3:00pm. Let me know if you’re […]

Up to nine million customers at risk after Three Mobile data breach

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A security breach at Three Mobile has put the personal data of many of its nine million customers at risk. Thieves infiltrated a customer upgrade system using a staff login to order and intercept hundreds […]

British woman arrested for ‘extra marital sex’ in Dubai after reporting an alleged rape by two men

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A 25 year old British woman who was arrested after she was allegedly gang-raped in Dubai last night said, “I have every respect for the United Arab Emirates and its laws and have faith that justice […]

Terminally Ill Teen Won Historic Ruling To Preserve Body

November 18, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A 14-year-old girl who wanted her body to be preserved, in case she could be cured in the future, won a historic legal fight shortly before her death. The girl, who was terminally ill with […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Month: November 2016

Couple Plead Guilty To Theft Of $10,000 Diamond At New Brunswick Jewelry Store

5th December date for Supreme Court hearing – Brexit challenge

Victory for open justice as Iraq witch-hunt lawyer WILL face charges in public after he drops his bid for cases to be heard in secret

Army sergeant denies trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute

Army to be cleared over the death of a young soldier

Johnny Depp lends his power to campaign hoping to free imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker

Grandma Accidentally Invites Stranger to Thanksgiving, Tells Him to Come Anyway

Up to nine million customers at risk after Three Mobile data breach

British woman arrested for ‘extra marital sex’ in Dubai after reporting an alleged rape by two men

Terminally Ill Teen Won Historic Ruling To Preserve Body