April 2017 – World Justice News

Turkey blocks Wikipedia

April 29, 2017 World Justice News 0

Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, one of the world’s most popular websites. It was not initially clear why the ban had been imposed. The Turkey Blocks group […]

Fan jailed for trying to punch eagle mascot

April 29, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Charlton Athletic fan found guilty of trying to punch Crystal Palace’s bald eagle mascot Kayla has been jailed. Last month, Daniel Boylett was found guilty of swinging at the £20,000 eagle as she was […]

Ex-Cop, drunk, plows down 5 Middle Schoolers in Florida

April 28, 2017 Kate Adan 0

John Camfield, a former Mississippi police officer who allegedly plowed down 5 middle school students, killing 1 and leaving another in critical condition in Polk County, Florida Thursday afternoon, is being held on $600,000 bail. […]

Full Cleveland Police Report in Gareon Conley Rape Case

April 28, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Tom Cleary A 23-year-old woman has accused one of the top prospects in this week’s NFL Draft of raping her at a hotel in Cleveland earlier this month. Gareon Conley, a 22-year-old former Ohio […]

China human rights lawyer Li Heping given suspended jail term

April 28, 2017 zoshinuk 0

One of China’s best-known human rights lawyers has been given a three-year suspended jail term for subverting state power. Li Heping was sentenced in a closed-doors trial, Chinese state media said. He has defended other […]

‘Active plot’ foiled in London anti-terror raid

April 28, 2017 zoshinuk 0

An “active plot” was foiled when armed officers raided a home in northwest London, police have said. A woman was shot by police during the operation at a property in Harlesden Road, Willesden, shortly before […]

Feud over dirty look ends with baby being thrown, man shot 6 six times

April 28, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Tribune Media Wire CLEVELAND – New video shows a violent attack last summer in the parking lot of a Cleveland library that apparently started when two men made eye contact with each other. The security video from […]

Sarra Gilbert convicted of murder; ‘she was … aware of what she was doing,’ juror says

April 28, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Patricia R. Doxsey, Daily Freeman KINGSTON, N.Y. >> Sarra Gilbert was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday in the brutal stabbing death of her mother — a repudiation of the defense claim that she was […]

Carson Morin trial: Accused murderer’s criminal past revealed in court

April 28, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

The Ottawa man on trial for murder in the fatal stabbing of 20 year-old Michael Wassill was once convicted of a brutal assault on another man with a baseball bat that put the victim in […]

Barbara Byrd-Bennett finally due for sentencing Friday

April 28, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Jon Seidel and Lauren FitzPatrick Two years have passed since the FBI confronted the woman hand-picked by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to teach the children of Chicago. Barbara Byrd-Bennett sat down with federal agents that […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

Human Rights

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

Human Rights

Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]

World Justice News

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Month: April 2017

Turkey blocks Wikipedia

Fan jailed for trying to punch eagle mascot

Ex-Cop, drunk, plows down 5 Middle Schoolers in Florida

Full Cleveland Police Report in Gareon Conley Rape Case

China human rights lawyer Li Heping given suspended jail term

‘Active plot’ foiled in London anti-terror raid

Feud over dirty look ends with baby being thrown, man shot 6 six times

Sarra Gilbert convicted of murder; ‘she was … aware of what she was doing,’ juror says

Carson Morin trial: Accused murderer’s criminal past revealed in court

Barbara Byrd-Bennett finally due for sentencing Friday