April 2017 – Page 12 – World Justice News

Roman Polanski jail plea rejected by US judge

April 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

Film-maker Roman Polanski has failed to win assurances from a US court that he will not face prison over a decades-old case involving sex with a minor. A judge rejected a motion by Polanski’s lawyers […]

Court orders woman to pay £24,500 to private parking company

April 3, 2017 World Justice News 0

A woman has been ordered by a sheriff to pay a private parking company £24,500 in unpaid parking charges. Carly Mackie ignored hundreds of penalty notices for parking at Dundee’s Waterfront without a permit, claiming […]

Man filming police having coffee is recognized as wanted, and then arrested

April 3, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A Portland man who decided to film police officers having a cup of coffee Sunday morning in a Northeast Portland Starbucks was recognized by one of the officers as a man featured on a wanted […]

Google Updates Ads Polices Again, Ramps Up AI to Curtail YouTube Crisis

April 3, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Two weeks into a YouTube advertising boycott over hateful videos, Google is taking more steps to curb a crisis that escalated further than the company anticipated. Alphabet Inc.’s main division is introducing a new system […]

Mexico singer Pepe Aguilar’s son held for people smuggling

April 1, 2017 World Justice News 0

The son of the popular Mexican singer Pepe Aguilar has been arrested in California for people smuggling. US customs officials say Jose Aguilar was arrested by federal agents who found four illegal migrants from China […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]

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Month: April 2017

Roman Polanski jail plea rejected by US judge

Court orders woman to pay £24,500 to private parking company

Man filming police having coffee is recognized as wanted, and then arrested

Google Updates Ads Polices Again, Ramps Up AI to Curtail YouTube Crisis

Mexico singer Pepe Aguilar’s son held for people smuggling