May 2017 – Page 12 – World Justice News

‘Cufflink terrorist’ Samata Ullah given eight years

May 2, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A man who used a James Bond-style USB cufflink to store extremist data has been jailed for eight years. Samata Ullah, 34, of Cardiff, admitted being a member of so-called Islamic State, as well as […]

Will the (US) Supreme Court Defend Citizenship?

May 2, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Very few Americans have heard of Afroyim v. Rusk, a 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case on citizenship, but all Americans can perhaps be grateful for it. Most of the Court’s landmark decisions are famous for […]

Ohio Postpones 8 Executions Amidst Legal Challenge To Lethal Injection Procedure

May 1, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Gov. John Kasich has put Ohio executions on hold until May, citing a legal challenge to the state’s three-drug lethal injection protocol. The governor’s office released a statement saying it had postponed the execution dates […]

Philadelphia DA Seth Williams set for May 31 trial

May 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Philadelphia’s top prosecutor intends to push federal prosecutors to trial in a 23-count bribery case just two months after his arrest. District Attorney Seth Williams’ lawyers tell a judge they’ll be ready […]

Three women arrested by anti-terror police

May 1, 2017 World Justice News 0

Three women have been arrested in connection with last week’s anti-terror operation in London in which a woman was shot by police. The women, two aged 18 and one 19, were arrested on Monday on […]

1 dead, 7 injured in mass shooting at University City apartment complex

May 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8 SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) — A man shot several people at an apartment complex in University City Sunday evening before being shot and killed […]

Eike Batista: Brazilian ex-billionaire leaves jail

May 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

BRAZIL – A Brazilian oil and mining magnate, who was once one of the richest men in the world, has left a notorious prison in Rio de Janeiro for house arrest ahead of a corruption […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: May 2017

‘Cufflink terrorist’ Samata Ullah given eight years

Will the (US) Supreme Court Defend Citizenship?

Ohio Postpones 8 Executions Amidst Legal Challenge To Lethal Injection Procedure

Philadelphia DA Seth Williams set for May 31 trial

Three women arrested by anti-terror police

1 dead, 7 injured in mass shooting at University City apartment complex

Eike Batista: Brazilian ex-billionaire leaves jail