July 2017 – Page 3 – World Justice News

Prosthetic penis sex attacker Gayle Newland jailed

July 20, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A woman who wore a prosthetic penis and tricked her blindfolded friend into sex has been jailed. Gayle Newland, 27, of Willaston, Cheshire, created an online persona pretending to be a man and continued the […]

AlphaBay and Hansa dark web markets shut down

July 20, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Chris Baraniuk Two of the largest dark web marketplaces have been shut down following a “landmark” international law enforcement investigation. The AlphaBay and Hansa sites had been associated with the trade in illicit items […]

European human rights court rejects free speech defense of extremist videos

July 20, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

STRASBOURG (Reuters) – Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Thursday that online videos considered by a Belgian court to be Islamist hate speech were not protected under free speech provisions. Fouad Belkacem is a […]

Home Secretary takes further action to tackle knife crime

July 19, 2017 World Justice News 0

The Home Secretary has announced plans to consult on new offences to toughen up knife crime laws. The proposed new action would restrict the online sale of knives and ban possession of dangerous or offensive weapons […]

Minneapolis woman killed by police: What we know and don’t know

July 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Madison Park, Emanuella Grinberg and Holly Yan, CNN Not long after Justine Ruszczyk called 911 to report a possible assault near her home, an officer shot and killed her. That was Saturday night. Three […]

Mother faces murder trial over daughter’s disappearance

July 18, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A woman accused of murdering her 16-month-old daughter at Scone more than 16 years ago told varying stories about the whereabouts of the missing girl, including telling people “she’s in a better place”, Newcastle Supreme […]

Woman ‘beaten by in-laws with a hockey stick for giving birth to a girl’

July 17, 2017 zoshinuk 0

by Richard Hartley-Parkinson A woman has been filmed apparently being beaten by her in-laws for giving birth to a girl. Local reports in Katalwi, Punjab, suggest that Meena Kashyap, 35, was also attacked as part […]

Terminally ill man in right-to-die fight

July 17, 2017 zoshinuk 0

by Fergus Walsh The High Court is to begin hearing the legal challenge of a terminally ill man who wants the right to die. Noel Conway, who is 67 and has motor neurone disease, wants […]

Tallio Day 5: A plea changes from ‘not guilty’ to ‘guilty’

July 17, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

After Phillip Tallio’s purported confession to an RCMP officer was ruled inadmissible at his 1983 trial in Prince Rupert, only one piece of evidence remained that directly implicated the Bella Coola teen in the murder […]

Hunt for rogue Thai monk Wirapol on sex, money laundering charges leads to US

July 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

by Lindsay Murdoch Bangkok: Thai officials are flying to the United States to seek the extradition of a flamboyant defrocked monk at the centre of sex and money laundering scandals that captivated predominantly Buddhist Thailand. The extradition […]

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: July 2017

Prosthetic penis sex attacker Gayle Newland jailed

AlphaBay and Hansa dark web markets shut down

European human rights court rejects free speech defense of extremist videos

Home Secretary takes further action to tackle knife crime

Minneapolis woman killed by police: What we know and don’t know

Mother faces murder trial over daughter’s disappearance

Woman ‘beaten by in-laws with a hockey stick for giving birth to a girl’

Terminally ill man in right-to-die fight

Tallio Day 5: A plea changes from ‘not guilty’ to ‘guilty’

Hunt for rogue Thai monk Wirapol on sex, money laundering charges leads to US