October 2017 – Page 6 – World Justice News

Torture survivors win asylum seeker detention ruling

October 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

Survivors of torture have won a legal challenge against Home Office rules on asylum seeker detention in the UK. The government had argued torture could only be carried out by official state agents or terror […]

Texas Tech police officer killed – Freshman student in custody

October 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Texas Tech University police officer was shot dead Monday after bringing a suspect into custody at the campus police headquarters, authorities said. A call for a student “welfare check” led campus officers to a […]

Six robbers flee Regent Street jewellers raid on one moped

October 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

Six robbers fled on a single moped after a smash-and-grab raid at a high-end jewellers in central London. The gang raided Mappin & Webb in Regent Street at about 19.20 BST, armed with a machete […]

Man in shark head costume falls foul of Austria anti-veil law

October 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man in a shark costume has fallen foul of an anti-burka law that recently came into force in Austria. Designed to ban the full-face Islamic veil, the law says people’s faces must be visible […]

Rapist can share custody of victim’s child

October 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

The case of a Michigan man awarded joint legal custody of a child whose mother he sexually assaulted when she was 12 has provoked outrage. Many are incredulous that Christopher Mirasolo, 27, could be granted […]

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: More charges for mum in Iran

October 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

A British-Iranian mother being held in Iran faces two more charges in relation to her alleged involvement in trying to overthrow the government. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 38, has served 19 months of a five-year term for […]

News

VPN logs helped FBI catch alleged suspect of extensive cyberstalking campaign

October 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Massachusetts man was arrested late last week on suspicion of conducting a cyberstalking campaign against a female former roommate, her friends, and family. Court documents reveal that logs, obtained by the FBI from privacy […]

Fairy lights bomb plotter Zahid Hussain jailed for life

October 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man who planned to bomb a railway line with a device made from fairy lights and a pressure cooker has been jailed for life. Zahid Hussain, 29, from Birmingham, filled the appliance with 1.6kg […]

New York City: ‘Islamic State attack plot’ is revealed

October 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

A jihadist plot to attack New York City including Times Square and the subway system was foiled with the help of an undercover FBI agent, officials say. One man in the US and two others […]

Journalist Kim Wall’s head found in sea near Copenhagen

October 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

The head of Swedish journalist Kim Wall has been found, two months after she disappeared on a trip with a Danish submariner, Danish police say. Divers found bags containing her head, legs and clothing in […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

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Month: October 2017

Torture survivors win asylum seeker detention ruling

Texas Tech police officer killed – Freshman student in custody

Six robbers flee Regent Street jewellers raid on one moped

Man in shark head costume falls foul of Austria anti-veil law

Rapist can share custody of victim’s child

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: More charges for mum in Iran

VPN logs helped FBI catch alleged suspect of extensive cyberstalking campaign

Fairy lights bomb plotter Zahid Hussain jailed for life

New York City: ‘Islamic State attack plot’ is revealed

Journalist Kim Wall’s head found in sea near Copenhagen