2017 – Page 11 – World Justice News

Catalonia independence: Spain takes charge of Catalan government

October 28, 2017 World Justice News 0

The Spanish government has stripped Catalonia of its autonomy and taken charge of its government. The measures came early on Saturday after the Catalan parliament voted to declare independence on Friday. An official state bulletin […]

Son of Equatorial Guinea leader sentenced for embezzlement

October 27, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Samuel Petrequin, associated press Associated Press journalists Alex Turnbull and Nicolas Garriga contributed A French court on Friday handed the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president a suspended sentence of three years in prison for […]

Rules on youth crime disclosure ‘must change’, say MPs

October 27, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Lisa Dowd People with childhood criminal convictions should not always have them flagged up in checks, according to a report by MPs. It suggests the rules should be relaxed because the current system hinders […]

Justice minister denounces judge’s comments on teen sexual assault victim’s weight

October 27, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Quebec’s justice minister says comments made by a Quebec court judge about a teenage victim assaulted by her taxi driver are unacceptable, after it came to light that the judge had commented on the girl’s weight and […]

Voice samples may soon become China’s new weapon in surveillance drive

October 27, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 26: Human Rights Watch has said that China is setting up a national voice biometric database for ‘voice pattern’ samples, reportedly in a bid to further infringe the already shrinking […]

Convicted killer Jodi Arias sues her former lawyer over tell-all book

October 27, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Michael Kiefer PHOENIX — Convicted killer Jodi Arias, who knifed and shot her ex-boyfriend in 2008 in his shower, filed a civil lawsuit earlier this week in Maricopa County Superior Court against her former […]

South Africa coffin case: White farmers receive jail terms

October 27, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Two white farmers in South Africa who forced a black man into a coffin have been sentenced to jail for more than 10 years each. Theo Martins Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen were convicted in August […]

People-smuggling raids lead to 11 UK arrests

October 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Police have arrested 11 people in the UK after overnight raids, as part of a Europe-wide investigation into people smuggling. Those arrested were detained in London, Birmingham and Gateshead. They are alleged to be part […]

‘Ninja’ burglar, 74, behind 8-year crime spree caught by cops in Japan, report says

October 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Authorities in Japan arrested a “ninja” burglar believed to be behind hundreds of break-ins during an eight-year period in Osaka — only to find out he was 74 years old. Mitsuaki Tanigawa stole more than […]

Pakistani hitman wanted for seventy murders arrested in Hungary

October 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A Pakistani citizen wanted by police for killing seventy people was arrested in Hungary on Tuesday through cooperation by Hungarian and Austrian authorities, the Austrian Federal Criminal Police Office (BK) said. The 35 year-old man […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

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 […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2017

Catalonia independence: Spain takes charge of Catalan government

Son of Equatorial Guinea leader sentenced for embezzlement

Rules on youth crime disclosure ‘must change’, say MPs

Justice minister denounces judge’s comments on teen sexual assault victim’s weight

Voice samples may soon become China’s new weapon in surveillance drive

Convicted killer Jodi Arias sues her former lawyer over tell-all book

South Africa coffin case: White farmers receive jail terms

People-smuggling raids lead to 11 UK arrests

‘Ninja’ burglar, 74, behind 8-year crime spree caught by cops in Japan, report says

Pakistani hitman wanted for seventy murders arrested in Hungary