2017 – Page 16 – World Justice News

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 […]

Canada settles with indigenous ‘Sixties Scoop’ victims

October 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

Canada has reached a reached a major settlement with indigenous victims of the so-called Sixties Scoop. The federal government has announced a payout of C$800m ($635m; £488m) to some 20,000 victims. Starting in the 1960s, […]

Olympic Committee suspends Brazilian arm after chief’s arrest

October 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended its Brazilian arm amid an investigation into corruption allegations. It also suspended the head of Brazil’s Olympic committee, Carlos Nuzman, as an honorary member, and has frozen all […]

Sex toy school head jailed for £100k fraud

October 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

A former school principal who kept sex toys in his office has been jailed for four years for misconduct and fraud. James Stewart, 72, executive principal at Sawtry Village Academy until 2014, showed greed that […]

Teacher jailed for sex with pupil

October 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

A teacher who had a “full-blown sexual relationship” with a 15-year-old boy has been jailed for 16 months. Alice McBrearty, 23, admitted the four-month fling with a pupil she taught at an east London school. […]

Jury finds Sabrina Limon guilty of first-degree murder of her husband

October 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

A jury has found Sabrina Limon guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her husband following a three-week trial that riveted local residents and attracted nationwide attention for its lurid details of swinging couples, […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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Year: 2017

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

Canada settles with indigenous ‘Sixties Scoop’ victims

Olympic Committee suspends Brazilian arm after chief’s arrest

Sex toy school head jailed for £100k fraud

Teacher jailed for sex with pupil

Jury finds Sabrina Limon guilty of first-degree murder of her husband