2017 – Page 17 – World Justice News

Man guilty of showing beheading video to child

October 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man who showed a beheading video to a child has been convicted of disseminating “terrorist propaganda”. Pharmacist Zameer Ghumra, of Leicester, showed the boy a graphic Twitter video on his mobile phone. Nottingham Crown […]

“Sexual conveyor belt” trio guilty of running prostitute ring

October 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

Three people have been found guilty of running a prostitution network described as a “sexual conveyor belt” by a judge. Hong Chin, 45, former partner Li Wei Gao, 44, and lover Ting Li Lu, 47, […]

Noel Conway: Terminally ill man loses right-to-die case

October 5, 2017 World Justice News 0

A terminally ill man has lost his High Court challenge against the law on assisted dying. Noel Conway, 67, from Shrewsbury, who has motor neurone disease, wanted a doctor to be allowed to prescribe a […]

Erdogan assassination plot: Turkish court sentences 40 to life in prison

October 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Turkish court has sentenced 40 people to life in prison for attempting to kill President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Forty-six people were on trial for the alleged assassination plot during last year’s failed military coup. […]

Judge Recommends ISP and Search Engine Blocking of Sci-Hub

October 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

Sci-Hub, which is regularly referred to as the “Pirate Bay of Science,” faces one of the strongest anti-piracy injunctions we have seen in the US to date. A magistrate judge in Virginia has recommended a […]

Pastor and wife face 25 sex assault charges

October 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Canadian evangelical pastor and his wife are facing more than two dozen charges related to sex offences. British Columbia RCMP charged Samuel Emerson, 34, with 25 sex offence charges on Tuesday, including 13 charges […]

Robyn Mercer murder: Man jailed for forging victim’s will

October 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has been jailed for forging the will of an antiques dealer who was bludgeoned to death outside her home. Robert Webb, 54, was facing eviction from the home he shared with Robyn Mercer, […]

Mother jailed for refusing to vaccinate her son

October 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A mother in the US state of Michigan has been sentenced to seven days in jail after she refused a judge’s order to have her son vaccinated. Rebecca Bredow would not let her nine-year-old be […]

Sale of acids to under-18s to be banned, Amber Rudd says

October 3, 2017 zoshinuk 0

The government will ban the sale of acids to anyone under the age of 18, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said. Her pledge, at the Conservative Party conference, comes as more than 400 attacks using […]

Detective Leanne McKie death: Husband in court on murder charge

October 3, 2017 World Justice News 0

The husband of a police detective who was found dead in a lake has been remanded in custody accused of murder. Mother-of-three Leanne McKie, 39, was discovered in the water at Poynton Park, Cheshire, on […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2017

Man guilty of showing beheading video to child

“Sexual conveyor belt” trio guilty of running prostitute ring

Noel Conway: Terminally ill man loses right-to-die case

Erdogan assassination plot: Turkish court sentences 40 to life in prison

Judge Recommends ISP and Search Engine Blocking of Sci-Hub

Pastor and wife face 25 sex assault charges

Robyn Mercer murder: Man jailed for forging victim’s will

Mother jailed for refusing to vaccinate her son

Sale of acids to under-18s to be banned, Amber Rudd says

Detective Leanne McKie death: Husband in court on murder charge