2017 – Page 54 – World Justice News

Protests outside court as 29 people are told they face trial for rape and exploitation of children

May 12, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Richard Hartley-Parkinson Twenty nine people facing a total of more than 170 charges relating to the sexual exploitation of 18 children will go on trial next year in three separate groups, a judge has […]

Dentist found guilty of laughing gas sex attacks

May 12, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A woman who was molested 30 years ago by a Sydney dentist who’d given her nitrous oxide, or laughing gas says she was scared of reporting the incident in case she’d hallucinated the abuse. Several […]

Jurors in pie thrower trial deadlocked; ordered to resume deliberations

May 11, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Jurors deadlocked in Sean Thompson’s pie throwing trial were ordered to resume deliberations Thursday afternoon. Jurors told Sacramento Superior Court Judge Curtis Fiorini that they deadlocked 7-5 and 9-3 on the felony assault and misdemeanor […]

China human rights lawyer Xie Yang ‘admits being brainwashed’

May 11, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A Chinese court says a prominent human rights lawyer, Xie Yang, has admitted being “brainwashed” overseas at his trial for inciting subversion. It released transcripts in which he says he was trained in Hong Kong […]

Sir James Dyson wins vacuum cleaners appeal at European Court

May 11, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Sir James Dyson has won his appeal over a case that argues European suction tests favour his competitors’ vacuum cleaners. In 2015, he lost a major legal battle in his bid to prove the tests […]

Jury asks for testimony transcript in Corrine Brown case, judge considering request

May 11, 2017 zoshinuk 0

The jury in the Corrine Brown corruption case asked its third question of the trial just before noon on Thursday morning.They wanted to see the testimony from Marva Brown Johnson, VP of Bright House Networks. […]

Sayed Abdellatif: Interpol to review status of Egyptian asylum seeker held in Australia

May 11, 2017 zoshinuk 0

An Egyptian asylum seeker held in Australian immigration detention for five years without charge or trial, on the basis of information obtained under torture, is having his Interpol Red Notice reviewed by the global policing […]

India Supreme Court reviews Islamic instant divorce

May 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

India’s Supreme Court has formally opened hearings into a number of petitions challenging the controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam. The court said it would examine whether the practice known as “triple talaq” was […]

Multi-million-pound cannabis farm in Canal Basin, Gravesend leads to 17 arrests and more farms in Sittingbourne and Norfolk

May 11, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Clare Freeman The discovery of a multi-million-pound cannabis farm in Gravesend has led to seventeen arrests and uncovered more plantations. The suspects from across Kent, London, Norfolk and Essex have been charged with conspiring […]

Victoria Martens – Taxpayers will pick up $3M price-tag for suspects’ separate trials

May 11, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Nancy Laflin ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — One by one the three people charged with one of New Mexico’s most brutal crimes entered the courtroom Tuesday. Michelle Martens, Jessica Kelley and Fabian Gonzales are accused raping, […]

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France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

August 16, 2026 0

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

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Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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Year: 2017

Protests outside court as 29 people are told they face trial for rape and exploitation of children

Dentist found guilty of laughing gas sex attacks

Jurors in pie thrower trial deadlocked; ordered to resume deliberations

China human rights lawyer Xie Yang ‘admits being brainwashed’

Sir James Dyson wins vacuum cleaners appeal at European Court

Jury asks for testimony transcript in Corrine Brown case, judge considering request

Sayed Abdellatif: Interpol to review status of Egyptian asylum seeker held in Australia

India Supreme Court reviews Islamic instant divorce

Multi-million-pound cannabis farm in Canal Basin, Gravesend leads to 17 arrests and more farms in Sittingbourne and Norfolk

Victoria Martens – Taxpayers will pick up $3M price-tag for suspects’ separate trials