2017 – Page 80 – World Justice News

New York bomb plot mastermind Omar Abdel Rahman dies in prison

February 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

The mastermind of numerous bomb plots in New York in the early 1990s has died in prison in the US, his family says. Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, a blind cleric who preached at mosques in […]

Woman who denied pulling out ex-husband’s intestines cleared of attempted murder

February 18, 2017 zoshinuk 0

UPDATE A woman who denied pulling out part of her ex-husband’s intestines after they had sex at her Birmingham home has walked free from court. A jury at Birmingham Crown Court, who had deliberated for […]

Geert Wilders vows to ban Muslim immigration, shut mosques and calls some Moroccans “scum”

February 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders has launched his election campaign by calling some Moroccans “scum”. Mr Wilders tops opinion polls ahead of the 15 March parliamentary vote, but has seen his lead reduced in recent […]

Arizona death row inmates can supply their own execution drugs

February 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Joseph Wood was supposed to die about 10 minutes after his jailers released a combination of midazolam and hydromorphone into his bloodstream. Instead, for nearly two hours, the death row inmate snorted and gasped, breathing like […]

Axe murder ex-detective wins damages from Met

February 17, 2017 World Justice News 0

A former Metropolitan Police detective has won damages against the force after he was unfairly accused of perverting the course of justice. Sidney Fillery was alleged to have committed the crime while investigating the murder […]

Migrants Choose Arrest In Canada Over Staying In The U.S.

February 17, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Royal Canadian Mounted Police are reporting a flurry of illegal crossings into Canada in recent months. Officials say Quebec province has seen the highest influx of people seeking asylum, with many crossing in snowy, remote […]

Douglas Garland to hear impact from victims families at court hearing

February 17, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

CALGARY – Triple murderer Douglas Garland will learn today if he will spend the rest of his life in prison when he is sentenced in a Calgary courtroom. A jury convicted Garland, 57, of three […]

Supreme Court to set guidelines for Trump treatment of non-citizens

February 17, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide three cases in coming months that could help or hinder President Donald Trump’s efforts to ramp up border security and accelerate deportations of those in the country illegally. The […]

‘She got to gun first’: Lawyer claims struggle before fatal shooting

February 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Lauren Pack MIDDLETOWN OHIO – A chaotic, confusing scene was painted by both police and the defense attorney for a woman who was arrested last week after calling 911 and saying she had shot […]

Crown appeals acquittal of man charged in Bountiful polygamy case

February 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

B.C.’s criminal justice branch is appealing the acquittal of a man linked to the polygamous community of Bountiful for unlawfully taking a girl across the border for a sexual purpose in 2004. B.C. Supreme Court […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Year: 2017

New York bomb plot mastermind Omar Abdel Rahman dies in prison

Woman who denied pulling out ex-husband’s intestines cleared of attempted murder

Geert Wilders vows to ban Muslim immigration, shut mosques and calls some Moroccans “scum”

Arizona death row inmates can supply their own execution drugs

Axe murder ex-detective wins damages from Met

Migrants Choose Arrest In Canada Over Staying In The U.S.

Douglas Garland to hear impact from victims families at court hearing

Supreme Court to set guidelines for Trump treatment of non-citizens

‘She got to gun first’: Lawyer claims struggle before fatal shooting

Crown appeals acquittal of man charged in Bountiful polygamy case