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Judge torpedoes Ohio executions over drug concerns

January 27, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Ronald Phillips doesn’t like needles. Never has, he even told a panel determining whether he would live or die. Not that most people care what the 43-year-old Ohio child killer thinks. In 1993, Phillips raped […]

Accused airport shooter Esteban Santiago indicted

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

UPDATE Airport shooting suspect Esteban Santiago was formally charged Thursday with carrying out the fatal mass shooting on Jan. 6 at Fort Lauderdale’s international airport. Santiago, 26, was indicted on 22 federal charges after prosecutors […]

Guantanamo War Court Resumes Under President Donald Trump

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base: They spent seven years locked up under George W. Bush, then eight more under Barack Obama — yet the five alleged terrorist plotters were convicted of nothing. Now, the so-called “9/11 […]

German court jails teenage girl who stabbed policeman on Daesh’s orders

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A German court jailed a teenage German-Moroccan girl on Thursday for stabbing a policeman at a train station on the orders of Daesh. Safia S., a dual citizen aged 16, was convicted of attempted murder […]

Former Billabong boss Matthew Perrin jailed for eight years

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

FORMER Billabong CEO Matthew Perrin has been jailed for eight years for forging his ex-wife’s signature to obtain a $13.5 million loan. Perrin, 44, was last month found guilty by a jury of three counts […]

Strasbourg court chief says Russia fulfils 95% of court’s rulings

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

STRASBOURG, January 26. /TASS/. Russia fulfils up to 95% of rulings passed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and Russia’s judicial authorities generally demonstrate their full readiness for cooperation with the Strasbourg court, […]

Niger Delta villagers lose UK court bid to sue Shell over pollution

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A British court has blocked Nigerian villagers’ attempt to sue oil giant Shell for allegedly polluting their fishing waters and farmland. The two communities in the Niger Delta – the Ogale and Bille – claim […]

Mother charged with murder after newborn baby died from multiple stab wounds

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A newborn baby at the centre of a murder investigation was killed by multiple stab wounds, an inquest heard. The baby girl, named only as “Infant Tunstill”, was found dead in a kitchen bin at […]

NYPD deputy chief insists 30 city murders may have been solved if familial DNA searches were allowed

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Some 30 murders committed in the city last year — including the sex assault and strangulation of jogger Karina Vetrano — might have been solved if police were allowed to use familial DNA searching, a […]

Suspect in Orlando Officer Shooting Will Act As Own Lawyer

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A man suspected in the killings of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and an Orlando police officer is insisting on defending himself against murder charges. Markeith Loyd made the decision in court on Thursday despite repeated warnings […]

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

Judge torpedoes Ohio executions over drug concerns

Accused airport shooter Esteban Santiago indicted

Guantanamo War Court Resumes Under President Donald Trump

German court jails teenage girl who stabbed policeman on Daesh’s orders

Former Billabong boss Matthew Perrin jailed for eight years

Strasbourg court chief says Russia fulfils 95% of court’s rulings

Niger Delta villagers lose UK court bid to sue Shell over pollution

Mother charged with murder after newborn baby died from multiple stab wounds

NYPD deputy chief insists 30 city murders may have been solved if familial DNA searches were allowed

Suspect in Orlando Officer Shooting Will Act As Own Lawyer