April 2018 – Page 5 – World Justice News

Bollywood star Salman Khan gets five years in jail for poaching

April 5, 2018 World Justice News 0

An Indian court has sentenced Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to five years in jail for poaching rare antelope back in 1998. The court in Jodhpur also fined him 10,000 rupees ($154; £109) for the crime. […]

YouTube shooting: Female suspect ‘angry over video postings’

April 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

The suspect in a gun attack at YouTube’s HQ in California had expressed anger over its treatment of her video postings, media reports say. Police have named Nasim Aghdam, 39, as the suspect but say […]

Met Police investigated over death of arrested man

April 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

The police watchdog has launched an investigation into the death of a man who died the day after being arrested. The 26-year-old was detained on Brandon Street in Southwark, south London, at about 11:30 BST […]

US immigration judges told to process 700 cases a year

April 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

The US justice department is to set increase pressure on immigration judges in an attempt to speed up the processing of cases, US media report. Judges will need to clear at least 700 cases a […]

Winnie Mandela: Anti-apartheid campaigner dies at 81

April 2, 2018 World Justice News 0

South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. The couple – famously pictured hand-in-hand as […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]

World Justice News

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Month: April 2018

Bollywood star Salman Khan gets five years in jail for poaching

YouTube shooting: Female suspect ‘angry over video postings’

Met Police investigated over death of arrested man

US immigration judges told to process 700 cases a year

Winnie Mandela: Anti-apartheid campaigner dies at 81