2018 – Page 33 – World Justice News

Swedish crown jewels: Speedboat thieves steal priceless treasures

August 1, 2018 World Justice News 0

Police in Sweden have launched a manhunt after thieves swiped some of the country’s crown jewels from a cathedral and escaped by speedboat. Two priceless crowns and an orb belonging to a 17th Century king […]

‘Sinister’ Facebook stalker jailed for abusing woman

August 1, 2018 World Justice News 0

A “cowardly predator” who cyber-stalked a disabled campaigner against online abuse has been jailed. Nicky Wright, 39, of Lewisham, south London, was convicted of stalking Nicola Brookes from Brighton. Despite never meeting Ms Brookes, Wright […]

Tommy Robinson bailed after Court of Appeal win

August 1, 2018 zoshinuk 0

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been bailed after winning an appeal against a contempt of court finding. Robinson, 35, admitted the charge and received a 13-month jail term in May over footage he filmed outside Leeds […]

US release of 3D-printed gun software blocked

August 1, 2018 World Justice News 0

A US federal judge in Seattle has blocked the release of software that allows consumers to 3D-print firearms. Gun access advocacy group Defense Distributed published downloadable gun blueprints five days early on Friday. The firm […]

Corrie Mckeague: Airman ‘somewhere in Suffolk waste disposal system’

July 31, 2018 World Justice News 0

Missing airman Corrie Mckeague is “somewhere in the Suffolk waste disposal system”, his father has said. Corrie Mckeague was 23 years old when he vanished on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on […]

Paul Manafort, Trump ex-campaign chief, to begin trial

July 31, 2018 World Justice News 0

he trial of Donald Trump’s ex-election campaign chief is set to begin, the first to emerge from an inquiry into Russian meddling in the vote. Paul Manafort faces 18 criminal counts, including bank fraud, and […]

Supreme Court backs agreed end-of-life decisions

July 30, 2018 World Justice News 0

Legal permission will no longer be required to end care for patients in a permanent vegetative state, the Supreme Court has ruled. It will now be easier to withdraw food and liquid to allow such […]

Egypt court sentences 75 to death over 2013 pro-Morsi protests

July 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

An Egyptian court has sentenced 75 people to death for their role in the violence that erupted after President Mohammed Morsi’s removal in 2013. The group, including leaders of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, are part […]

Cardinal McCarrick, prominent US Catholic, resigns over abuse claims

July 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a prominent US cardinal accused of sexually assaulting a teenager nearly 50 years ago. Theodore McCarrick, 88, a former Archbishop of Washington, must also carry out “penance and […]

Thousands protest as Polish president signs disputed judicial reforms

July 27, 2018 zoshinuk 0

Video by Owen BARNELL Thousands of people staged protests across Poland on Thursday after President Andrzej Duda signed into law a measure effectively letting the government choose the next Supreme Court chief. The European Union, human […]

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UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

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Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]

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European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

August 26, 2026 0

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for almost a decade. Kavala was sentenced to life behind […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2018

Swedish crown jewels: Speedboat thieves steal priceless treasures

‘Sinister’ Facebook stalker jailed for abusing woman

Tommy Robinson bailed after Court of Appeal win

US release of 3D-printed gun software blocked

Corrie Mckeague: Airman ‘somewhere in Suffolk waste disposal system’

Paul Manafort, Trump ex-campaign chief, to begin trial

Supreme Court backs agreed end-of-life decisions

Egypt court sentences 75 to death over 2013 pro-Morsi protests

Cardinal McCarrick, prominent US Catholic, resigns over abuse claims

Thousands protest as Polish president signs disputed judicial reforms