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Two people dead, multiple wounded in Kentucky high school shooting

January 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two people have been killed and 17 injured in a high school shooting in the US state of Kentucky. A 15-year-old girl died at the scene at Marshall County High School in the town of […]

Lesbian couple sues for son’s US citizenship

January 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

A same-sex couple is suing the US government alleging discrimination because one of their children was not granted American citizenship. US citizen Allison Blixt and her Italian wife Stefania Zaccari had two babies in London, […]

South Korea bans anonymous cryptocurrency trades

January 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

South Korea is banning the use of anonymous bank accounts to make cryptocurrency transactions. The move is aimed at stopping virtual currencies being used for crimes such as money laundering. The regulations will bring the […]

Kim Dotcom Sues Government for ‘Billions’ Over Erroneous Arrest

January 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

Kim Dotcom is seeking billions of dollars in damages from the New Zealand Government over an invalid arrest warrant. The entrepreneur accuses the authorities of negligence and misfeasance, which resulted in the destruction of the […]

Yu Wensheng: China human rights lawyer arrested on school run

January 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer has been detained while walking his child to school, his family says. Yu Wensheng, a vocal critic of China’s ruling Communist Party, was seized by about a dozen people, […]

Vietnam jails most senior Communist Party official in decades

January 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

A former Communist Party official has been sentenced to 13 years in jail in Vietnam after the most high-level trial in decades. Former Politburo member Dinh La Thang was found guilty of economic mismanagement over […]

Kabul: Gunmen attack Intercontinental Hotel

January 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

At least four gunmen have launched an attack on Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel, Afghan officials say. Special forces had killed one of the attackers, interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi told the BBC. An official at the […]

Suicide pact trial: Natasha Gordon jailed

January 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman who backed out of a suicide pact, leaving a man to die alone, has been given a four-year jail term. Natasha Gordon, 44, was convicted at Leicester Crown Court in December, two years […]

USA: ‘resistance’ to Trump hailed after year of human rights violations

January 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

Trump presidency has already seen controversial travel ban, withdrawal announcement on climate change, Jerusalem recognition, women’s health funding cuts, withdrawal of protection for immigrants, and harsh measures over Mexico border A ‘galvanising spirit of resistance […]

Pope Francis ‘slander’ comment angers Chile abuse victims

January 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

Pope Francis has triggered anger in Chile after accusing victims of a paedophile priest of slander. Francis said there was “no proof” for their claims that abuse by Father Fernando Karadima had been covered up […]

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UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2018

Two people dead, multiple wounded in Kentucky high school shooting

Lesbian couple sues for son’s US citizenship

South Korea bans anonymous cryptocurrency trades

Kim Dotcom Sues Government for ‘Billions’ Over Erroneous Arrest

Yu Wensheng: China human rights lawyer arrested on school run

Vietnam jails most senior Communist Party official in decades

Kabul: Gunmen attack Intercontinental Hotel

Suicide pact trial: Natasha Gordon jailed

USA: ‘resistance’ to Trump hailed after year of human rights violations

Pope Francis ‘slander’ comment angers Chile abuse victims