February 2019 – Page 3 – World Justice News

US Coast Guard officer Hasson ‘planned terror attack’

February 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US Coast Guard officer has been arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack, court documents show. Police found a cache of weapons and ammunition at the Maryland home of Christopher Paul Hasson. The […]

Fang Fenghui: China’s ex-top general jailed for life

February 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

A former high-ranking Chinese general has been sentenced to life in jail for corruption, state media reports. Fang Fenghui, ex-chief of joint staff of the People’s Liberation Army, was found guilty of bribery and having […]

Shamima Begum: IS teenager to lose UK citizenship

February 19, 2019 World Justice News 0

Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group in Syria aged 15, is to lose her UK citizenship. Whitehall sources said it was possible to strip the 19-year-old of British nationality as she was eligible […]

Mexico border wall: US states sue over emergency declaration

February 19, 2019 World Justice News 0

A coalition of 16 US states led by California is suing President Donald Trump’s administration over his decision to declare an emergency to raise funds for a Mexican border wall. Mr Trump made the declaration […]

Man who murdered child killer by stabbing him 176 times with screwdriver is found guilty

February 19, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Richard Hartley-Parkinson A man has been found guilty of stabbing a convicted child killer to death. Ieuan Harley, 23, murdered David Gaut after discovering he had been jailed for killing a 15-month-old boy in 1985. […]

Anthony Weiner leaves prison for halfway house in Brooklyn

February 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

Ex-New York congressman Anthony Weiner has been released from federal prison after serving about 15 months for sending explicit messages to a minor. Weiner has been transferred to a halfway house in Brooklyn where he […]

Urine row woman Angela Ayre jailed for killing partner

February 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

A woman who stabbed her partner after he urinated in their conservatory has been jailed for three years. Mark Evans, 54, died from a stab wound to the heart during a drunken row at his […]

Mexico border wall: Trump faces fight in the courts

February 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

President Trump faces legal challenges to his decision to use emergency powers to build a wall on the US border with Mexico. California and New York said they would take legal action to challenge his […]

US former cardinal McCarrick defrocked over abuse allegations

February 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

A former Roman Catholic cardinal has been defrocked after historic sexual abuse allegations. Theodore McCarrick is the most high-profile Catholic figure to be dismissed from the priesthood in modern times. US Church officials said allegations […]

El Salvador: Woman jailed over stillbirth is freed from 30-year sentence

February 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

A court in El Salvador has freed a woman who was sentenced to 30 years in prison after she gave birth to a stillborn baby in a toilet. Evelyn Beatríz Hernández Cruz, 20, had served […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

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Month: February 2019

US Coast Guard officer Hasson ‘planned terror attack’

Fang Fenghui: China’s ex-top general jailed for life

Shamima Begum: IS teenager to lose UK citizenship

Mexico border wall: US states sue over emergency declaration

Man who murdered child killer by stabbing him 176 times with screwdriver is found guilty

Anthony Weiner leaves prison for halfway house in Brooklyn

Urine row woman Angela Ayre jailed for killing partner

Mexico border wall: Trump faces fight in the courts

US former cardinal McCarrick defrocked over abuse allegations

El Salvador: Woman jailed over stillbirth is freed from 30-year sentence