May 2019 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Brexit: Boris Johnson ordered to appear in court over £350m claim

May 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Boris Johnson has been ordered to appear in court over claims he lied by saying the UK gave the EU £350m a week. The Tory leadership candidate has been accused of misconduct in public office […]

JLS star Oritse Williams not guilty of rape

May 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former JLS star Oritse Williams has been found not guilty of raping a woman in his hotel room. The singer, 32, denied the attack after a concert in Wolverhampton in December 2016. The ex-boyband member’s […]

Japan attack: Child among three dead in Kawasaki stabbing

May 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A knife-wielding man has attacked a group of schoolchildren waiting for a bus in the Japanese city of Kawasaki near Tokyo. At least 18 people were injured in a residential area. Two of them, an […]

Scam victims to be refunded by banks

May 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

New protection for individuals tricked into transferring money to fraudsters has now taken effect – but not all banks are signed up to the scheme. Some 84,000 bank customers lost money – sometimes tens of […]

Head of Romania’s ruling party jailed for corruption

May 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

The head of Romania’s ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD), Liviu Dragnea, has been jailed for corruption after his attempts to appeal an earlier conviction failed. Romania’s Supreme Court upheld on Monday a three-and-a-half year prison […]

Baltimore ransomware attack: NSA faces questions

May 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

Politicians representing a US city struck by a ransomware attack are asking questions of the National Security Agency after claims it helped make the breach possible. The New York Times reported on Saturday that a […]

Courtney Herron: Melbourne woman killed in ‘horrendous bashing’

May 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

The brutal killing of a young, homeless woman has renewed discussion in Australia about violence against women. The body of Courtney Herron, 25, was found in a Melbourne park by walkers on Saturday, police said. […]

Venezuelan prison clashes leave 29 inmates dead

May 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

At least 29 inmates have died after clashes broke out at a prison inside a Venezuelan police station, authorities have said. Oscar Valero, public security chief for Portuguesa state, said at least 19 police officers […]

Sheffield: Two boys die and four children injured in Shiregreen house

May 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two boys have died and four other children – including a seven-month-old baby – are in hospital after police swooped on a house in Sheffield. A man, 37, and a woman, 34, arrested on suspicion […]

Julian Assange, Wikileaks co-founder, faces 17 new charges in US

May 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US justice department has filed 17 new charges against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is facing extradition from the UK. The latest charges accuse him of receiving and unlawfully publishing the names of classified […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: May 2019

Brexit: Boris Johnson ordered to appear in court over £350m claim

JLS star Oritse Williams not guilty of rape

Japan attack: Child among three dead in Kawasaki stabbing

Scam victims to be refunded by banks

Head of Romania’s ruling party jailed for corruption

Baltimore ransomware attack: NSA faces questions

Courtney Herron: Melbourne woman killed in ‘horrendous bashing’

Venezuelan prison clashes leave 29 inmates dead

Sheffield: Two boys die and four children injured in Shiregreen house

Julian Assange, Wikileaks co-founder, faces 17 new charges in US