July 2019 – Page 5 – World Justice News

Manchester Arena bomber’s brother arrested for murder

July 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

The younger brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi is set to be charged with murdering the 22 victims of the attack, police have said. Hashem Abedi, 22, was detained in Libya shortly after the […]

El Salvador: Woman faces retrial after baby died in toilet birth

July 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

A woman in El Salvador has pleaded not guilty at her retrial to charges of aggravated homicide after her baby died when she gave birth in a toilet. She has said the baby was stillborn, […]

Sidali Mohamed murder: Louai Ali jailed for stabbing student outside college

July 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

A boy has been jailed for life after being convicted of murdering a student outside a college in Birmingham. Louai Ali, 17, was found guilty of fatally stabbing Sidali Mohamed outside the gates of Joseph […]

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma denies being ‘king of corrupt people’

July 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma told a judge-led inquiry that allegations of corruption against him were a “conspiracy” aimed at removing him from the political scene. He was appearing for the first time at the […]

Facebook ‘to be fined $5bn over Cambridge Analytica scandal’

July 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

US regulators have approved a record $5bn (£4bn) fine on Facebook to settle an investigation into data privacy violations, reports in US media say. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been investigating allegations that political […]

R. Kelly ‘arrested on federal sex trafficking charges’

July 12, 2019 World Justice News 0

R. Kelly is in custody after being arrested in Chicago on sex trafficking charges, according to reports in the US. There are said to be 13 charges against the singer, including child abuse images and […]

Britain’s worst female paedophile Vanessa George, 49, will be freed from jail after convincing a parole board she no longer poses a ‘significant risk’ to children

July 11, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By MARK DUELL Nursery paedophile Vanessa George will be released from prison after convincing a parole board that she no longer poses a ‘significant risk’ to children. Vanessa George, 49, of Plymouth, Devon, was jailed for […]

Tommy Robinson jailed for contempt of court

July 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

Tommy Robinson has been jailed for nine months over contempt of court. The ex-English Defence League leader was found guilty last week of interfering with the trial of a sexual grooming gang at Leeds Crown […]

IVF: Second couple sue after clinic ‘uses wrong embryos’

July 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US couple are suing a fertility clinic, saying the company implanted their embryo into a different woman. The woman gave birth to twins in March, only for DNA tests to allegedly show the babies […]

Trump blocking Twitter critics unconstitutional, court rules

July 10, 2019 World Justice News 0

President Donald Trump is violating free speech laws by blocking critics on Twitter, a New York federal appeals court has ruled. It follows a case brought on behalf of seven individuals who had been blocked […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: July 2019

Manchester Arena bomber’s brother arrested for murder

El Salvador: Woman faces retrial after baby died in toilet birth

Sidali Mohamed murder: Louai Ali jailed for stabbing student outside college

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma denies being ‘king of corrupt people’

Facebook ‘to be fined $5bn over Cambridge Analytica scandal’

R. Kelly ‘arrested on federal sex trafficking charges’

Britain’s worst female paedophile Vanessa George, 49, will be freed from jail after convincing a parole board she no longer poses a ‘significant risk’ to children

Tommy Robinson jailed for contempt of court

IVF: Second couple sue after clinic ‘uses wrong embryos’