August 2019 – World Justice News

Sirhan Sirhan: Robert F Kennedy’s assassin stabbed in prison

August 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Robert F Kennedy, has been stabbed at a California prison, US media reports say. Authorities said a stabbing happened at a prison near San Diego on Friday afternoon. […]

Khalid Sheikh Mohammad: Trial date set for ‘architect of 9/11’

August 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

A trial date has been set for Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the alleged architect of the 9/11 attacks on the US. Mr Mohammad will be tried, along with four other men, at a military court in […]

Judge rejects temporary ban on Parliament shutdown ahead of full hearing

August 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Scottish judge has refused to order a temporary halt to Boris Johnson’s plan to shut down the UK Parliament. A group of 75 parliamentarians were seeking an interim interdict – similar to an injunction […]

S Korea ex-leader Park and Samsung heir Lee face bribery retrials

August 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

South Korea’s top court has set aside part of jailed former President Park Geun-hye’s conviction and ordered a retrial. The court said separate verdicts should have been reached on the bribery allegations against her and […]

Eight Men Behind Two Pirate Streaming Services Charged by Grand Jury

August 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Eight men alleged to have operated “two of the largest” movie and TV show streaming sites in the United States have been charged by a federal grand jury. The men are said to have operated […]

French ‘cybercops’ dismantle pirate computer network

August 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A team of French police dubbed “cybergendarmes” has destroyed a virus that infected more than 850,000 computers worldwide, authorities say. The network of infected computers, known as a botnet, was controlled from France and is […]

Parliament to be suspended in September

August 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

Parliament will be suspended just days after MPs return to work in September – and only a few weeks before the Brexit deadline. Boris Johnson said a Queen’s Speech would take place after the suspension, […]

Dean Saunders: Ex-footballer jailed for refusing breath test

August 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

Ex-Liverpool striker Dean Saunders has been jailed for 10 weeks for refusing to provide a roadside breath test. The BT Sport pundit, 55, was stopped by police on suspicion of drink-driving in Boughton, Chester, on […]

Meek Mill pleads guilty to gun charge to end 12-year case

August 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

Meek Mill has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge, in a plea deal which ends a 12-year long case. The US rapper was granted a new trial in July because judges ruled that his […]

Iran ‘convicts British-Iranian woman of spying for Israel’

August 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

Iran’s judiciary says it has sentenced a British-Iranian woman and an Iranian man to 10 years in prison after convicting them of spying for Israel. The woman, who was named as Anousheh Ashouri, was also […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Month: August 2019

Sirhan Sirhan: Robert F Kennedy’s assassin stabbed in prison

Khalid Sheikh Mohammad: Trial date set for ‘architect of 9/11’

Judge rejects temporary ban on Parliament shutdown ahead of full hearing

S Korea ex-leader Park and Samsung heir Lee face bribery retrials

Eight Men Behind Two Pirate Streaming Services Charged by Grand Jury

French ‘cybercops’ dismantle pirate computer network

Parliament to be suspended in September

Dean Saunders: Ex-footballer jailed for refusing breath test

Meek Mill pleads guilty to gun charge to end 12-year case

Iran ‘convicts British-Iranian woman of spying for Israel’