December 2019 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Japan hangs Chinese man in rare execution of foreigner

December 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

Japan has hanged a Chinese man for the high-profile and brutal murder of a family of four, the first execution of a foreigner in 10 years. The man, Wei Wei, carried out the murders in […]

Burkina Faso: Many women killed in suspected jihadist attack

December 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

Suspected Islamist militants have killed 35 civilians, 31 of them women, in an attack on a military base and a town in Burkina Faso, officials say. They say seven soldiers and 80 militants were also […]

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudis sentence five to death for journalist’s murder

December 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death and jailed three others over the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year. Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the Saudi government, was killed […]

Darfur conflict: Sudan launches investigation into crimes

December 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

Sudan has launched an investigation into crimes committed in the Darfur region under former President Omar al-Bashir, the state prosecutor says. A trial could take place outside the country, Tagelsir al-Heber said. Ten years ago […]

EU Court: Unauthorized Sale of Used eBooks Infringes Copyright

December 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Selling second-hand paper books is regular business for thousands of companies around the world, but what if those books are digital? A ruling just handed down by Europe’s highest court has determined that the unauthorized […]

Cox Is Liable for Pirating Subscribers, Hit With $1 Billion Damages Verdict

December 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

Internet provider Cox Communications is responsible for the copyright infringements of its subscribers, a Virginia federal jury has ruled. The ISP is contributorily and vicariously liable for the copyright infringements and must pay a group […]

US woman charged over Harry Dunn crash death

December 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US woman will be charged with causing the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn by dangerous driving. Mr Dunn, 19, died in a road crash in Northamptonshire in August that led to suspect Anne […]

Bournemouth police officer ‘accidentally shot driver in car stop’

December 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

An armed police officer accidentally shot a driver in the arm while trying stop his car, a police watchdog report has concluded. Officers stopped the Mercedes car in Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, on 7 August […]

France Télécom suicides: Three former bosses jailed

December 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

The ex-boss of France Télécom and two former executives have been jailed over a moral harassment policy linked to suicides among employees in the 2000s. Didier Lombard was jailed for a year, as were Louis-Pierre […]

Fifteen years in Iowa jail for burning pride flag

December 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US judge has handed down a sentence of at least 15 years to a man who stole an LGBT pride flag from a church and burned it outside a strip club. Adolfo Martinez, 30, […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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Month: December 2019

Japan hangs Chinese man in rare execution of foreigner

Burkina Faso: Many women killed in suspected jihadist attack

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudis sentence five to death for journalist’s murder

Darfur conflict: Sudan launches investigation into crimes

EU Court: Unauthorized Sale of Used eBooks Infringes Copyright

Cox Is Liable for Pirating Subscribers, Hit With $1 Billion Damages Verdict

US woman charged over Harry Dunn crash death

Bournemouth police officer ‘accidentally shot driver in car stop’

France Télécom suicides: Three former bosses jailed

Fifteen years in Iowa jail for burning pride flag