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Malta businessman Yorgen Fenech ‘arrested on yacht’

November 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

Maltese police have arrested a leading businessman after intercepting his yacht off the island, reports say. Yorgen Fenech was detained by armed officers and his yacht has been searched, the Times of Malta reported. It comes […]

Jeffrey Epstein guards charged with falsifying records

November 19, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two prison guards who were on duty on the night of Jeffrey Epstein’s death have been charged with falsifying records. They are accused of failing to check in on him every 30 minutes and fabricating […]

Jodie Chesney: Two teens jailed for murder

November 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two teenagers have been jailed for life for murdering a 17-year-old girl in an east London park. Jodie Chesney was stabbed in the back as she sat with friends in Harold Hill on 1 March. […]

US says Israeli settlements are no longer illegal

November 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US has shifted its position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, no longer viewing them as inconsistent with international law. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the status of the West […]

Impeachment: Lawmakers investigating if Trump lied to Mueller

November 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

House of Representatives investigators are looking into whether President Donald Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller during the Russia probe. “Did the president lie?” a House lawyer said in court as he requested files […]

Federal Court Approves First ‘Pirate’ Site Blockade in Canada

November 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

A group of major broadcasters and telco giants, including Rogers and Bell, have obtained the first Canadian pirate site blocking order. The Federal Court approved a request that requires several major ISPs to block access […]

Prince Andrew ‘categorically’ denies sex claims

November 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

The Duke of York has “categorically” denied having any sexual contact with an American woman, who says she was forced to have sex with him aged 17. Answering questions about his links to convicted sex […]

Refugee author Behrouz Boochani leaves ‘island prison’ for New Zealand

November 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

An asylum seeker who wrote a book via Whatsapp from inside a detention centre has finally left the island where he was held for six years by Australia. Behrouz Boochani, an Iranian Kurd, arrived in […]

Heiress Tiffany Li who posted $35m bail found not guilty of murdering ex-boyfriend

November 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Californian property heiress accused of murdering the father of her two children over a custody battle has been acquitted by a jury. Tiffany Li, 34, was found not guilty of conspiring with her boyfriend […]

Rodney Reed: Texas court halts execution in high-profile case

November 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

A court in Texas has halted the execution of Rodney Reed, convicted for murder, in a case that has attracted huge public attention in the US. Reed has been 21 years on death row for […]

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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 […]

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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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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2019

Malta businessman Yorgen Fenech ‘arrested on yacht’

Jeffrey Epstein guards charged with falsifying records

Jodie Chesney: Two teens jailed for murder

US says Israeli settlements are no longer illegal

Impeachment: Lawmakers investigating if Trump lied to Mueller

Federal Court Approves First ‘Pirate’ Site Blockade in Canada

Prince Andrew ‘categorically’ denies sex claims

Refugee author Behrouz Boochani leaves ‘island prison’ for New Zealand

Heiress Tiffany Li who posted $35m bail found not guilty of murdering ex-boyfriend

Rodney Reed: Texas court halts execution in high-profile case