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Russian anarchists jailed
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Russia jails members of ‘non-existent’ terror group Set

February 10, 2020 World Justice News 0
Seven Russian anarchists and anti-fascist activists have been handed lengthy jail terms on terror charges. A court in the city of  sentenced the men – said to be part of a group known as Set, […]
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Marielle Franco murder: Suspect shot dead by police

February 9, 2020 World Justice News 0
Police say they have shot dead a former policeman suspected of murdering a prominent left-wing politician and campaigner in 2018. They say Adriano da Nóbrega was killed after he fired on police officers trying to […]
Stuart Lubbock
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Police have ‘new information’ in Barrymore pool death probe

February 9, 2020 World Justice News 0
Detectives investigating the death of a man whose body was found in entertainer Michael Barrymore’s pool say they have new information about the case after a renewed appeal last week. Stuart Lubbock, 31, was found […]
Thailand shooting
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Thailand shooting: Soldier kills 26 in gun rampage

February 8, 2020 World Justice News 0
A soldier has killed 26 people and injured dozens more in a gun rampage in the Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima. Jakraphanth Thomma, a junior officer, killed his commanding officer before stealing weapons from a […]
Paul Hansmeier
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U.S. Counters Appeal of Criminally Convicted ‘Copyright Troll’ Lawyer

February 8, 2020 World Justice News 0
The US Government has asked the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to affirm the conviction of Paul Hansmeier, one of the lead attorneys behind the controversial Prenda law firm. The lawyer appealed his […]
India child rape
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Indian man allegedly rapes girl, five, on US embassy grounds

February 6, 2020 World Justice News 0
A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl on the premises of the US embassy in the Indian capital, Delhi. The man was arrested on Sunday after the child’s parents registered […]
Chief Justice Roberts reading impeachment result
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Trump acquitted by Senate in impeachment trial

February 5, 2020 World Justice News 0
President Donald Trump has been cleared in his impeachment trial, ending a congressional bid to oust him from office that bitterly divided the US. The Senate, run by the president’s fellow Republicans, voted to acquit […]
Harrods
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Woman in £16m Harrods spend loses wealth seizure challenge

February 5, 2020 World Justice News 0
A woman who blew £16m of unexplained wealth in Harrods has lost her appeal against a National Crime Agency bid to seize her luxury London home. The Court of Appeal has rejected Zamira Hajiyeva’s attempt […]
Sani Abacha
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Jersey bank’s £230m seizure set to be returned to Nigeria

February 5, 2020 World Justice News 0
More than $300m (£230m) seized from Nigeria’s former dictator is set to be returned to the country from Jersey. The money was laundered through the US under the presidency of Sani Abacha in the 1990s, […]
Trans Mountain pipeline construction
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Court victory for disputed Trans Mountain pipeline project

February 5, 2020 World Justice News 0
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge to a controversial pipeline expansion, a victory for the beleaguered project. The court says the federal government held “adequate and meaningful” consultations with indigenous peoples, as […]

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