2020 – Page 22 – World Justice News

Carlos Ghosn: US ex-Green Beret and son arrested over escape from Japan

May 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

US authorities have arrested a former special forces soldier and his son for allegedly helping ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee Japan last December. Former Green Beret Michael Taylor, 59, and his son Peter, 26, were […]

Emily Jones: Bolton woman charged with murder of seven-year-old

May 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

A woman has been charged with the murder of a seven-year-old girl who was stabbed in a park on Mother’s Day. Eltiona Skana, 30, is accused of murdering Emily Jones in Queen’s Park, Bolton on […]

Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom

May 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man has been sentenced to death via a Zoom video call in Singapore, as the country remains on lockdown following a spike in Covid-19 cases. Punithan Genasan, 37, received the sentence on Friday for […]

EasyJet admits nine million customers hacked

May 19, 2020 World Justice News 0

EasyJet has admitted that a “highly sophisticated cyber-attack” has affected approximately nine million customers. It said email addresses and travel details had been stolen and that 2,208 customers had also had their credit card details […]

Europe’s supercomputers hijacked by attackers for crypto mining

May 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

At least a dozen supercomputers across Europe have shut down after cyber-attacks tried to take control of them. A pan-European supercomputing group says they seem to have tried to use the machines to mine cryptocurrency. […]

Myanmar police seize largest haul of synthetic drugs

May 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

Police in Myanmar have seized South East Asia’s biggest ever haul of synthetic drugs, the scale of which they described as “off the charts”. More than 200m methamphetamine tablets, 500kg of crystal methamphetamine and 300kg […]

Woman in court over Forest of Dean suitcase remains

May 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

A woman has appeared in court charged with murder following the discovery of human remains in two suitcases. Gareeca Conita Gordon, 27, appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court by videolink, accused of killing a woman between […]

Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in France

May 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

Félicien Kabuga, one of the most wanted suspects in the Rwandan genocide, has been arrested near Paris, the French justice ministry has announced. Mr Kabuga was detained by gendarmes in Asnières-sur-Seine, where he had been […]

Five arrested for brazen teen abduction over drug debt

May 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

A wanted man has turned himself in after Canadian police arrested four others in connection with the March abduction of a 14-year-old boy. Solaiman Nassimi, 29, appeared in court on Friday after surrendering Thursday. According […]

NFL’s Deandre Baker and Quinton Dunbar charged with armed robbery

May 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

Florida police are searching for two NFL players after they allegedly robbed people at a house party. Deandre Baker of the New York Giants and Quinton Dunbar of the Seattle Seahawks are said to have […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2020

Carlos Ghosn: US ex-Green Beret and son arrested over escape from Japan

Emily Jones: Bolton woman charged with murder of seven-year-old

Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom

EasyJet admits nine million customers hacked

Europe’s supercomputers hijacked by attackers for crypto mining

Myanmar police seize largest haul of synthetic drugs

Woman in court over Forest of Dean suitcase remains

Félicien Kabuga: Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in France

Five arrested for brazen teen abduction over drug debt

NFL’s Deandre Baker and Quinton Dunbar charged with armed robbery