2020 – Page 27 – World Justice News

Amazon shuts French warehouses after court ruling

April 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

Amazon is going to temporarily close its six warehouses in France after a court ordered it to stop all but essential deliveries. An internal document sent to unions on Wednesday said the closures would last […]

Six people shot at California house party during Coronavirus lockdown

April 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

Californian police say six people have been shot and injured at a “large” party despite the “stay at home” order in place in the US state. The shooting took place on Friday night at an […]

Assange ‘secretly fathered two children’ in Ecuadorean embassy

April 12, 2020 World Justice News 0

Julian Assange secretly fathered two children while living inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London, his partner has revealed. Stella Morris says she has been in a relationship with the Wikileaks founder since 2015 and has […]

wall carving of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Army officer hanged for murder of Bangladesh’s founding president

April 11, 2020 World Justice News 0

A former army officer convicted of killing Bangladesh’s independence leader in 1975 has been executed. Abdul Majed was hanged in the capital Dhaka after his appeal for presidential clemency was rejected this week. He was […]

Russia: Prison ablaze in Angarsk Siberia after inmates riot

April 10, 2020 World Justice News 0

A fire has engulfed large parts of a prison in Russia’s Siberia region following a riot by inmates who accused guards of mistreating them. The area around the high-security Penal Colony No 15 in Angarsk […]

La Luz del Mundo sex crimes case dropped by US court

April 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

Sex crime charges against the leader of an international religious organisation must be dismissed over procedural errors, a US appeals court has ruled. The La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World) church’s Naasón Joaquín […]

Essex lorry deaths: Driver Maurice Robinson admits manslaughter

April 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

Lorry driver Maurice Robinson has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to 39 counts of manslaughter after the deaths of a group of Vietnamese migrants. The 31 males and eight females were discovered in a […]

Nigeria visa firm owned by man on fraud charges

April 8, 2020 World Justice News 0

The owner of the Nigerian government-appointed company which produces visas for people wishing to travel to Nigeria from around the world is facing charges of fraud and money laundering in Nigeria in relation to a […]

Boy from Newcastle accused of right-wing terror offences

April 6, 2020 World Justice News 0

A boy has been charged with right-wing terrorism offences. The 16-year-old from Newcastle faces 11 charges including supporting the banned neo-Nazi group National Action. He was charged after being summonsed to Westminster Magistrates’ Court earlier, […]

George Pell: Court quashes cardinal’s sexual abuse convictions

April 6, 2020 World Justice News 0

Cardinal George Pell will be freed from jail after Australia’s highest court overturned his convictions for child sexual abuse. The ex-Vatican treasurer, 78, had been the most senior Catholic figure ever jailed for such crimes. […]

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Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

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Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2020

Amazon shuts French warehouses after court ruling

Six people shot at California house party during Coronavirus lockdown

Assange ‘secretly fathered two children’ in Ecuadorean embassy

Army officer hanged for murder of Bangladesh’s founding president

Russia: Prison ablaze in Angarsk Siberia after inmates riot

La Luz del Mundo sex crimes case dropped by US court

Essex lorry deaths: Driver Maurice Robinson admits manslaughter

Nigeria visa firm owned by man on fraud charges

Boy from Newcastle accused of right-wing terror offences

George Pell: Court quashes cardinal’s sexual abuse convictions