February 2021 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Belarus jails two TV journalists for filming mass protest

February 18, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Belarus court has jailed two TV journalists for two years on charges of fomenting protests, for filming a rally against the country’s leader. Katerina Bakhvalova, 27, and Daria Chultsova, 23, were arrested in a […]

Kim Il, Park Jin Hyok, and Jon Chang Hyok

US charges three North Koreans over $1.3bn theft

February 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

Three North Koreans have been charged in the US over a scheme to steal and extort more than $1.3bn (£940m) from banks and businesses around the world. The three, who are not in custody, are […]

Central Park: Amy Cooper has criminal case against her dismissed

February 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

A white woman who called police on a black man bird watching in New York’s Central Park has had the criminal case against her dismissed. Prosecutors say Amy Cooper completed a therapy course addressing racial […]

Harry Dunn: Civil claim against Anne Sacoolas to remain in US

February 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

A civil claim for damages against Harry Dunn’s alleged killer will remain in the US due to her “refusal” to return to the UK, a judge has ruled. Mr Dunn, 19, died in a crash […]

Netherlands arrests of rioters defying curfew

Holland: Dutch crisis as court orders end to Covid curfew

February 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

A court in The Hague has told the Dutch government that an overnight curfew to reduce the spread of coronavirus should be lifted immediately, ruling that it breaches the right to free movement. The court […]

Bangladesh Avijit Roy murder: Five sentenced to die for machete attack on blogger

February 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

A court in Bangladesh has sentenced five men to death and one to life in jail for hacking a secular blogger to death six years ago in Dhaka. Avijit Roy, based in the US and […]

Trump impeachment: Trump cleared of inciting mob to attack US Capitol

February 13, 2021 World Justice News 0

The US Senate has fallen short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict former President Donald Trump on a charge of incitement to insurrection over the Capitol riot on 6 January. A majority of senators […]

Anna Sorokin: Fake heiress released from US prison

February 13, 2021 World Justice News 0

A German woman who posed as a billionaire heiress in New York has been released from prison. Anna Sorokin, who pretended to be a wealthy socialite named Anna Delvey, was released from prison on Thursday, […]

France’s Marine Le Pen on trial for posting jihad atrocity images

February 11, 2021 World Justice News 0

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has gone on trial near Paris, accused of breaking hate speech laws when she posted pictures of murders carried out by jihadist group Islamic State. As she arrived in […]

Hacker Blackmails Pirate IPTV Services, Threatens To Send User Data To Police

February 10, 2021 World Justice News 0

Two pirate IPTV services have become the latest victims in a growing line of services to be hacked by malicious actors. The platforms, which appear to be linked, have been ordered to pay a bitcoin […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Month: February 2021

Belarus jails two TV journalists for filming mass protest

US charges three North Koreans over $1.3bn theft

Central Park: Amy Cooper has criminal case against her dismissed

Harry Dunn: Civil claim against Anne Sacoolas to remain in US

Holland: Dutch crisis as court orders end to Covid curfew

Bangladesh Avijit Roy murder: Five sentenced to die for machete attack on blogger

Trump impeachment: Trump cleared of inciting mob to attack US Capitol

Anna Sorokin: Fake heiress released from US prison

France’s Marine Le Pen on trial for posting jihad atrocity images

Hacker Blackmails Pirate IPTV Services, Threatens To Send User Data To Police