March 2021 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Russian pleads guilty to Tesla ransomware plot

March 20, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Russian man in the US has pleaded guilty to plotting to extort money from the electric car company Tesla. Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov is accused of offering an employee $1m (£721,000) to place ransomware in […]

Imprisonment for Public Protection jail terms ‘a death sentence’

March 19, 2021 World Justice News 0

Karl Maroni, 33, has spent all his adult life in jail. Aged 18 he committed three violent offences and was convicted. He was told the minimum time he’d be in prison would be three and […]

Michael Spavor: Canadian spy trial in China ends without verdict

March 19, 2021 World Justice News 0

The closely-watched trial of a Canadian businessman accused of espionage has ended in China with no verdict. It is the latest development in what has turned into a diplomatic spat between China and the US […]

Atlanta shootings: Asian women among eight killed at three spas

March 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

Eight people, many of them women of Asian descent, have been killed in shootings at spas in the US state of Georgia. Police said the shootings took place at a massage parlour in Acworth, a […]

Stuart Lubbock: Murder arrest over death in Michael Barrymore pool

March 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the indecent assault and murder of Stuart Lubbock at the home of Michael Barrymore. Mr Lubbock, 31, was found dead in the TV presenter’s pool in […]

Bulgarian police seize fake millions in joint operation with US

March 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

Bulgarian authorities have seized counterfeit money worth millions printed at a university during a series of raids in the capital Sofia. Notes worth €3.6m (£3m) and $4m (£2.9m) were found in a joint operation by […]

Mother ‘used deepfake to frame cheerleading rivals’

March 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

A mother allegedly used explicit deepfake photos and videos to try to get her teenage daughter’s cheerleading rivals kicked off the team. Raffaela Spone from Pennsylvania, US, reportedly sent the content – which showed members […]

Brian Sicknick: Two arrested for assault of Capitol Police officer

March 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

Two men have been charged for using bear spray on a Capitol Police officer who later died after responding to the 6 January riot. Brian Sicknick was one of five people who died following the […]

Court of Appeal rejects claim CPS approach to rape prosecution was ‘unlawful’

March 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge against the Crown Prosecution Service over its policy on prosecuting serious sexual offences. End Violence Against Women had said the CPS’ move away from a “merits-based […]

Minneapolis to pay George Floyd family $27m

March 13, 2021 World Justice News 0

The city of Minneapolis has reached a $27m (£19m) settlement with the family of George Floyd, the unarmed US black man whose death last May sparked protests worldwide. Mr Floyd’s death after being trapped under […]

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: March 2021

Russian pleads guilty to Tesla ransomware plot

Imprisonment for Public Protection jail terms ‘a death sentence’

Michael Spavor: Canadian spy trial in China ends without verdict

Atlanta shootings: Asian women among eight killed at three spas

Stuart Lubbock: Murder arrest over death in Michael Barrymore pool

Bulgarian police seize fake millions in joint operation with US

Mother ‘used deepfake to frame cheerleading rivals’

Brian Sicknick: Two arrested for assault of Capitol Police officer

Court of Appeal rejects claim CPS approach to rape prosecution was ‘unlawful’

Minneapolis to pay George Floyd family $27m