April 2021 – World Justice News

Julia James: Community officer died from significant head injuries

April 30, 2021 World Justice News 0

A serving police community support officer whose body was found in woodland died from “significant head injuries”, police said. The body of Julia James, 53, was found in Akholt Wood, Snowdown, near Dover, on Tuesday. […]

Man fined $12m for police station arson during George Floyd protests

April 30, 2021 World Justice News 0

A man has been ordered to pay $12m (£8.6m) for his role setting a Minneapolis police station on fire during rioting last May. The fine for Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, who pleaded guilty to an […]

Lady Gaga: Five arrested in dognapping case

April 30, 2021 World Justice News 0

Five people have been arrested over the violent theft of two French bulldogs belonging to US artist Lady Gaga. In February attackers shot dog walker Ryan Fischer in the chest and took Lady Gaga’s dogs, […]

Ahmaud Arbery: Suspects face federal hate crime charges over killing

April 29, 2021 World Justice News 0

Three men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of hate crimes and attempted kidnap over the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and neighbour William Bryan […]

Richard Pusey: Australian jailed for filming dying officers

April 28, 2021 World Justice News 0

An Australian man has received a 10-month jail sentence for filming and mocking police officers as they lay dying at a crash scene. Last month Richard Pusey pleaded guilty to the rare charge of outraging […]

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Cyber-attack hackers threaten to share US police informant data

April 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police Department has said its computer network has been breached in a targeted cyber-attack, US media report. A ransomware group called Babuk is reportedly threatening to release sensitive data on police informants […]

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to a year in Iran prison

April 26, 2021 World Justice News 0

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been sentenced to a year in prison after being found guilty of propaganda activities against the regime in Iran. The British-Iranian charity worker was also given a one-year ban from leaving the […]

US teen’s Snapchat rant reaches Supreme Court in free speech case

April 26, 2021 World Justice News 0

A teenager’s rant that led to her getting kicked off her cheerleading team has reached the US Supreme Court. Brandi Levy sent a profanity-laden post to her friends on Snapchat in 2017, venting her frustrations […]

Ghislaine Maxwell makes first US court appearance

April 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

Ghislaine Maxwell has appeared in court on new charges of sex-trafficking, her first appearance since her arrest last summer. She attended the New York court in person on Friday for arraignment on new charges against […]

Capitol riot: Man accused after Bumble dating app boast

April 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

A man has been accused of taking part in the US Capitol riots after allegedly boasting about it on a dating app. Robert Chapman, from New York, told a user he matched with on the […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

Human Rights

Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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Month: April 2021

Julia James: Community officer died from significant head injuries

Man fined $12m for police station arson during George Floyd protests

Lady Gaga: Five arrested in dognapping case

Ahmaud Arbery: Suspects face federal hate crime charges over killing

Richard Pusey: Australian jailed for filming dying officers

Cyber-attack hackers threaten to share US police informant data

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to a year in Iran prison

US teen’s Snapchat rant reaches Supreme Court in free speech case

Ghislaine Maxwell makes first US court appearance

Capitol riot: Man accused after Bumble dating app boast