August 2021 – World Justice News

Mollie Tibbetts: Farm worker gets life for murdering Iowa student

August 31, 2021 World Justice News 0

A farm worker has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of student Mollie Tibbetts. Cristhian Bahena Rivera had been found guilty of her murder in May. The […]

Brazil bank robbers tie hostages to getaway cars

August 30, 2021 World Justice News 0

Bank robbers strapped hostages to the top of their getaway vehicles after a raid in the southern Brazilian city of Araçatuba. Police said that at least three people were killed, among them one suspect. Officials […]

Wife of murdered Greek ambassador jailed over his death in Brazil

August 29, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Brazilian woman has been sentenced to 31 years in prison for planning the murder of her husband, the former Greek ambassador to Brazil. In 2016, Kyriakos Amiridis’ charred remains were found in the boot […]

Judge blocks Florida governor’s mask mandate ban

August 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Florida judge has ruled that schools in the state can impose mask mandates, arguing that Governor Ron DeSantis’ order banning them is unconstitutional. The Florida governor’s July order gave parents the right to choose […]

Austrian ex-far-right leader Strache guilty of corruption

August 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

The downfall of Heinz-Christian Strache, who was head of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, began with a video sting on the holiday island of Ibiza. Two years on, a court in Vienna has found him guilty […]

Robert F Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan recommended for parole

August 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Californian parole board has voted to grant prison release to the murderer of Democratic 1968 presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy (RFK). Sirhan Sirhan served 53 years in jail for shooting the frontrunner after a […]

Dylann Roof: US court upholds death sentence on church attacker

August 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

An appeals court in the US has upheld the death sentence given to a white supremacist who killed nine black people at a South Carolina church. Dylann Roof targeted a Bible study group in 2015, […]

Ron Jeremy: US adult film star indicted on 34 sex crime charges

August 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

US adult film star Ron Jeremy has been indicted on 34 counts of sexual crimes involving 21 women, spanning more than 20 years, Los Angeles prosecutors say. Prosecutors allege that Mr Jeremy assaulted the women, […]

Jo Ferrari: Wanted Thai police chief surrenders after manhunt

August 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

A former Thai police chief who went on the run after allegedly torturing a suspect to death has surrendered. Thitisan Utthanaphon, nicknamed “Jo Ferrari”, admitted to mistreating the suspect but denied any corruption. He spoke […]

Fifa awarded $201m in forfeited funds after corruption probe by US Department of Justice

August 25, 2021 World Justice News 0

Fifa will receive $201m (£146m) in forfeited funds seized during a corruption probe, the US Department of Justice has announced. More than 50 defendants have been criminally charged since the Department of Justice unveiled its […]

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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 […]

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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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Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

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Month: August 2021

Mollie Tibbetts: Farm worker gets life for murdering Iowa student

Brazil bank robbers tie hostages to getaway cars

Wife of murdered Greek ambassador jailed over his death in Brazil

Judge blocks Florida governor’s mask mandate ban

Austrian ex-far-right leader Strache guilty of corruption

Robert F Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan recommended for parole

Dylann Roof: US court upholds death sentence on church attacker

Ron Jeremy: US adult film star indicted on 34 sex crime charges

Jo Ferrari: Wanted Thai police chief surrenders after manhunt

Fifa awarded $201m in forfeited funds after corruption probe by US Department of Justice