October 2021 – Page 4 – World Justice News

Texas abortion: US appeals court reinstates near total ban

October 9, 2021 World Justice News 0

A US federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated Texas’s near total ban on abortions. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to a request from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that an injunction imposed against […]

Texas abortion: Judge temporarily blocks enforcement of law

October 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a controversial new law in Texas that effectively bans women from having an abortion in the state. US District Judge Robert Pitman granted a request by the Biden administration […]

Ernest Johnson: Missouri executes man for killing three in 1994 robbery

October 6, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Missouri man has been executed for murder despite pleas for clemency by advocates who said he had an intellectual disability. Ernest Johnson received a lethal injection on Tuesday after the US Supreme Court refused […]

US man sues psychic who ‘promised to remove ex-girlfriend curse’

October 6, 2021 World Justice News 0

A California man is suing a psychic who he says falsely claimed she could remove a curse put on his marriage by a witch hired by his ex-girlfriend. Mauro Restrepo said Sophia Adams promised she […]

Abortion rights march: Thousands attend rallies across US

October 3, 2021 World Justice News 0

Tens of thousands of people have been holding rallies across all 50 US states in support of abortion rights. They have been galvanised in opposition to a new Texas law that severely limits access to […]

Sandy Hook: Alex Jones loses case over ‘hoax’ remarks

October 2, 2021 World Justice News 0

US radio host and prominent conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has lost another legal case after falsely calling a mass school shooting a “hoax”. Twenty children and six adults were shot dead at Sandy Hook elementary […]

Rapper Nines jailed for importing 28kg of cannabis

October 1, 2021 World Justice News 0

British rapper Nines has been jailed for importing 28kg of cannabis into the UK from Spain and Poland. The chart-topping musician, real name Courtney Freckleton, 31, and Jason Thompson, 35, were both given 28-month sentences. […]

Peter Nygard: Fashion mogul to be extradited to US

October 1, 2021 World Justice News 0

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has agreed to be extradited to the US to face charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. A Winnipeg courtroom on Friday received a consent form, signed in jail by Mr […]

French ex-officer’s DNA ends 35-year murder hunt

October 1, 2021 World Justice News 0

For decades the crimes of a notorious serial killer have haunted the Paris crime squad. But now a former military police officer is said to have confessed to being the murderer known as Le Grêlé – the […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Month: October 2021

Texas abortion: US appeals court reinstates near total ban

Texas abortion: Judge temporarily blocks enforcement of law

Ernest Johnson: Missouri executes man for killing three in 1994 robbery

US man sues psychic who ‘promised to remove ex-girlfriend curse’

Abortion rights march: Thousands attend rallies across US

Sandy Hook: Alex Jones loses case over ‘hoax’ remarks

Rapper Nines jailed for importing 28kg of cannabis

Peter Nygard: Fashion mogul to be extradited to US

French ex-officer’s DNA ends 35-year murder hunt