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Harry Dunn crash: Anne Sacoolas case to go before UK court

December 13, 2021 World Justice News 0

The case of Anne Sacoolas, the US national charged over the death of motorcyclist Harry Dunn, is to be heard by a UK court, prosecutors have said. Mr Dunn, 19, died in a crash with […]

Inger Stoejberg: Jail for Danish ex-minister for asylum separations

December 13, 2021 World Justice News 0

A former Danish immigration minister has been found guilty of illegally separating young asylum-seeking couples in a landmark impeachment trial. Judges ruled Inger Stoejberg’s decision in 2016 to separate couples was unlawful and jailed her […]

Thames Valley Police officer lost control of drone, report finds

December 11, 2021 World Justice News 0

A police drone lost during a search operation was found miles away in a children’s playground, a report has said. An officer lost control of the drone near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire in April, and it […]

Brazil nightclub fire: Four convicted over blaze that killed 242

December 11, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Brazilian court has sentenced four people to lengthy prison terms over the deaths of 242 club-goers in a fire during a party in 2013. The blaze began when members of a band performing at […]

Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Prosecutors rest case after 10 days

December 11, 2021 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial have rested their case following two weeks of testimony. Annie Farmer, the last of four alleged victims to testify, recounted on Friday the “dark memory” of abuse by […]

US Supreme Court says Texas abortion clinics can sue over law

December 10, 2021 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that abortion providers can sue to challenge a controversial Texas abortion law. The law, known as SB8, gives people the right to sue doctors who perform an abortion past […]

Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, court rules

December 10, 2021 World Justice News 0

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited from the UK to the US, the High Court has ruled. The US won its appeal against a January UK court ruling that he could not be extradited […]

Jussie Smollett: Actor found guilty of lying about attack

December 9, 2021 World Justice News 0

US actor Jussie Smollett lied to police about being the victim of a racist, homophobic assault, a Chicago jury has found. At trial this week, Smollett, 39, stood by denials that he staged the attack […]

Jamal Khashoggi: Suspect in murder of journalist arrested in Paris

December 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Saudi man suspected of involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France, police say. Khaled Aedh Alotaibi was arrested at Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris on Tuesday, a police source […]

Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar court sentences ousted leader to four years jail

December 6, 2021 World Justice News 0

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison, the first in a series of verdicts that could jail her for life. She was found guilty on charges of […]

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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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Year: 2021

Harry Dunn crash: Anne Sacoolas case to go before UK court

Inger Stoejberg: Jail for Danish ex-minister for asylum separations

Thames Valley Police officer lost control of drone, report finds

Brazil nightclub fire: Four convicted over blaze that killed 242

Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Prosecutors rest case after 10 days

US Supreme Court says Texas abortion clinics can sue over law

Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, court rules

Jussie Smollett: Actor found guilty of lying about attack

Jamal Khashoggi: Suspect in murder of journalist arrested in Paris

Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar court sentences ousted leader to four years jail