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Waukesha: Five dead and more than 40 injured after car ploughs into Wisconsin parade

November 22, 2021 World Justice News 0

At least five people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a car ploughed into a parade in the US state of Wisconsin, police say. Footage shows a red SUV driving through a […]

Malaysian transgender woman Nur Sajat: ‘I had to run away’

November 20, 2021 World Justice News 0

In September, news leaked that the Thai immigration authorities had made an unusual arrest in Bangkok. The detainee was Nur Sajat Kamaruzzaman, a glamorous, 36-year-old Malaysian cosmetics entrepreneur with a huge social media following. The […]

Theranos trial: Elizabeth Holmes makes surprise testimony

November 20, 2021 World Justice News 0

An entrepreneur accused of scamming investors for millions of dollars with a bogus blood test has surprised a US court by testifying in her defence. Elizabeth Holmes is accused of making false claims about her […]

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork sent back to prison

November 20, 2021 World Justice News 0

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork has been arrested and recalled to prison, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said. He was released two months ago after spending 33 years in jail for murdering two teenage girls in […]

Kyle Rittenhouse: Biden ‘angry’ after teen cleared of shootings

November 20, 2021 World Justice News 0

US President Joe Biden has said he is “angry” after a teenager who shot dead two men during racial unrest last year in Wisconsin was cleared. The president expressed dismay at the verdict in a […]

Julius Jones: Oklahoma prisoner’s execution halted at last minute

November 19, 2021 World Justice News 0

Oklahoma’s governor has halted the execution of prisoner Julius Jones hours before he was due to be put to death. Kevin Stitt said he was commuting the sentence to life imprisonment without parole. Hundreds of […]

Cleo Smith: Man wrongly identified as abduction suspect sues TV station

November 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

An Australian man has launched a defamation case against one of the nation’s biggest news channels after it wrongly identified him as an alleged child abductor. In a missing child case that gripped the nation, […]

Kenyan policemen jailed over UK aristocrat’s death

November 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Kenyan court has jailed four police officers for the manslaughter of British aristocrat Alexander Monson, who died in custody after being arrested near Mombasa in 2012. Judge Eric Ogola ruled that Monson was brutally […]

UK Court Hands Down Suspended Jail Sentence to eBay Seller of Pirate IPTV Boxes

November 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

A 57-year-old man who sold hundreds of pirate IPTV boxes through eBay in the UK has received a two-year suspended prison sentence. The prosecution, brought by Westminster City Council’s Trading Standards team with help from […]

Ecuador prison riot: New fighting at Guayaquil jail kills 68

November 14, 2021 World Justice News 0

At least 68 prisoners have been killed in new fighting at an Ecuadorean prison where more than a hundred inmates died in clashes between rival gangs in September, officials say. The riot at the Litoral […]

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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Year: 2021

Waukesha: Five dead and more than 40 injured after car ploughs into Wisconsin parade

Theranos trial: Elizabeth Holmes makes surprise testimony

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork sent back to prison

Kyle Rittenhouse: Biden ‘angry’ after teen cleared of shootings

Julius Jones: Oklahoma prisoner’s execution halted at last minute

Cleo Smith: Man wrongly identified as abduction suspect sues TV station

Kenyan policemen jailed over UK aristocrat’s death

UK Court Hands Down Suspended Jail Sentence to eBay Seller of Pirate IPTV Boxes

Ecuador prison riot: New fighting at Guayaquil jail kills 68