March 2022 – Page 4 – World Justice News

Child, 13, drove pickup in deadly Texas crash that killed nine

March 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 13-year-old was behind the wheel of a pickup truck that slammed head on into a van carrying university athletes in a collision that killed nine on Tuesday. In a Thursday news conference, federal investigators […]

Australia climate change: Court overturns teenagers’ case against minister

March 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Australian government has won an appeal against a ruling that it has a duty of care to protect children from harm caused by climate change. Last year, eight teenagers and an 87-year-old nun convinced […]

Jussie Smollett released from jail pending appeal

March 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

US actor Jussie Smollett has been released on bond from jail in Chicago pending an appeal against his conviction for falsely claiming he was the victim of a hate crime. Last week the former Empire […]

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on way home to UK

March 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman detained in Iran nearly six years ago, is on her way to the UK, her MP has said. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was at the airport in Tehran, Tulip Siddiq told BBC […]

Police charge man over string of shootings targeting homeless

March 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

Police have arrested and charged a man following a string of five shootings – all targeting homeless people as they slept. Gerald Brevard III, 30, allegedly struck five times in nine days in both New […]

Star Hobson murder: Frankie Smith’s sentence increased to 12 years

March 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

The mother of murdered toddler Star Hobson has had her sentence for causing or allowing her daughter’s death increased to 12 years. Frankie Smith, 20, was handed an eight-year term at Bradford Crown Court in […]

Police are hunting a masked gunman targeting homeless people while they sleep

March 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

A masked gunman has struck five times in nine days – shooting homeless people as they slept on the streets of New York and Washington DC. Police say the “modus operandi” is the same in […]

Julian Assange denied permission to appeal against extradition

March 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Supreme Court has refused to allow Julian Assange his latest appeal against extradition to the US. A court spokesman said Mr Assange’s application did not raise “an arguable point of law”. The decision is […]

Raif Badawi: Saudi blogger freed after decade in prison

March 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi – jailed and sentenced to 1,000 lashes for “insulting Islam online” – has been freed, his wife says. “Raif called me. He is free,” Ensaf Haidar told AFP news agency from […]

Bitcoin cash machines ordered to shut down in UK

March 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

All UK crypto-currency cash machines (ATMs) are operating illegally and must be shut down, the Financial Conduct Authority has announced. Crypto-ATMs look like regular cash machines and let people buy crypto-currency, such as Bitcoin, using […]

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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 […]

Human Rights

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: March 2022

Child, 13, drove pickup in deadly Texas crash that killed nine

Australia climate change: Court overturns teenagers’ case against minister

Jussie Smollett released from jail pending appeal

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on way home to UK

Police charge man over string of shootings targeting homeless

Star Hobson murder: Frankie Smith’s sentence increased to 12 years

Police are hunting a masked gunman targeting homeless people while they sleep

Julian Assange denied permission to appeal against extradition

Raif Badawi: Saudi blogger freed after decade in prison

Bitcoin cash machines ordered to shut down in UK