November 2022 – World Justice News

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Oath Keepers: Two members of far-right militia guilty of US sedition

November 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

The leader of a far-right militia has been found guilty of plotting to stop US President Joe Biden from taking office after the 2020 election. A jury found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes guilty of […]

Operation Desert Light: Europol take down massive cocaine ‘super cartel’

November 28, 2022 World Justice News 0

A drug “super cartel” that controlled about a third of Europe’s cocaine supply has been dismantled, police have announced. Dubbed Operation Desert Light, 49 people were arrested across six European countries, the EU’s police agency, […]

Squid Game actor O Yeong-su charged with sexual misconduct

November 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Squid Game actor O Yeong-su has been charged with sexual misconduct, South Korean officials say. The 78-year-old is accused of inappropriately touching a woman in 2017, according to prosecutors. The woman first filed a […]

India gripped by gruesome ‘fridge murder’

November 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

For the past few days, India has been gripped by what’s being described as a “murder most foul”. Police in the capital, Delhi, have arrested a young man – Aftab Poonawala – on allegations of murdering his […]

Sharing pornographic deepfakes to be illegal in England and Wales

November 25, 2022 World Justice News 0

A planned new law would make sharing pornographic deepfakes without consent a crime in England and Wales. Tackling the rise in manipulated images, where a person’s face is put on someone else’s body, is part […]

Donald Trump sued as New York Adult Survivors Act takes effect

November 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Writer E Jean Carroll has sued Donald Trump in the US state of New York for allegedly raping her in the 1990s. Ms Carroll is among the first to sue under the Adult Survivors Act, […]

Gold coins worth €1.6m stolen in nine-minute heist from German museum

November 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Thieves have stolen a hoard of Celtic gold coins worth about €1.6m (£1.4m) from a museum in Germany. Hundreds of coins were taken from the museum in Manching, Bavaria, in the middle of the night […]

Police text 70,000 victims in UK’s biggest anti-fraud operation

November 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Detectives have begun contacting 70,000 people suspected of being victims of a sophisticated banking scam. The Metropolitan Police is sending text messages to mobile phone users it believes spoke with fraudsters pretending to be their […]

Mikayla Hayes: US servicewoman accused of killing motorcyclist in Norfolk to be tried in UK court

November 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US servicewoman accused of killing a motorist in Norfolk will be tried in the UK, a judge has ruled. Airman first class Mikayla Hayes is accused of causing the death of 33-year-old Matthew Day […]

Scottish government loses indyref2 court case

November 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Scottish government cannot hold an independence referendum without the UK government’s consent, the Supreme Court has ruled. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a referendum on 19 October next year. But the court […]

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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Month: November 2022

Oath Keepers: Two members of far-right militia guilty of US sedition

Operation Desert Light: Europol take down massive cocaine ‘super cartel’

Squid Game actor O Yeong-su charged with sexual misconduct

India gripped by gruesome ‘fridge murder’

Sharing pornographic deepfakes to be illegal in England and Wales

Donald Trump sued as New York Adult Survivors Act takes effect

Gold coins worth €1.6m stolen in nine-minute heist from German museum

Police text 70,000 victims in UK’s biggest anti-fraud operation

Mikayla Hayes: US servicewoman accused of killing motorcyclist in Norfolk to be tried in UK court

Scottish government loses indyref2 court case