November 2022 – World Justice News

Stewart Rhodes Oath Keepers militia founder

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

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]

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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