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Nourah al-Qahtani: Saudi woman jailed for 45 years for social media posts

August 31, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Saudi woman has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for her social media posts, in the second case of its kind this month, activists say. A terrorism court convicted Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani […]

Trump’s Truth Social barred from Google Play

August 31, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former US President Donald Trump’s social media platform has been barred from Google Play. Google says the platform violates its policies on prohibiting content like physical threats and incitement to violence. The move makes it […]

Advanced cyber-attack: NHS doctors’ paperwork piles up

August 30, 2022 World Justice News 0

Doctors say it could take months to process mounting piles of medical paperwork caused by a continuing cyber-attack on an NHS supplier. One out-of-hours GP says patient care is being badly affected as staff enter […]

Chris Dawson: Husband in podcast-famous case guilty of murder

August 30, 2022 World Justice News 0

An Australian man who became the subject of a popular crime podcast has been found guilty of his wife’s cold case murder. Chris Dawson’s trial in a Sydney court followed decades of speculation about the […]

Australia drug bust: Largest-ever crystal meth haul found in marble

August 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

Almost two tonnes of methamphetamine has been seized by Australian police – the biggest bust of the drug in the country’s history. Police found 1,800kg (283 stone) of what is known locally as ice inside […]

Najib Razak: The verdict that sent Malaysia’s untouchable ex-PM to prison

August 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

Earlier this week, inside the huge, Islamically-styled Palace of Justice in Malaysia’s political capital Putrajaya, something remarkable happened. In the dock stood a man of immense wealth and power, who, when he was prime minister, […]

FBI cites ‘evidence of obstruction’ in Trump Florida home search

August 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

The FBI told a judge they expected to find “evidence of obstruction” of justice in a search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, according to newly released court papers. Investigators said top secret files […]

Liverpool shooting: Murder arrests over nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s death

August 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool. A 33-year-old, from Dovecot, Liverpool, was also arrested on suspicion of the murder of nine-year-old Olivia and two counts […]

Trump: Judge orders release of redacted search court papers

August 25, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US judge has ordered investigators to release a redacted version of court papers used to justify a search of ex-President Donald Trump’s Florida home. The public version of the affidavit, a court document that […]

Gretchen Whitmer: Two convicted in Michigan governor kidnap plot case

August 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor have been found guilty on conspiracy charges. Prosecutors say Adam Fox, 39 and Barry Croft Jr, 46, hoped to start a “revolution” by kidnapping Gretchen […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2022

Advanced cyber-attack: NHS doctors’ paperwork piles up

Chris Dawson: Husband in podcast-famous case guilty of murder

Australia drug bust: Largest-ever crystal meth haul found in marble

Najib Razak: The verdict that sent Malaysia’s untouchable ex-PM to prison

FBI cites ‘evidence of obstruction’ in Trump Florida home search

Liverpool shooting: Murder arrests over nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s death

Trump: Judge orders release of redacted search court papers

Gretchen Whitmer: Two convicted in Michigan governor kidnap plot case