2022 – Page 31 – World Justice News

Dozens freed from church awaiting ‘Second Coming’ in Ondo Nigeria

July 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

Police in Nigeria have rescued 77 people, including children, from a church where they were confined in the south-western state of Ondo. Some of them are believed to have been there for months. A police […]

Three police die in ‘pure hell’ Kentucky shooting

July 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

Three police officers have been shot dead in the US state of Kentucky while trying to serve a warrant on a man accused of domestic violence. Police took the 49-year-old suspect into custody after the […]

UK Govt. Prepares to Dissolve Anti-Piracy Group & Seize Its Assets

July 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

FACT Administration LLP, a partnership behind a piracy settlement scheme in the UK, appeared in Britain’s oldest newspaper this week. The group demands at least hundreds of pounds from internet users for downloading a single […]

Texas migrant deaths: Truck driver ‘unaware air conditioner had stopped working’

July 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

The suspected driver of a truck where 53 migrants died from heat in Texas did not know that the air conditioner had stopped working, court documents say. Homero Zamorano, 45, was found hiding near the […]

Two more captured Britons charged by pro-Russian rebels, say reports

July 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two more Britons captured by Russian forces in Ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries, according to Russian state media. Dylan Healy, a chef who was volunteering as an aid worker, had been captured at a […]

New York overhauls gun laws after Supreme Court ruling

July 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

New York has passed emergency legislation to ban guns from many public places, following last month’s landmark Supreme Court ruling which struck down the state’s restrictions. The rules also require gun buyers to prove they […]

Missing Cryptoqueen: FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to top ten most wanted

July 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

Ruja Ignatova, also known as the “missing Cryptoqueen”, has been placed on the FBI’s top 10 most wanted list. The Bulgarian woman, believed to be in her 40s, is wanted for her alleged role in […]

Logan Mwangi murder: Mum, stepdad and 14-year-old stepbrother sentenced

June 30, 2022 World Justice News 0

A mother, stepfather and a teenager have been given life sentences for murdering five-year-old Logan Mwangi and dumping his body in a river. John Cole, 40, will serve a minimum term of 29 years in […]

Canadian admits to hacking spree with Russian cyber-gang

June 30, 2022 World Justice News 0

An ex-Canadian government IT worker has admitted to being a high-level hacker with a Russian cyber-crime group. Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, from Quebec, Canada, has agreed to plead guilty in a Florida court. The 34-year-old was affiliated […]

Paris trial: Guilty Salah Abdeslam receives rare full-life sentence as historic trial ends

June 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

The only surviving attacker from the group that carried out the November 2015 Paris attacks has been found guilty of terrorism and murder charges. Salah Abdeslam received a rare full-life sentence for his role in […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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Year: 2022

Dozens freed from church awaiting ‘Second Coming’ in Ondo Nigeria

Three police die in ‘pure hell’ Kentucky shooting

UK Govt. Prepares to Dissolve Anti-Piracy Group & Seize Its Assets

Texas migrant deaths: Truck driver ‘unaware air conditioner had stopped working’

Two more captured Britons charged by pro-Russian rebels, say reports

New York overhauls gun laws after Supreme Court ruling

Missing Cryptoqueen: FBI adds Ruja Ignatova to top ten most wanted

Logan Mwangi murder: Mum, stepdad and 14-year-old stepbrother sentenced

Canadian admits to hacking spree with Russian cyber-gang

Paris trial: Guilty Salah Abdeslam receives rare full-life sentence as historic trial ends