2022 – Page 44 – World Justice News

Extinction Rebellion: Seventy arrested at climate change protests

April 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

Seventy people were arrested during a spate of Extinction Rebellion protests across London. Six people, including two Olympic athletes, were detained for scaling and gluing themselves to an oil tanker near Hyde Park on Saturday, police said. […]

Shooting at South Carolina shopping centre leaves 12 injured

April 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

Ten people have been shot and two others injured in a shooting at a shopping centre in South Carolina Three people who had firearms were arrested after the incident at the Columbiana Centre in Columbia. […]

Council tax rebate: Warning issued over new scam pretending to offer £150

April 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

Scammers are cold-calling people asking for their bank details to receive the government’s £150 energy rebate, councils have warned. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the rebate for homes in council tax bands A to D in February […]

Arizona man arrested after dogs, cats and snakes found in home freezer

April 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

Police in Arizona have arrested a man after 183 animals, including dogs, cats and birds were found in his freezer. Michael Patrick Turland, 43, of Arizona, admitted freezing some of the animals while they were […]

Honduran ex-leader Hernández to be extradited to US next week

April 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

Honduran ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández is to be extradited to the United States as early as next week, Honduras’ security minister says. Mr Hernández, who governed from 2014 to January this year, was arrested at […]

North Korean hackers target US gamers in $615m crypto heist

April 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US has linked North Korea-backed hackers to a massive cryptocurrency heist worth $615m (£469m) from players of the popular online game Axie Infinity in March. The game allows to earn crypto through game play […]

Police arrest suspect in New York subway shooting ‘without incident’

April 14, 2022 World Justice News 0

Police in New York City have arrested a man suspected of shooting 10 commuters in a rush hour attack at a Brooklyn subway station. Frank James, 62, is alleged to have donned a construction worker’s […]

Brooklyn shooting: Person of interest named in New York subway attack

April 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

New York City police have named “a person of interest” after a morning rush-hour shooting at a subway station that left more than 20 people injured. Police said they were looking for Frank R James, […]

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to be fined over lockdown parties

April 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be fined by the police for breaking lockdown laws. The PM’s wife, Carrie Johnson, will also be given a fixed penalty notice. Officials confirmed the three […]

Texas woman Lizelle Herrera, 26, charged with murder over ‘self-induced abortion’

April 10, 2022 World Justice News 0

A woman in Texas has been charged with murder over what law enforcement described as a “self-induced abortion”. Lizelle Herrera, 26, was arrested by the sheriff’s office in Starr County near the US-Mexico border in […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

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Year: 2022

Extinction Rebellion: Seventy arrested at climate change protests

Shooting at South Carolina shopping centre leaves 12 injured

Council tax rebate: Warning issued over new scam pretending to offer £150

Arizona man arrested after dogs, cats and snakes found in home freezer

Honduran ex-leader Hernández to be extradited to US next week

North Korean hackers target US gamers in $615m crypto heist

Police arrest suspect in New York subway shooting ‘without incident’

Brooklyn shooting: Person of interest named in New York subway attack

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to be fined over lockdown parties

Texas woman Lizelle Herrera, 26, charged with murder over ‘self-induced abortion’