2022 – Page 51 – World Justice News

Police are hunting a masked gunman targeting homeless people while they sleep

March 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

A masked gunman has struck five times in nine days – shooting homeless people as they slept on the streets of New York and Washington DC. Police say the “modus operandi” is the same in […]

Julian Assange denied permission to appeal against extradition

March 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Supreme Court has refused to allow Julian Assange his latest appeal against extradition to the US. A court spokesman said Mr Assange’s application did not raise “an arguable point of law”. The decision is […]

Raif Badawi: Saudi blogger freed after decade in prison

March 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

Saudi blogger Raif Badawi – jailed and sentenced to 1,000 lashes for “insulting Islam online” – has been freed, his wife says. “Raif called me. He is free,” Ensaf Haidar told AFP news agency from […]

Bitcoin cash machines ordered to shut down in UK

March 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

All UK crypto-currency cash machines (ATMs) are operating illegally and must be shut down, the Financial Conduct Authority has announced. Crypto-ATMs look like regular cash machines and let people buy crypto-currency, such as Bitcoin, using […]

Transgender children: Texas plan to probe parents halted

March 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Texas judge has extended an order to prevent state officials from investigating allegations of so-called “abuse” against parents seeking gender-transitioning care for their children. In February, officials declared some gender reassignment therapies “child abuse” […]

Anthony Russell: Triple killer given whole-life prison sentence

March 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

A triple killer, who raped a pregnant woman moments before strangling her, has been sentenced to a whole-life prison term. Anthony Russell, 39, murdered Julie Williams, her son David Williams and Nicole McGregor, whose body […]

Katy Perry wins in Dark Horse copyright appeal

March 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

Katy Perry will no longer have to pay $2.8m (£2.1m) to a rapper who said she stole his song on her hit Dark Horse. Marcus Gray sued Perry in 2014, saying she had plagiarised an […]

Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in attack hoax case

March 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

US actor Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail after a jury found he lied to police about being the victim of a hate crime. The former Empire star, 39, was found […]

Mariupol hospital bombing ‘was a war crime’

March 10, 2022 World Justice News 0

The governor of Donetsk region said 17 people, including women in labour, were wounded in a airstrike which he claimed happened during an agreed ceasefire period to allow civilians to safely escape. Children have been […]

Black Panther Ryan Coogler director mistaken for bank robber

March 10, 2022 World Justice News 0

The director of hit superhero film Black Panther was mistaken for a bank robber as he tried to take money out of his own account in the US, a police report has revealed. Ryan Coogler […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2022

Police are hunting a masked gunman targeting homeless people while they sleep

Julian Assange denied permission to appeal against extradition

Raif Badawi: Saudi blogger freed after decade in prison

Bitcoin cash machines ordered to shut down in UK

Transgender children: Texas plan to probe parents halted

Anthony Russell: Triple killer given whole-life prison sentence

Katy Perry wins in Dark Horse copyright appeal

Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in attack hoax case

Mariupol hospital bombing ‘was a war crime’

Black Panther Ryan Coogler director mistaken for bank robber