January 2023 – Page 5 – World Justice News

Police Pay Home Visits to Warn Pirate IPTV Users

January 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

Anti-piracy group FACT is helping UK police to deliver warning messages to alleged pirate IPTV users. Instead of simply sending letters in the mail, some cease-and-desist notices will be delivered in person. A recent IPTV […]

Euston shooting: Girl, 7, in life-threatening condition and five others injured near church

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

A seven-year-old girl has suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting close to a central London church. Police responded at 13:31 GMT to reports shots were fired from a moving vehicle, as a remembrance service took […]

Man tried 4 times for killing set free after charges dropped

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s new top prosecutor dropped all charges Friday against a Black man who stood trial four times for the same killing, freeing him from behind bars and ending a controversial case that […]

Brazil riots: Brasília’s ex-security chief arrested on return to city

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

Brasília’s former public security chief Anderson Torres has been arrested by Brazil’s Federal Police on his return from the US. Mr Torres was the capital city’s security chief when rioters stormed Brazil’s Congress, the presidential […]

Cryptocurrency companies Gemini and Genesis charged by US regulators with illegally selling crypto assets

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

NEW YORK (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission went after two prominent companies in the crypto community, alleging that Genesis Global Capital and the crypto exchange Gemini were selling unregistered securities through a popular […]

Young Thug trial: Essay-writing punishment for woman who skipped jury duty

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

A woman in Georgia who skipped jury duty was ordered by the judge to write a 30-page essay on the importance of jury service. Identified only as Juror #64, she had been on a trip […]

Trump Organization fined $1.6m for tax fraud

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump’s real estate company has been fined $1.6m (£1.31m) by a New York judge for tax crimes. Jurors had found the Trump Organization guilty of fraud and falsifying business records in December. The company […]

Alireza Akbari: British-Iranian national accused of being UK spy executed in Iran

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

A British-Iranian national has been executed in Iran after being accused of spying for the UK. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was “appalled” by the execution of Alireza Akbari, saying: “This was a callous […]

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‘Time theft’ woman must pay damages to former employer after tracking software exposed ‘serious misconduct’

January 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

A women in Canada has been ordered by a civil tribunal to pay damages to her former employer for “time theft” after she was caught claiming for unworked hours by tracking software. Karlee Besse, who […]

Royal Mail hit by Russia-linked ransomware attack

January 12, 2023 World Justice News 0

Severe disruption to Royal Mail’s overseas deliveries has been caused by ransomware linked to Russian criminals, the BBC has been told. The cyber-attack has affected the computer systems Royal Mail uses to despatch deliveries abroad. […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Month: January 2023

Police Pay Home Visits to Warn Pirate IPTV Users

Euston shooting: Girl, 7, in life-threatening condition and five others injured near church

Man tried 4 times for killing set free after charges dropped

Brazil riots: Brasília’s ex-security chief arrested on return to city

Cryptocurrency companies Gemini and Genesis charged by US regulators with illegally selling crypto assets

Young Thug trial: Essay-writing punishment for woman who skipped jury duty

Trump Organization fined $1.6m for tax fraud

Alireza Akbari: British-Iranian national accused of being UK spy executed in Iran

‘Time theft’ woman must pay damages to former employer after tracking software exposed ‘serious misconduct’

Royal Mail hit by Russia-linked ransomware attack