July 2023 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Ecuador police find dozens of bodies during jail sweep

July 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

Police and soldiers who stormed a prison in the Ecuadorean city of Guayaquil following days of unrest say they have come across dozens of bodies. Officials said 31 inmates had been killed since Saturday, when […]

Joe Lewis: Tottenham Hotspur owner charged over alleged insider trading

July 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis has been charged in the US with hatching a “brazen insider trader scheme”. New York prosecutors accuse the billionaire of tipping off friends, associates and employees with non-public information about […]

Brussels bombers found guilty after long murder trial

July 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

A court in Brussels has found six men guilty of terrorist murder, more than seven years after suicide bomb attacks killed 32 people at the city’s airport and a metro station in March 2016. After […]

Carlee Russell: Woman whose kidnapping sparked nationwide search admits she wasn’t abducted

July 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A woman has admitted that she lied about being kidnapped in Alabama. Carlee Russell had claimed she was abducted after stopping to check on a toddler who was walking on the side of a busy […]

Justice department sues Texas over floating barrier in Rio Grande river

July 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Biden administration has sued Texas over a floating barrier installed by the state in the Rio Grande river to deter migrants on the US-Mexico border. The barrier, made partly of orange buoys attached by […]

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How desperate US prisoners try to escape deadly heat

July 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

As temperatures rise, prisoners locked in cells without air conditioning – and the staff guarding them – are struggling. Calvin Johnson spent 37 years in a Texas state prison, including 37 summers in a jail […]

Anjem Choudary charged with three terror offences

July 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

Anjem Choudary has been charged with three terror offences, the Met Police has said. The 56-year-old from east London was arrested last week along with Khaled Hussein, 28, after the Canadian national arrived on a […]

Nebraska teen jailed for illegal disposal of her aborted foetus

July 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

A US teenager was sentenced to 90 days in prison after taking abortion pills to end her pregnancy and disposing of the foetus with her mother’s help. Celeste Burgess, now 19, pleaded guilty to illegally […]

Jamshid Sharmahd: Iran could execute my dad at any time, says German woman

July 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

It was the middle of the night when the phone call came. Gazelle Sharmahd was woken up by her mother, who told her that her father, Jamshid, was calling from his jail cell in Iran. […]

Donald Trump trial date set in classified US documents case

July 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

A federal judge has set a trial date for Donald Trump in the classified US documents case in Florida – one of several legal battles he faces as he campaigns to regain the presidency. It […]

Human Rights

Uruguay legalises euthanasia after 10-hour debate

October 17, 2025 0

Uruguay has legalised euthanasia, becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law that allows assisted suicide. The Dignified Death bill was passed in the senate on Wednesday, with 20 out of 31 […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia leader convicted of war crimes during Darfur war

October 8, 2025 0

A Sudanese militia leader has been found guilty of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region more than 20 years ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was […]

Human Rights

Fathers entitled to equal parental leave, South Africa’s top court rules

October 4, 2025 0

South Africa’s highest court has unanimously ruled that all parents of new-borns are entitled to equal parental leave – a landmark judgment hailed as a major victory for gender equality and family rights. Under the […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: July 2023

Ecuador police find dozens of bodies during jail sweep

Joe Lewis: Tottenham Hotspur owner charged over alleged insider trading

Brussels bombers found guilty after long murder trial

Carlee Russell: Woman whose kidnapping sparked nationwide search admits she wasn’t abducted

Justice department sues Texas over floating barrier in Rio Grande river

How desperate US prisoners try to escape deadly heat

Anjem Choudary charged with three terror offences

Nebraska teen jailed for illegal disposal of her aborted foetus

Jamshid Sharmahd: Iran could execute my dad at any time, says German woman

Donald Trump trial date set in classified US documents case