November 2023 – Page 3 – World Justice News

Yumna Afzaal, Madiha Salman, Talat Afzaa and Salman Afzaal

Canadian killed family to make Muslims fearful

November 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Canadian man accused of killing a Muslim family in London, Ontario, wanted to make “all Muslims fearful for their safety”, a jury has heard. Prosecutors said in their closing argument that Nathaniel Veltman had […]

Virginia mother of child who shot teacher sentenced to 21 months in prison

November 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

The mother of a six-year-old boy who shot his teacher in the US state of Virginia has been sentenced to 21 months in prison on a drug charge linked to the gun used in the […]

Russian diamonds set for ban under new EU sanctions

November 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

Diamonds may be forever, but not when it comes to imports from Russia into the European Union. Russia is the biggest producer of rough diamonds cut from hundreds of mines beneath the Siberian permafrost, where […]

UK Supreme Court says government plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful

November 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

The government’s Rwanda plan, devised to tackle illegal migration, has been dismissed by the Supreme Court, ending over 18 months of legal battles in the UK. Lord Reed announced the “unanimous” judgment from the court’s […]

Rugby World Cup trophy safe after South Africa rugby offices burgled

November 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

Burglars have broken into South Africa Rugby Union’s offices and touched the World Cup trophy they won in France but they did not steal it. The burglary took place on Monday in Cape Town’s northern […]

Seven members of paedophile gang guilty of running ‘monstrous’ child sex abuse ring

November 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

Seven members of a paedophile gang who posed as “witches and wizards” have been found guilty of running a “monstrous” child sex abuse ring in a Glasgow drugs den. In what the NSPCC children’s charity […]

Google Sues Men Who Weaponized DMCA Notices to Crush Competition

November 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

Two men who allegedly used 65 Google accounts to bombard Google with fraudulent DMCA takedown notices targeting up to 620,000 URLs, have been named in a Google lawsuit filed in California on Monday. Google says […]

Russian convicted of journalist murder gets pardon

November 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

One of the men convicted over the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been pardoned after fighting in Ukraine, his lawyer says. Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, a former Moscow police officer, was jailed for 20 […]

International mafia bust shows US-Italy crime links still strong

November 12, 2023 World Justice News 0

Their names could have been ripped from the kind of Hollywood mafia script that once dominated US cinema. But when an indictment dropped on Wednesday, Joseph “Joe Brooklyn” Lanni, Angelo “Fifi” Gradilone, and Francesco “Uncle […]

Fourth man charged with murder after suspected ammonia attack in Gateshead

November 12, 2023 World Justice News 0

A fourth person has been charged with murder following the death of a man in a suspected ammonia attack, police have said. Andy Foster, 26, was injured in the alleged incident when he opened the […]

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

Month: November 2023

Canadian killed family to make Muslims fearful

Virginia mother of child who shot teacher sentenced to 21 months in prison

Russian diamonds set for ban under new EU sanctions

UK Supreme Court says government plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful

Rugby World Cup trophy safe after South Africa rugby offices burgled

Seven members of paedophile gang guilty of running ‘monstrous’ child sex abuse ring

Google Sues Men Who Weaponized DMCA Notices to Crush Competition

Russian convicted of journalist murder gets pardon

International mafia bust shows US-Italy crime links still strong

Fourth man charged with murder after suspected ammonia attack in Gateshead