2024 – Page 40 – World Justice News

Circle Centre Mall Indianapolis shooting

Mass shooting in Indianapolis leaves seven children, aged 12 to 17, with gunshot wounds

April 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

Seven children have been wounded in a mass shooting outside a shopping centre in the US, police have said. The victims, who are all aged 12 to 17, were hurt outside the Circle Centre Mall […]

Scotland’s new hate crime law comes into force

April 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

Scotland’s new hate crime law has come into force, with JK Rowling and Elon Musk among its critics. The Harry Potter author and the owner of social media platform X both claim the legislation could […]

Cannabis partially decriminalised in Germany

April 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

“Some German people drink their beer after work. We just want to smoke our weed.” So says Marcel Ritschel who’s celebrating as Germany – traditionally “beer land” – becomes a more cannabis-friendly country. Germany has, […]

AT&T data breach: Millions of customers caught up in major dark web leak

March 31, 2024 World Justice News 0

Personal data belonging to 73 million current or former AT&T customers has been leaked online. Information including addresses, social security numbers and passcodes was published on the dark web, the US telecoms giant said. AT&T […]

Fallen ‘Crypto King’ Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years for fraud

March 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding customers and investors of his now-bankrupt firm. The ruling cements the downfall of the former billionaire, […]

Prosecutors seek 2.5-year jail term over Luis Rubiales World Cup kiss

March 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

Spanish prosecutors want the ex-head of the country’s football federation to be jailed for two-and-a-half years, after he kissed a female footballer against her will at Spain’s World Cup victory. Luis Rubiales is facing charges […]

Julian Assange faces further wait over extradition ruling – court requires no death penalty assurance

March 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

The US must assure Julian Assange has freedom of speech protections and will not receive the death penalty before he is extradited, judges have ruled. The UK High Court said the Wikileaks founder could be […]

Law enforcement raids Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s properties in LA and Miami

March 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Properties connected to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs were raided on Monday by federal agents. The Department of Homeland Security said it had pursued the “law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation” in New […]

Florida bans children under 14 from social media in sweeping new law

March 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Children under 14 will be barred from joining social media in Florida from next year. Signed into law by governor Ron DeSantis, the legislation directs social media firms to delete the accounts of under-14s. Children aged […]

Millions of Americans caught up in Chinese hacking plot

March 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Millions of Americans’ online accounts have been caught up in a “sinister” Chinese hacking plot that targeted US officials, the justice department and FBI said on Monday. Seven Chinese nationals have been charged with enacting […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

Human Rights

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

Human Rights

Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2024

Mass shooting in Indianapolis leaves seven children, aged 12 to 17, with gunshot wounds

Scotland’s new hate crime law comes into force

Cannabis partially decriminalised in Germany

AT&T data breach: Millions of customers caught up in major dark web leak

Fallen ‘Crypto King’ Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years for fraud

Prosecutors seek 2.5-year jail term over Luis Rubiales World Cup kiss

Julian Assange faces further wait over extradition ruling – court requires no death penalty assurance

Law enforcement raids Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s properties in LA and Miami

Millions of Americans caught up in Chinese hacking plot