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Missing British teen arrested in Georgia for drug offences

May 15, 2025 World Justice News 0

A British teenager has been arrested in Tbilisi, Georgia, on suspicion of drug offences. Bella Culley, 18, from Billingham on Teesside, who had gone missing in Thailand, has been charged with illegally buying, possessing and […]

Sperm donor ‘dad-of-180’ loses parental rights bid

May 15, 2025 World Justice News 0

An unregulated sperm donor, who claims to have fathered more than 180 children around the world, has been denied increased parental rights for a child he fathered as a donor through natural insemination. Robert Albon, […]

Judge cuts Menendez brothers’ sentences giving them chance of freedom

May 14, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Los Angeles judge has reduced the sentence of Erik and Lyle Menendez, making them eligible for parole more than 30 years after they killed their parents in a Beverly Hills mansion. Judge Michael Jesic […]

Gérard Depardieu found guilty in sexual assault trial

May 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

French film star Gérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexual assaulting two women on a film set at a trial in Paris and given a suspended jail term of 18 months. The 76-year-old actor […]

Trump administration considers suspending habeas corpus

May 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump’s administration is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus – the right of a person to challenge their detention in court – one of the US president’s top aides has said. Stephen Miller, the […]

Gang who smuggled thousands of queen ants sentenced in Kenya

May 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced four men to one year in prison or pay a fine of $7,700 (£5,800) for trying to smuggle thousands of live queen ants out of the country. The four suspects […]

Men found guilty of violent murder of Aboriginal schoolboy

May 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two men have been found guilty of the murder of Cassius Turvey, an Aboriginal schoolboy who was chased down by a vigilante gang and beaten, in a case which outraged Australia. The 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji […]

Attorneys try to block the deportations of migrants told they will be sent to Libya

May 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

U.S. authorities informed some migrants of plans to deport them to Libya, a country they are not from and that has a history of human rights violations, attorneys said Wednesday. A judge said they can’t be […]

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More jail time for English and Welsh criminals who refuse to attend sentencing hearings

May 7, 2025 World Justice News 0

English and Welsh criminals who refuse to attend their sentencing hearings will face further punishment under a new law. The government is introducing the Victims and Courts Bill to parliament today, which will include more […]

International Court of Justice rejects Sudan’s bid to sue UAE for genocide

May 6, 2025 World Justice News 0

The UN’s top court has dismissed Sudan’s case against the UAE accusing the Gulf state of complicity in genocide. Sudan alleged the UAE supported the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Sudanese civil war, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2025

Missing British teen arrested in Georgia for drug offences

Sperm donor ‘dad-of-180’ loses parental rights bid

Judge cuts Menendez brothers’ sentences giving them chance of freedom

Gérard Depardieu found guilty in sexual assault trial

Trump administration considers suspending habeas corpus

Gang who smuggled thousands of queen ants sentenced in Kenya

Men found guilty of violent murder of Aboriginal schoolboy

Attorneys try to block the deportations of migrants told they will be sent to Libya

More jail time for English and Welsh criminals who refuse to attend sentencing hearings

International Court of Justice rejects Sudan’s bid to sue UAE for genocide