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Russell Brand bailed after appearing in court charged with rape and sexual assault

May 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

Russell Brand has been granted bail after appearing in court charged with sexual offences including rape. During the brief hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, the 49-year-old spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth, and address, […]

Prince Harry loses legal challenge over UK police protection

May 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

Prince Harry has lost his legal challenge over the level of security he receives when he is in the UK. The ruling was handed down by Judge Sir Geoffrey Vos at the Royal Courts of […]

UN judge who forced woman to work as slave jailed for more than six years

May 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

A United Nations judge has been jailed for six years and four months after being convicted of forcing a young Ugandan woman to work as a slave in Britain. Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found guilty […]

Missing South African police officers found dead in river

May 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

Police in South Africa are searching for answers after the bodies of three police officers – who had been missing for six days – were found in a river. Boipelo Senoge, 20, Cebekhulu Linda, 24, […]

Apple referred for possible criminal contempt investigation

May 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

A US district judge has found Apple wilfully violated her injunction in a case brought by Epic Games – and that a top Apple executive “outright lied” under oath. The injunction was supposed to block […]

Landmark case finds negligence for Nigerian player’s death

April 29, 2025 World Justice News 0

A court case which found Nigeria’s leading football bodies to be negligent for the death of a player has been hailed as a “landmark” by global players’ union Fifpro. Martins Chineme died aged 25 in March […]

Four dead after car crashes through after-school camp

April 29, 2025 World Justice News 0

Four people, including children, were killed and several others injured when a vehicle drove through a building used by an after-school camp in Illinois. The victims at the YNOT After School Camp are believed to […]

Sex offenders to be denied asylum rights in new law

April 29, 2025 World Justice News 0

Asylum seekers will be denied the right to stay in the UK if they have been convicted of sexual offences, the government has announced. Terrorists, war criminals and any other criminals whose offences carry a […]

Woman who used lipstick to write on statue during Brazil unrest jailed for 14 years

April 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

A woman who wrote on a statue using lipstick during unrest in Brasília the Brazilian capital in 2023 has been jailed for 14 years. Debora Rodrigues took part in the unrest along with hundreds of […]

Vancouver street festival: At least 11 people dead – including a five-year-old girl

April 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

A man has been charged with eight counts of second degree murder after a car drove into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada, killing at least 11 people – including a five-year-old […]

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2025

Russell Brand bailed after appearing in court charged with rape and sexual assault

Prince Harry loses legal challenge over UK police protection

UN judge who forced woman to work as slave jailed for more than six years

Missing South African police officers found dead in river

Apple referred for possible criminal contempt investigation

Landmark case finds negligence for Nigerian player’s death

Four dead after car crashes through after-school camp

Sex offenders to be denied asylum rights in new law

Woman who used lipstick to write on statue during Brazil unrest jailed for 14 years

Vancouver street festival: At least 11 people dead – including a five-year-old girl