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Senator Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia

US Supreme Court blocks new deportations and man wrongly deported to El Salvador says he is ‘traumatised’ by mega-prison

April 19, 2025 World Justice News 0

A man wrongly deported to El Salvador was “traumatised” by his time at a notorious mega-prison, a US senator has said, as the Supreme Court blocks new deportations of Venezuelan migrants. Kilmar Abrego Garcia told Democrat […]

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Trump freezes $2bn in Harvard funding after university rejects demands

April 15, 2025 World Justice News 0

The Trump administration has said it is freezing more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in federal funds for Harvard University, hours after the elite college rejected a list of demands from the White House. “Harvard’s statement today […]

Fugitive jeweller wanted over $1.8bn Indian bank fraud arrested after seven years

April 14, 2025 World Justice News 0

A fugitive jeweller wanted over an alleged $1.8bn fraud case has been arrested in Belgium. Mehul Choksi is sought over one of India’s biggest ever bank frauds, which took place seven years ago. The alleged […]

US Supreme Court rules Trump officials must ‘facilitate’ release of man deported to El Salvador

April 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the Trump administration must try to release a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a mega-jail in El Salvador. In a 9-0 ruling, the justices declined […]

Manchester Arena bomber attacks prison officers

April 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into an attack on three prison officers by Hashem Abedi, one of the men responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing. The officers sustained life-threatening injuries on Saturday including burns, […]

Immigration Judge rules Palestinian student activist can be deported from US

April 12, 2025 World Justice News 0

Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the US, an immigration judge has ruled. Mr Khalil, a postgraduate student at Columbia University’s school of international and public affairs, has been a prominent figure […]

Ballerina Ksenia Karelina jailed over $51.80 (£40) Ukraine charity donation released in prisoner swap

April 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

Ballerina Ksenia Karelina – jailed in Russia after giving £40 to a charity supporting Ukraine – has been released as part of a prisoner swap deal with the US. The 34-year-old US-Russian citizen was accused of […]

South Sudan to accept man deported from US in bid to defuse visa row

April 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

South Sudan has said it will now allow the entry of a man deported from the US, in a dramatic climb down aimed at defusing a visa row between the two countries. On Saturday, US […]

Nigerian make-up artist jailed for throwing cash at his wedding

April 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

A make-up artist in Nigeria has been sentenced to six months in jail for abusing the currency, the naira, by flinging it while dancing at his wedding celebration last December. Abdullahi Musa Huseini, popularly known […]

The betting tycoon who preyed on women and hurt them for pleasure

April 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

The ex-partner of a millionaire horse racing tipster who “tortured” women and filmed the abuse has warned someone could die if he is not stopped. Kevin Booth was given a worldwide travel ban after a […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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US Supreme Court blocks new deportations and man wrongly deported to El Salvador says he is ‘traumatised’ by mega-prison

Trump freezes $2bn in Harvard funding after university rejects demands

Fugitive jeweller wanted over $1.8bn Indian bank fraud arrested after seven years

US Supreme Court rules Trump officials must ‘facilitate’ release of man deported to El Salvador

Manchester Arena bomber attacks prison officers

Immigration Judge rules Palestinian student activist can be deported from US

Ballerina Ksenia Karelina jailed over $51.80 (£40) Ukraine charity donation released in prisoner swap

South Sudan to accept man deported from US in bid to defuse visa row

Nigerian make-up artist jailed for throwing cash at his wedding

The betting tycoon who preyed on women and hurt them for pleasure