2026 – Page 9 – World Justice News

Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks

August 26, 2026 World Justice News 0

Fifty-eight people linked to organised West African cyber-crime groups have been arrested in an operation across 22 countries and six continents. Dubbed “Operation Jackal IV”, it was co-ordinated by the global policing agency Interpol, targeting […]

Major gangland figure Steven Daniel arrested in organised crime raid

August 26, 2026 World Justice News 0

One of Scotland’s most high-profile gangland figures has been arrested during an early morning police raid. Steven ‘Bonzo’ Daniel, 46 was taken into custody at around 06:00 from his home in Robroyston in the north […]

White House East Wing ballroom demolished

Supreme Court temporarily unfreezes Trump ballroom construction

August 23, 2026 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed construction of the White House ballroom to move forward. The decision on Friday by Chief Justice John Roberts, issued as a stay, will allow US President Donald Trump’s […]

‘Filmmaker’ Who Sued Six of the Most Prominent Private BitTorrent Trackers May Be an Impostor

August 23, 2026 World Justice News 0

A federal copyright lawsuit targeting six of the most prominent private BitTorrent trackers, including PassThePopcorn, BroadcasTheNet, and HDBits, may be the work of an impostor. Attorneys representing two of the alleged operators told a federal […]

Two police officers among seven killed in wrong-way car crash

August 23, 2026 World Justice News 0

Two police officers have been killed in a wrong-way crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough and have been remembered as “brave officers protecting our communities” in what has been described as an “unimaginable loss”. PC […]

The hotel booking mix-up that could free mushroom murderer

August 23, 2026 World Justice News 0

Last July, hundreds descended on Australia’s Gippsland region from around the country for the most exciting event on the annual table tennis calendar. But as elite players vied for medals at the national championships, one […]

Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence

August 22, 2026 World Justice News 0

A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison for insulting a sacred religious event on Indonesia’s holiday island of Bali. In a now-removed video, Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, had filmed himself walking […]

Corruption charges dropped against South Africa’s police intelligence boss

August 22, 2026 World Justice News 0

South African prosecutors have withdrawn fraud and corruption charges brought against criminal intelligence chief Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo and six other police officers. He and his colleagues were arrested in June 2025 over the allegedly unlawful […]

British rapper Yung Filly to face retrial on rape charges in Australia

August 21, 2026 World Justice News 0

British rapper Yung Filly will face a retrial on three rape charges in Australia, after a jury cleared him of several sexual assault offences but could not reach a decision on others. The YouTuber, whose […]

Mushroom murderer trial undermined by ‘catastrophic’ hotel mix-up, appeal court told

August 19, 2026 World Justice News 0

Lawyers for Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson say her conviction was undermined by a “catastrophic” mix-up that led to the jury staying at the same hotel as prosecutors and a key witness. Patterson is serving […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2026

Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks

Major gangland figure Steven Daniel arrested in organised crime raid

Supreme Court temporarily unfreezes Trump ballroom construction

‘Filmmaker’ Who Sued Six of the Most Prominent Private BitTorrent Trackers May Be an Impostor

Two police officers among seven killed in wrong-way car crash

The hotel booking mix-up that could free mushroom murderer

Corruption charges dropped against South Africa’s police intelligence boss

British rapper Yung Filly to face retrial on rape charges in Australia

Mushroom murderer trial undermined by ‘catastrophic’ hotel mix-up, appeal court told