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Winston Blackmore and James Oler found guilty of polygamy in Bountiful, B.C.

July 25, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

CRANBROOK, B.C. — Winston Blackmore was making no apologies Monday after he and another former bishop of an isolated religious community in British Columbia were found guilty of practising polygamy. “I’m guilty of living my […]

Elijah Doughty: Hundreds protest against sentence, cover Supreme Court in red ochre

July 24, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Protesters chanted and covered the windows of the NSW Supreme Court in red ochre to rally against the verdict handed to a man who killed West Australian teenager Elijah Doughty. The 14-year-old boy was fatally […]

European human rights court rejects free speech defense of extremist videos

July 20, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

STRASBOURG (Reuters) – Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Thursday that online videos considered by a Belgian court to be Islamist hate speech were not protected under free speech provisions. Fouad Belkacem is a […]

Mother faces murder trial over daughter’s disappearance

July 18, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A woman accused of murdering her 16-month-old daughter at Scone more than 16 years ago told varying stories about the whereabouts of the missing girl, including telling people “she’s in a better place”, Newcastle Supreme […]

Tallio Day 5: A plea changes from ‘not guilty’ to ‘guilty’

July 17, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

After Phillip Tallio’s purported confession to an RCMP officer was ruled inadmissible at his 1983 trial in Prince Rupert, only one piece of evidence remained that directly implicated the Bella Coola teen in the murder […]

Judge clears Florida city in hospital wrongful death lawsuit

July 12, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A federal judge has thrown out most of a lawsuit filed by the family of a black woman who died in December 2015, while police forcibly removed her from a Florida hospital where she sought […]

Iowa drops inmate sanctions in ‘unusual’ case (Joe Byrd)

July 11, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Ending a case that’s been called a remarkable injustice, prison officials have dropped all sanctions imposed on an Iowa inmate for his role in an alleged 2009 gang rape that he […]

‘Stop the violence’: Cousin of slain Perth man speaks out after guilty verdicts

July 11, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A cousin of slain Perth man Patrick Slater has called for violence amongst aboriginal people to be addressed after five men and a teenage boy were found guilty of his murder. The group stood trial […]

Judge blasts OPP officers for ‘egregious’ strip search of impaired driving suspect

July 10, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

As Ontario’s police watchdog continues its systemic review of police strip search practices across the province, a Belleville judge has come down strongly on an OPP detachment for failing to follow the law around the […]

Viagra, Stilnox packet, condoms, rings found in Sugar Daddy’s ‘hopefulness kit’, court hears

July 6, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A Canberra jury has been told it must decide if a man intended to rape a woman he met on a Sugar Daddy website, or was merely “hoping to get lucky”. The 24-year-old woman had […]

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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Winston Blackmore and James Oler found guilty of polygamy in Bountiful, B.C.

Elijah Doughty: Hundreds protest against sentence, cover Supreme Court in red ochre

European human rights court rejects free speech defense of extremist videos

Mother faces murder trial over daughter’s disappearance

Tallio Day 5: A plea changes from ‘not guilty’ to ‘guilty’

Judge clears Florida city in hospital wrongful death lawsuit

Iowa drops inmate sanctions in ‘unusual’ case (Joe Byrd)

‘Stop the violence’: Cousin of slain Perth man speaks out after guilty verdicts

Judge blasts OPP officers for ‘egregious’ strip search of impaired driving suspect

Viagra, Stilnox packet, condoms, rings found in Sugar Daddy’s ‘hopefulness kit’, court hears