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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 […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

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