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Serial killer Stephen Port sentenced to whole life term

November 25, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Stephen Port has been sentenced to a whole life term in prison for the murders of four young gay men. The 41-year-old was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison at the Old […]

Florida Boy Calls 911 to Invite Police Officers to Thanksgiving Dinner

November 25, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By DAVID CAPLAN with Benjamin Stein A 911 dispatcher in the Florida Panhandle received an unusual — albeit heartwarming — call from young resident on Thanksgiving Day. “A little boy melted all the hearts in Walton […]

UK Supreme Court to Decide if Parliament Approval Required to Begin Brexit Process

November 25, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The UK Supreme Court will sit in full Dec. 5th to hear the governments appeal over a three judge unanimous ruling that parliamentary approval is necessary prior to initiating the Brexit process. It is unprecedented […]

Alberta judge cuts sex predator’s sentence in half after beating in jail

November 25, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By: SEAN FINE A sexual predator who was beaten by his fellow inmates and, on one occasion, a guard, while waiting for his trial has had his 12-year sentence cut in half because of the […]

Judge grants B.C. woman permission to access deceased husband’s sperm stored in Vancouver fertility clinic

November 24, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By: KEITH FRASER Shortly before her husband died, a B.C. woman promised him she would use his stored sperm to have the baby they both wanted regardless of whether he died. But the woman, who […]

Father convicted of raping daughter walks free ‘because judge fell asleep’

November 24, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

PETER WALKER A Danish man convicted of raping his 14-year-old daughter has avoided jail after a sleeping judge prompted a retrial. The result of an initial trial was quashed on Tuesday after two prison guards […]

Quebec woman appeals for legal clarification on right to wear religious attire

November 24, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press MONTREAL — A Montreal woman who was told to remove her hijab by a judge is appealing a ruling that declined to clarify whether Quebecers have a right to wear […]

Update: Far Right Fanatic Thomas Mair Guilty of Murdering MP Jo Cox – Given Life Sentence

November 23, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Update: Thomas Mair has been given a whole-life sentence after being convicted of murdering Labour MP Jo Cox. Thomas Mair was told he would never be released after killing the mother of two as she arrived at Birstall library in West Yorkshire […]

(Dylann Roof) Competency Hearing for Church Shooting Suspect Finished

November 23, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Charleston, SC – The competency hearing for the man accused of shooting and killing nine worshippers at a Charleston church has finished. The two day closed hearing for Dylann Roof’s federal death penalty trial wrapped […]

Trial Of Toronto Pastor Brent Hawkes Resumes Today With Closing Arguments

November 23, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

KENTVILLE, N.S. – Closing arguments will be made today in the trial of a prominent Toronto pastor accused of performing sex acts on a teenage boy more than 40 years ago in Nova Scotia. Brent […]

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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 […]

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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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Serial killer Stephen Port sentenced to whole life term

Florida Boy Calls 911 to Invite Police Officers to Thanksgiving Dinner

UK Supreme Court to Decide if Parliament Approval Required to Begin Brexit Process

Alberta judge cuts sex predator’s sentence in half after beating in jail

Father convicted of raping daughter walks free ‘because judge fell asleep’

Quebec woman appeals for legal clarification on right to wear religious attire

Update: Far Right Fanatic Thomas Mair Guilty of Murdering MP Jo Cox – Given Life Sentence

(Dylann Roof) Competency Hearing for Church Shooting Suspect Finished

Trial Of Toronto Pastor Brent Hawkes Resumes Today With Closing Arguments