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Defence lawyer fined over rape survivor questioning

May 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

A defence solicitor who “repeatedly crossed the line” while questioning a woman during a rape trial has been fined and ordered to pay her compensation. A Faculty of Advocates committee found Lorenzo Alonzi’s behaviour amounted to unsatisfactory […]

French police kill man trying to burn Rouen synagogue

May 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

French police have killed a man after a synagogue was set on fire in the north-western city of Rouen. The man was reportedly armed with a knife and an iron bar and when he went […]

US brothers arrested for stealing $25m in crypto in just 12 seconds

May 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

Two brothers who studied at one of the most prestigious universities in the US have been charged with stealing $25m (£20m) in cryptocurrency in 12 seconds. Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, and James Peraire-Bueno, 28, are accused […]

Race to raise ‘blood money’ to halt an execution

May 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Kenyan mother, who has led a long and desperate campaign to save her son from execution in Saudi Arabia, was weak with relief when he was granted a temporary reprieve this week. Stephen Munyakho, […]

Huge manhunt after prison officers killed in French prison van ambush

May 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Hundreds of police in Normandy are hunting a prisoner who escaped a police van taking him to jail on Tuesday in an incident that has shocked France. Mohamed Amra, known as “The Fly”, was being […]

Ex-lawyer Michael Cohen says he paid hush money at Trump’s direction

May 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump “wasn’t thinking about (his wife) Melania” when he paid off a former porn star, his former lawyer has testified. Michael Cohen told a court Trump personally approved $130,000 in hush money to Stormy Daniels over […]

New alcohol ban in Majorca and Ibiza marks fresh clampdown on ‘excessive tourism’

May 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

The sale of alcohol will be totally banned between 9.30pm and 8am in areas of “excessive tourism” in Majorca and Ibiza, under a new decree passed by the government of Spain’s Balearic Islands. In a […]

Peru president’s brother Nicanor Boluarte held in corruption probe

May 12, 2024 World Justice News 0

The brother of Peru’s under-pressure president, Dina Boluarte, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a corruption network. Prosecutors say Nicanor Boluarte used powers granted by his sister to release funds to regional leaders […]

Steve Bannon may soon head to prison after appeal fails

May 12, 2024 World Justice News 0

A federal appeals court has upheld the criminal conviction of former Trump strategist Steve Bannon. The decision may soon send Bannon, 70, to prison, after years of legal wrangling. He was convicted in 2022 of […]

‘Large volume’ of data stolen from NHS Dumfries and Galloway published on dark web

May 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

A ransomware group has carried out its threat against a Scottish health board and published a “large volume” of stolen data on the dark web. NHS Dumfries and Galloway was the subject of a cyber attack […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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 […]

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Articles by World Justice News

Defence lawyer fined over rape survivor questioning

French police kill man trying to burn Rouen synagogue

US brothers arrested for stealing $25m in crypto in just 12 seconds

Race to raise ‘blood money’ to halt an execution

Huge manhunt after prison officers killed in French prison van ambush

Ex-lawyer Michael Cohen says he paid hush money at Trump’s direction

New alcohol ban in Majorca and Ibiza marks fresh clampdown on ‘excessive tourism’

Peru president’s brother Nicanor Boluarte held in corruption probe

Steve Bannon may soon head to prison after appeal fails

‘Large volume’ of data stolen from NHS Dumfries and Galloway published on dark web