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Italian mother wins court order to evict her sons – aged 40 and 42

October 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

An Italian mum has won a court battle to evict her two sons – aged 40 and 42 – from her home in the northern city of Pavia, according to local media. The 75-year-old tried […]

Neuschwanstein: US man charged over deadly attack at famed German castle

October 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

A US man has been charged with murder, rape and attempted murder over a deadly June attack against two American women near Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany. The 31-year-old suspect – who has not been publicly […]

Rédoine Faïd: France’s jailbreak king gets more jail time for helicopter escape

October 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

A French armed robber who staged a spectacular jailbreak by helicopter has been handed an extra 14 years behind bars by a Paris court. Rédoine Faïd drew inspiration for his criminal career from French and […]

FGM: Woman guilty of taking child to Kenya for mutilation

October 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

A woman has been found guilty of taking a three-year-old British child to Kenya for female genital mutilation (FGM). Amina Noor, 39, is the first person to be convicted of assisting a non-UK person to […]

Gary Haggarty: ‘Disbelief’ at masked men inside Belfast courtroom

October 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has expressed disbelief that masked men appeared in the public gallery of a Belfast court during a murder trial. Masked men appeared during a trial over the killing of Eamon […]

Maine shooting: 20 feared dead as police hunt for suspect Robert Card

October 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

At least 20 people are feared to have been killed after a shooting in the US state of Maine, with the suspect – a firearms instructor – still at large. Authorities in Lewiston are investigating […]

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Man jailed for sending more than 200 abusive messages to father of Parkland school shooting victim

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A property manager has been sentenced to a year in prison for sending more than 200 abusive messages to the father of a teenage girl who died in a Florida mass shooting. James Catalano, 62 […]

Third former Trump lawyer pleads guilty to trying to overturning election loss in Georgia

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A third former lawyer has pled guilty to attempting to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat in Georgia. Jenna Ellis, who was a member of the then president’s legal team, reached a plea deal with […]

British TikTok star jailed after trying to smuggle 2.9kg of cocaine out of Peru

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A British Tiktok star has been jailed for more than six years after being caught trying to smuggle cocaine into the UK. Modou Adams was sentenced to six years and eight months by a court […]

Rapist chased down street by victim after attack jailed for seven years

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A rapist who was chased by his victim after he attacked her in an Aberdeen street has been jailed for seven years. Mohammed Abdullah targeted the 18-year-old woman after she left a nightclub. The High […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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Italian mother wins court order to evict her sons – aged 40 and 42

Neuschwanstein: US man charged over deadly attack at famed German castle

Rédoine Faïd: France’s jailbreak king gets more jail time for helicopter escape

FGM: Woman guilty of taking child to Kenya for mutilation

Gary Haggarty: ‘Disbelief’ at masked men inside Belfast courtroom

Maine shooting: 20 feared dead as police hunt for suspect Robert Card

Man jailed for sending more than 200 abusive messages to father of Parkland school shooting victim

Third former Trump lawyer pleads guilty to trying to overturning election loss in Georgia

British TikTok star jailed after trying to smuggle 2.9kg of cocaine out of Peru

Rapist chased down street by victim after attack jailed for seven years