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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 […]

Michael Cohen, the onetime personal lawyer for Donald Trump, testifies against his former boss

October 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

Five years after they last met in person, the former president and his self-described fixer were reunited in court on the most anticipated day yet in Donald Trump’s fraud trial. The New York County Courthouse’s […]

Instagram sued over harm to young people’s mental health

October 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been accused of misleading the public about the risks of using social media and contributing to a mental health crisis among youth. The claims were made […]

Killer given two life sentences for ‘unspeakable’ murders

October 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

At a glance A sentencing hearing has been taking place for 23-year-old double murderer Yousef Palani Palani murdered Michael Snee and Aidan Moffitt in Sligo last year The hearing was told Palani was driven by […]

Human Rights

Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]

Human Rights

European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

August 26, 2026 0

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for almost a decade. Kavala was sentenced to life behind […]

Human Rights

France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

August 16, 2026 0

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]

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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

Michael Cohen, the onetime personal lawyer for Donald Trump, testifies against his former boss

Instagram sued over harm to young people’s mental health

Killer given two life sentences for ‘unspeakable’ murders