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Ramon Escobar: Serial murderer suspected of killing prison inmate

February 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

Convicted serial murderer Ramon Escobar is suspected of killing his new cellmate on Friday at a central California prison, officials have said. Escobar, 51, shared a jail room with Juan Villanueva at North Kern State […]

Thousands of tattooed suspected gang member inmates moved to El Salvador mega-prison

February 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

The first group of 2,000 suspected gang members in El Salvador have been moved to a huge new prison, the centrepiece of President Nayib Bukele’s self-declared war on crime. Tens of thousands of suspected gangsters […]

Crypto-mining scheme run from US school crawl space

February 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

A town official was running an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation from a crawl space under a school in the US state of Massachusetts, police say. Nadeam Nahas, 39, who was an assistant facilities director in […]

Brothers leave Guantanamo Bay without charge after almost 20 years

February 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

Two brothers from Pakistan who were held in the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay for nearly 20 years have been released without charge. Abdul and Mohammed Ahmed Rabbani were arrested in Pakistan in 2002. […]

TV journalist shot dead at scene of murder in Florida

February 23, 2023 World Justice News 0

A TV journalist has been shot dead while reporting from the scene of a murder in Florida. They were covering the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old woman in Pine Hills at the time of the […]

Florida woman argues her unborn baby should be released from jail

February 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

Yvette Harrell was six weeks pregnant when she fatally shot another woman. Now in prison awaiting trial, she claims her unborn baby is being unlawfully detained. In an emergency petition in a Florida court, Ms […]

Malcolm X’s family plan to sue FBI, CIA, NYPD for his death

February 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

A daughter of murdered black civil rights activist Malcolm X says she is suing New York City Police Department and other agencies for his 1965 murder. Ilyasah Shabazz says US officials fraudulently concealed evidence that […]

Cigarette butt helps police unmask man who murdered a teacher more than 50 years ago

February 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

A cigarette butt found near the body of a murdered teacher in her apartment nearly 52 years ago has helped police identify a man they say killed her. Rita Curran was found dead after being […]

Shamima Begum bid to regain UK citizenship rejected

February 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

Shamima Begum has lost her challenge over the decision to deprive her of British citizenship despite a credible case she was trafficked. Mr Justice Jay told the semi-secret court dealing with her case that her […]

Brothers jailed for attempting to import guns hidden in microwave from US to UK

February 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

Two brothers have been sentenced to prison after attempting to import guns hidden in a microwave from the US to the UK. Edward Pink and Cadien Pink were convicted of conspiracy to possess firearms with […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Ramon Escobar: Serial murderer suspected of killing prison inmate

Thousands of tattooed suspected gang member inmates moved to El Salvador mega-prison

Crypto-mining scheme run from US school crawl space

Brothers leave Guantanamo Bay without charge after almost 20 years

TV journalist shot dead at scene of murder in Florida

Florida woman argues her unborn baby should be released from jail

Malcolm X’s family plan to sue FBI, CIA, NYPD for his death

Cigarette butt helps police unmask man who murdered a teacher more than 50 years ago

Shamima Begum bid to regain UK citizenship rejected

Brothers jailed for attempting to import guns hidden in microwave from US to UK