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Ava White: Boy who killed girl, 12, in Snapchat row gets life

July 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 15-year-old boy who stabbed a schoolgirl to death after a row over a Snapchat video has been sentenced for her murder. Ava White, 12, was killed in Liverpool city centre after a Christmas lights […]

Arizona to ban people filming police officers within 8 feet

July 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

A law in the US state of Arizona will ban people from filming police officers at short distances, with possible fines or jail for those who don’t comply. Critics call the law a threat to […]

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow politician gets 7 years for denouncing war

July 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Moscow councillor has been jailed for seven years for speaking out against Russia’s war in Ukraine – in what is said to be the first full jail term under new laws targeting dissent. Alexei […]

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini found not guilty following fraud trial

July 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and vice-president Michel Platini have both been found not guilty following their fraud trial in Switzerland. The pair stood trial over a payment of 2m Swiss francs (£1.6m) made by […]

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 20 years for violating George Floyd’s rights

July 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin, 46, pleaded guilty to the separate federal civil rights charges in December. […]

Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM assassinated while giving speech

July 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event, say local media. Mr Abe was shot at twice while he was giving a speech in […]

Jermaine Baker: Unarmed suspect shot dead by police was lawfully killed, public inquiry concludes

July 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

An unarmed suspect shot dead by police as he waited to help two prisoners escape was lawfully killed, a public inquiry has concluded. Jermaine Baker, 28, was part of a group waiting to spring two […]

Gunman suspected of killing six at Fourth of July parade in Chicago arrested

July 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

The man suspected of killing at least six people and seriously injuring dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in Chicago has been arrested, police have said. A Highland Park police spokesperson said the […]

Illinois shooting: Six dead in 4 July parade shooting near Chicago

July 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

Police are still searching for a gunman who shot dead six people at a Fourth of July Independence Day parade near the US city of Chicago, officials say. The event in the city of Highland […]

Copenhagen shooting: Gunman kills three in Field’s shopping mall

July 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

A gunman has killed three people and wounded others, three of them critically, at one of Denmark’s biggest shopping malls, police say. A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the attack which sparked […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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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Ava White: Boy who killed girl, 12, in Snapchat row gets life

Arizona to ban people filming police officers within 8 feet

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow politician gets 7 years for denouncing war

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini found not guilty following fraud trial

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 20 years for violating George Floyd’s rights

Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-PM assassinated while giving speech

Jermaine Baker: Unarmed suspect shot dead by police was lawfully killed, public inquiry concludes

Gunman suspected of killing six at Fourth of July parade in Chicago arrested

Illinois shooting: Six dead in 4 July parade shooting near Chicago

Copenhagen shooting: Gunman kills three in Field’s shopping mall