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Serving Met Police officer charged with rape

April 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

A serving Met Police officer has been charged with rape. PC Ireland Murdock allegedly attacked his victim in Lambeth while he was off duty on 25 September last year. He was arrested on 11 January […]

Canada removes ban on blood donations from gay men

April 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

Canadian health officials have removed a ban on blood donations from gay men, one that has long been condemned as homophobic. The old rule prevented donations from men who have had sex with other men […]

British Virgin Islands: Premier Andrew Fahie arrested in US drug sting

April 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

The leader of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been arrested for alleged drug smuggling and money laundering in the US. Premier Andrew Fahie was detained in Miami by US agents posing as cocaine traffickers […]

Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar sentences ex-leader to jail for corruption

April 27, 2022 World Justice News 0

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has found former leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption, the latest verdict in a series of secret trials. Ms Suu Kyi has been under house arrest since February […]

Melissa Lucio: First Texas execution of Hispanic woman stayed

April 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

On 27 April, Melissa Lucio was supposed to die. But two days before the 53-year-old mother of 14 children was due to be executed, she was given a second chance. For 14 years, Lucio had […]

Donald Trump held in contempt in New York legal battle

April 25, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US judge has held former President Donald Trump in contempt for failing to turn over files for an investigation into his business practices. Justice Arthur Engoron on Monday ordered Mr Trump pay a fine […]

Egypt female TikTok star jailed for three years for human trafficking

April 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

An Egyptian TikTok star has been sentenced to three years in prison after a court convicted her of human trafficking at retrial. Haneen Hossam, who is in her early 20s, was accused of exploiting girls […]

Man Pleads Guilty to $23m YouTube Content ID Scam

April 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man at the center of a copyright scam that abused YouTube’s Content ID system to fraudulently obtain more than $23m to the detriment of artists has entered a plea agreement with the US government. […]

Juan Orlando Hernández: Honduran ex-leader extradited to USA

April 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, has been extradited to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. Mr Hernández, who governed the Central American nation until January, was […]

Post Office scandal victims still waiting for compensation

April 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A year since wrongful convictions of subpostmasters were first overturned, most say they are no closer to agreeing a financial compensation settlement. They were wrongly accused of theft and false accounting by the Post Office […]

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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Serving Met Police officer charged with rape

Canada removes ban on blood donations from gay men

British Virgin Islands: Premier Andrew Fahie arrested in US drug sting

Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar sentences ex-leader to jail for corruption

Melissa Lucio: First Texas execution of Hispanic woman stayed

Donald Trump held in contempt in New York legal battle

Man Pleads Guilty to $23m YouTube Content ID Scam

Juan Orlando Hernández: Honduran ex-leader extradited to USA

Post Office scandal victims still waiting for compensation