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Ahmaud Arbery: Suspects face federal hate crime charges over killing

April 29, 2021 World Justice News 0

Three men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of hate crimes and attempted kidnap over the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and neighbour William Bryan […]

Richard Pusey: Australian jailed for filming dying officers

April 28, 2021 World Justice News 0

An Australian man has received a 10-month jail sentence for filming and mocking police officers as they lay dying at a crash scene. Last month Richard Pusey pleaded guilty to the rare charge of outraging […]

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Cyber-attack hackers threaten to share US police informant data

April 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

Washington DC’s Metropolitan Police Department has said its computer network has been breached in a targeted cyber-attack, US media report. A ransomware group called Babuk is reportedly threatening to release sensitive data on police informants […]

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to a year in Iran prison

April 26, 2021 World Justice News 0

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been sentenced to a year in prison after being found guilty of propaganda activities against the regime in Iran. The British-Iranian charity worker was also given a one-year ban from leaving the […]

US teen’s Snapchat rant reaches Supreme Court in free speech case

April 26, 2021 World Justice News 0

A teenager’s rant that led to her getting kicked off her cheerleading team has reached the US Supreme Court. Brandi Levy sent a profanity-laden post to her friends on Snapchat in 2017, venting her frustrations […]

Ghislaine Maxwell makes first US court appearance

April 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

Ghislaine Maxwell has appeared in court on new charges of sex-trafficking, her first appearance since her arrest last summer. She attended the New York court in person on Friday for arraignment on new charges against […]

Capitol riot: Man accused after Bumble dating app boast

April 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

A man has been accused of taking part in the US Capitol riots after allegedly boasting about it on a dating app. Robert Chapman, from New York, told a user he matched with on the […]

Ryan Giggs charged with assaulting two women

April 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

Wales manager and former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs has been charged with assaulting two women. He is accused of causing actual bodily harm to a woman in her 30s and common assault of a […]

Convicted Post Office workers have names cleared

April 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

Judges have quashed the convictions of 39 former postmasters after the UK’s most widespread miscarriage of justice. They were convicted of stealing money, with some imprisoned, after the Post Office installed the Horizon computer system […]

Akayed Ullah: Times Square subway pipe bomber jailed for life

April 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

A man who set off a pipe bomb during rush hour in a New York subway station has been sentenced to life in prison. Akayed Ullah, 31, detonated the bomb in Times Square station, […]

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 […]

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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 […]

Human Rights

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

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Ahmaud Arbery: Suspects face federal hate crime charges over killing

Richard Pusey: Australian jailed for filming dying officers

Cyber-attack hackers threaten to share US police informant data

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to a year in Iran prison

US teen’s Snapchat rant reaches Supreme Court in free speech case

Ghislaine Maxwell makes first US court appearance

Capitol riot: Man accused after Bumble dating app boast

Ryan Giggs charged with assaulting two women

Convicted Post Office workers have names cleared

Akayed Ullah: Times Square subway pipe bomber jailed for life