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Iran diplomat to stand trial in Belgium over ‘France bomb plot’

November 27, 2020 World Justice News 0

An Iranian diplomat and a Belgian couple are due to go on trial in Belgium on Friday in connection with an alleged plot to bomb a rally held by an exiled Iranian opposition group in […]

Turkey court jails hundreds for life for 2016 coup plot against Erdogan

November 27, 2020 World Justice News 0

A court in Turkey has given life sentences to 337 military officers and others, in one of the biggest trials linked to the 2016 coup attempt. Air force pilots and army commanders were among the […]

Mexico ambush: Arrest over Mormon massacre

November 24, 2020 World Justice News 0

Federal prosecutors in Mexico have arrested a suspect in the killing of nine members of a Mormon community in northern Mexico last year. Three women and six children, all dual US-Mexican citizens, were driving through […]

Harry Dunn’s parents lose High Court immunity review

November 24, 2020 World Justice News 0

Harry Dunn’s parents have lost their High Court battle against the Foreign Office over whether their son’s alleged killer had diplomatic immunity. Mr Dunn, 19, died when his motorbike was in a crash with a […]

Trans teen in legal action over gender clinic wait

November 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

A 14-year-old transgender boy is starting legal proceedings against NHS England over delays to gender reassignment treatment. The teenager has waited over a year for referral to the only NHS gender clinic for children and […]

Trial of ex-president Sarkozy a landmark for France

November 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

He was nicknamed the “bling-bling” president for what many in France saw as his lavish tastes – but now Nicolas Sarkozy faces the stark reality of a soulless courtroom. He is going on trial accused […]

Kyle Rittenhouse: Teen charged over Wisconsin protest deaths posts $2m bail

November 21, 2020 World Justice News 0

A teenager charged with killing two people and injuring another during protests against the police shooting of a black man in Wisconsin has been released from police custody on bail. Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, posted a […]

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Birmingham pub bombings: Man arrested in Belfast

November 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of 21 people in the 1974 pub bombings in Birmingham. The blasts at the Mulberry Bush and Tavern in the Town pubs on the night […]

Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda: US to drop charges against Mexican ex-minister

November 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US is to drop its charges against a Mexican former minister accused of drug trafficking and laundering money. Gen Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda – who was Mexico’s defence secretary from 2012 to 2018 – was […]

US man fails Bond-esque underwater escape from FBI using ‘sea scooter’

November 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

It was a getaway attempt worthy of Ian Fleming, but in the end, a suspected US fraudster proved he was no James Bond. Matthew Piercey, 44, a California man accused of financial crimes, briefly evaded […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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 […]

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Iran diplomat to stand trial in Belgium over ‘France bomb plot’

Turkey court jails hundreds for life for 2016 coup plot against Erdogan

Mexico ambush: Arrest over Mormon massacre

Harry Dunn’s parents lose High Court immunity review

Trans teen in legal action over gender clinic wait

Trial of ex-president Sarkozy a landmark for France

Kyle Rittenhouse: Teen charged over Wisconsin protest deaths posts $2m bail

Birmingham pub bombings: Man arrested in Belfast

Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda: US to drop charges against Mexican ex-minister

US man fails Bond-esque underwater escape from FBI using ‘sea scooter’