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Brazil: Amazon land defender killed by illegal loggers

November 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

A young indigenous land defender has been shot dead and another wounded by illegal loggers in Brazil’s Amazon. Paulo Paulino Guajajara was reportedly attacked and shot in the head while hunting on Friday inside the […]

Florida cops hope Alexa can solve bizarre spear murder case

November 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Florida police investigating the bizarre death of a woman during a domestic row have obtained audio from two Amazon Echo devices. Silvia Galva, 32, was impaled by a spear-tipped bed post in a struggle with […]

Essex lorry deaths: Extradition proceedings launched

November 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

Essex Police has started extradition proceedings to bring a man from Ireland to the UK to face charges of manslaughter over the deaths of 39 people in the back of a lorry. Eamonn Harrison, 23, […]

Conor McGregor convicted of assault in Dublin

November 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has pleaded guilty to one charge of assault after an altercation in a Dublin pub in April. Footage of the incident released in August showed McGregor punching Desmond Keogh […]

Spanish anger as five men acquitted of gang-raping teenager

November 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Barcelona court’s decision to acquit five men accused of gang-raping a 14-year-old girl of the charge of sexual assault has provoked outrage. The court ruled out rape because the victim was in an “unconscious […]

Canadian province to introduce ‘values test’ for immigrants

October 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Canadian province will soon require economic immigrants to pass a “values test” under a newly proposed policy. Quebec Premier Francois Legault says potential immigrants to the province should be aware of values like the […]

Trump impeachment: House to vote on how inquiry should proceed

October 31, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US House of Representatives is set to vote on how the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump should proceed. The resolution to be voted on sets out a more public phase of the process […]

Trump impeachment: Democrats unveil resolution for next steps

October 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

Democrats in the US House of Representatives have published a resolution setting out the next steps in their impeachment efforts against President Donald Trump. The motion sets out a more public phase of the inquiry […]

US police hunt child rapist released by mistake from Georgia jail

October 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police in the US state of Georgia are looking for a sex offender who was accidentally freed while serving a life sentence. Last Friday Tony Maycon Munoz-Mendez was released from Rogers State Prison in the […]

Alabama abortion law: Judge blocks bill from taking effect

October 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

A federal judge has temporarily blocked an abortion ban in Alabama that would criminalise the procedure at any stage of a pregnancy in most cases. Abortion rights groups sued the state after Republican lawmakers approved […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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Articles by World Justice News

Brazil: Amazon land defender killed by illegal loggers

Florida cops hope Alexa can solve bizarre spear murder case

Essex lorry deaths: Extradition proceedings launched

Conor McGregor convicted of assault in Dublin

Spanish anger as five men acquitted of gang-raping teenager

Canadian province to introduce ‘values test’ for immigrants

Trump impeachment: House to vote on how inquiry should proceed

Trump impeachment: Democrats unveil resolution for next steps

US police hunt child rapist released by mistake from Georgia jail

Alabama abortion law: Judge blocks bill from taking effect