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Alice Johnson: Trump grants Kardashian’s clemency plea

June 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

President Trump has granted clemency to 63-year-old great grandmother Alice Johnson, who has been serving life in prison for a non-violent drug offence. The case was highlighted last week when Kim Kardashian West met Mr […]

Boy taken from mum over Bob the Builder car concerns

June 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

A nurse has had her one-year-old son taken from her after a social worker said the way she let him sit in a Bob the Builder toy car was “inappropriate” for his age. The social […]

US police arrest soldier after stolen armoured vehicle chase

June 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

A soldier in the US has been arrested after stealing an armoured military vehicle and leading police on a two-hour chase through a busy city. The vehicle was taken from the Ford Pickett National Guard […]

Elizabeth Wettlaufer: Canadian nurse’s confession released

June 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

The handwritten confession of a Canadian killer nurse has been released as part of a public inquiry into long-term care homes for seniors. The inquiry was launched by the province of Ontario following Elizabeth Wettlaufer’s […]

Baby decapitated due to doctor’s actions

June 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

An unborn baby was decapitated after a Dundee doctor chose the wrong method of delivery, a tribunal has ruled. Dr Vishnavy Vilvanathan Laxman was a consultant gynaecologist at Ninewells Hospital in March 2014 when the […]

Dancing FBI agent drops gun during backflip and shoots man in leg

June 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

An off-duty FBI agent accidentally shot a bystander in the leg when his gun fell from its holster as he cavorted on the dance-floor of a bar in Denver, Colorado, police said. Video widely shared […]

Berlin Cathedral: Police officer shoots ‘rampaging’ man in leg

June 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

A German police officer has shot a knife-wielding Austrian man who went on the rampage in Berlin Cathedral on Sunday afternoon. The 53-year-old man was shot in the leg, Berlin police said. A police officer […]

Trump ‘could pardon himself over Russia but won’t’, says Giuliani

June 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump probably has the power to pardon himself in the Russia collusion affair but does not intend to do so, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani says. A special counsel is investigating Russia’s role in the […]

European court rules Lithuania and Romania complicit in CIA torture

May 31, 2018 World Justice News 0

European judges have ruled that Lithuania and Romania violated the rights of two al-Qaeda terror suspects by allowing the CIA to torture them. The US captured Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri after the September […]

Police officer filmed punching woman on New Jersey beach

May 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

Police in the US state of New Jersey have opened an inquiry after a video emerged showing an officer punching a woman in the head during an arrest. The footage, posted on social media on […]

Human Rights

Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

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Articles by World Justice News

Alice Johnson: Trump grants Kardashian’s clemency plea

Boy taken from mum over Bob the Builder car concerns

US police arrest soldier after stolen armoured vehicle chase

Elizabeth Wettlaufer: Canadian nurse’s confession released

Baby decapitated due to doctor’s actions

Dancing FBI agent drops gun during backflip and shoots man in leg

Berlin Cathedral: Police officer shoots ‘rampaging’ man in leg

Trump ‘could pardon himself over Russia but won’t’, says Giuliani

European court rules Lithuania and Romania complicit in CIA torture

Police officer filmed punching woman on New Jersey beach