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Carol Morgan murder: Allen Morgan jailed for plotting to kill former wife more than 40 years ago

July 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man found guilty of plotting to murder his then wife more than 40 years ago has been jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years. Allen Morgan was sentenced at Luton Crown Court […]

Two children killed and nine injured – six critical and two adults critical in “ferocious” knife attack in Southport

July 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

Two children have been killed in a “ferocious” knife attack in Southport at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga event. Nine more children were injured, with six in a critical condition, after the incident late on Monday […]

Eight Just Stop Oil activists arrested at Gatwick Airport after departure gate protest

July 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

Eight Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested at Gatwick airport after activists used suitcases with lock-on devices to demonstrate near a security gate. Seven activists entered the airport’s southern terminal at around 8am, the […]

Mother jailed for forcing daughter into fatal marriage

July 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

A mother has become the first person to be jailed under Australia’s forced marriage laws, for ordering her daughter to wed a man who would later murder the 21-year-old. Sakina Muhammad Jan, who is in […]

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Paris Olympics: Far-left activist arrested over railway attacks

July 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

A far-left activist has been arrested in connection with a series of attacks on the country’s high-speed train network which caused travel chaos ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. France’s interior minister Gerald Darmanin […]

Questions surround German man sentenced to death in Belarus

July 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

A German man who has been sentenced to death in Belarus for terrorism has been shown in a heavily choreographed interview on state-controlled television, apparently confessing to planting explosives near a railway line. There is […]

UK ‘Crackdown’ on Pirate IPTV Streaming Leads to Three Arrests and 40 Warnings

July 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

Anti-piracy group FACT assisted UK police to deliver cease-and-desist notices to 40 alleged pirate ‘IPTV operators’. The ‘crackdown’ further resulted in three arrests in Nottingham, Widnes, and Stockton-on-Tees in recent weeks. Meanwhile, Sky reportedly removed […]

Five Men Behind Huge Pirate Streaming Site Want Their Convictions Overturned

July 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

Five men found guilty of operating one of the largest pirate streaming services in the U.S. have filed requests for their convictions to be overturned. Kristopher Dallmann, Douglas Courson, Felipe Garcia, Jared Jaurequi, and Peter […]

Poland’s firearm bill sparks human rights concerns

July 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

Poland’s parliament has approved controversial proposals to decriminalise in certain circumstances the use of firearms by border guards in self-defence. NGOs say the legal changes contravene human rights standards, but the government says they are […]

Mass killer dies as victims still demand justice

July 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

Louis van Schoor, a convicted mass murderer in South Africa known as the “Apartheid Killer”, has died. The 72-year-old had been in hospital with an infection in his leg. His daughter told the BBC he […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

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 […]

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Carol Morgan murder: Allen Morgan jailed for plotting to kill former wife more than 40 years ago

Two children killed and nine injured – six critical and two adults critical in “ferocious” knife attack in Southport

Eight Just Stop Oil activists arrested at Gatwick Airport after departure gate protest

Mother jailed for forcing daughter into fatal marriage

Paris Olympics: Far-left activist arrested over railway attacks

Questions surround German man sentenced to death in Belarus

UK ‘Crackdown’ on Pirate IPTV Streaming Leads to Three Arrests and 40 Warnings

Five Men Behind Huge Pirate Streaming Site Want Their Convictions Overturned

Poland’s firearm bill sparks human rights concerns

Mass killer dies as victims still demand justice