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Chinese #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin jailed for five years

June 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

A prominent female #MeToo activist in China has been handed a five-year jail sentence for “subversion against the state”. Sophia Huang Xueqin was convicted and sentenced on Friday, nearly 10 months after she went on […]

US Attorney General Merrick Garland held in contempt of US Congress

June 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

The US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. The Republican-controlled chamber passed its resolution by a 216-207 vote, with only one Republican siding with the […]

Missouri death row inmate David Hosier executed for killing former lover and husband

June 12, 2024 World Justice News 0

A death row prisoner convicted of killing his former lover and her husband has been executed in Missouri – the state’s second execution and the nation’s seventh this year. The 69-year-old, who had always maintained […]

Oregon man who spiked daughter’s friends’ smoothies with sedatives at sleepover sentenced to two years

June 12, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man who drugged three of his daughter’s 12-year-old friends with sedatives during a sleepover has been sentenced to two years in prison. Michael Meyden, 57, from Oregon, pleaded guilty to three counts of causing another […]

Hunter Biden is first sitting US president’s son to be convicted of crime

June 12, 2024 World Justice News 0

Joe Biden’s son has been found guilty of illegally buying a gun after hiding his drug use. Hunter Biden, 54, was convicted of three firearm charges in the first criminal prosecution of a sitting US […]

Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter ordered to pay half a million pounds to woman he abused

June 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

Gary Glitter has been ordered to pay £508,800 to a woman he abused when she was 12 years old. The disgraced singer was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls between […]

Fresh appeal after 40 years to catch woman’s 1984 murderer in Bristol

June 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

Police have issued a fresh appeal to bring the killer of a mother-of-two to justice 40 years after she was murdered. Shelley Morgan, 33, was last seen alive dropping her children off at school in […]

Failed ‘coup plotters’ go on trial in DR Congo

June 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

The trial of 51 individuals, including three Americans, accused of attempting to overthrow the president of thee Democratic Republic of Congo last month, has begun. The hearing is being broadcast live on national TV and […]

Long jail terms for Chinese cybercrime gang in Zambia

June 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

Lengthy jail terms have been handed to 22 Chinese citizens – and a Cameroonian man – for cyber-related crimes in Zambia. The gang’s only female convict, Gu Tianjiao, reportedly cried “papa, papa” as her seven-year sentenced […]

Donald Trump in breach of £300,000 legal costs ruling after losing UK dossier case against former MI6 spy

June 7, 2024 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump is in breach of a British High Court order to pay £300,000 in legal costs to the former spy who compiled a salacious dossier alleging Russian interference in the 2016 US election. Sky […]

Human Rights

Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Articles by World Justice News

Chinese #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin jailed for five years

US Attorney General Merrick Garland held in contempt of US Congress

Missouri death row inmate David Hosier executed for killing former lover and husband

Oregon man who spiked daughter’s friends’ smoothies with sedatives at sleepover sentenced to two years

Hunter Biden is first sitting US president’s son to be convicted of crime

Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter ordered to pay half a million pounds to woman he abused

Fresh appeal after 40 years to catch woman’s 1984 murderer in Bristol

Failed ‘coup plotters’ go on trial in DR Congo

Long jail terms for Chinese cybercrime gang in Zambia

Donald Trump in breach of £300,000 legal costs ruling after losing UK dossier case against former MI6 spy