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Mexican police officer killed while intervening in lynching

April 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

A policeman has died in the Mexican city of Zacatelco after being beaten by residents enraged over the murder of a taxi driver. The officer reportedly intervened when locals set upon two men suspected of […]

EU approves major overhaul of migration rules

April 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

After years of negotiations, the European Parliament has approved a major reform tightening the EU’s migration and asylum rules. The EU Asylum and Migration Pact has been in the works since 2015. It will come […]

Qatar Airways avoids Australian lawsuit over women’s invasive examinations

April 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

Five Australian women who were strip-searched and invasively examined at Doha airport have failed in their bid to sue Qatar Airways. They and other women were ordered off a flight and checked for whether they […]

Zambia uncovers ‘sophisticated’ Chinese cybercrime syndicate

April 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

A “sophisticated internet fraud syndicate” has been uncovered in Zambia, leading to the arrest of 77 people, including 22 Chinese nationals. It was a “significant breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime”, the authorities said after […]

Fake UK stamps blamed on Chinese-made counterfeits

April 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

Fake stamps circulating in the UK are originating from China, a senior MP has told the BBC. Reports suggest a rise in complaints that stamps bought from legitimate stores are being deemed counterfeit. Anyone who […]

Arizona pushes abortion to centre stage before US election

April 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday pushed the abortion issue to centre stage in a state that could be pivotal in deciding who wins November’s US presidential election. It has prompted Democrats to go on […]

Vietnamese billionaire Truong My Lan sentenced to death for $44bn fraud

April 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh […]

Tsvetka Todorova, Stoyan Stoyanov and Patritsia Paneva

Gang guilty of large £53.9m Universal Credit benefit fraud

April 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

Five members of an organised gang have been convicted of what has been described by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) as the largest case of benefit fraud in England and Wales. The gang of three […]

European top human rights court rules that human rights were violated by climate change inaction

April 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

Europe’s top human rights court has sided with a 2,000-strong group of elderly women who said Switzerland’s government had not done enough to combat climate change. Senior Women for Climate Protection, whose average age is […]

Brazil Supreme Court judge opens inquiry into Musk

April 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has opened an inquiry into Elon Musk after the multi-billionaire said he would reactivate accounts on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that the judge had ordered to be […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

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Mexican police officer killed while intervening in lynching

EU approves major overhaul of migration rules

Qatar Airways avoids Australian lawsuit over women’s invasive examinations

Zambia uncovers ‘sophisticated’ Chinese cybercrime syndicate

Fake UK stamps blamed on Chinese-made counterfeits

Arizona pushes abortion to centre stage before US election

Vietnamese billionaire Truong My Lan sentenced to death for $44bn fraud

Gang guilty of large £53.9m Universal Credit benefit fraud

European top human rights court rules that human rights were violated by climate change inaction

Brazil Supreme Court judge opens inquiry into Musk