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Speeding fines to rise for most serious cases – Sentencing Council

January 24, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Speeding fines for the most serious cases in England and Wales will rise by up to 50% after a review of sentencing guidelines for magistrates’ courts. A driver caught doing 41mph in a 20mph zone, […]

Netflix to feature documentary on HK activist Joshua Wong

January 24, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Video-streaming giant Netflix has acquired the distribution rights for a documentary about Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong. The film chronicles his political life focusing on his role in the 2014 protests which made him […]

Pakistani police rescue 24 from organ trafficking gang

January 24, 2017 zoshinuk 0

“We will remove your kidney, and you will receive 300,000 rupees [£2,300].” Sadi Ahmed was held hostage for three months by an organ trafficking gang. In October last year, he was one of 24 people […]

Giulio Regeni: Egypt airs video of murdered Italian student

January 24, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Egyptian state television has aired a video of murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni, showing him being asked for money weeks before his death. Footage shows the 28-year-old speaking to the head of a Cairo street […]

Girl Who Convinced Teen Who Liked Her To Commit Suicide, Just Learned Some Bad News In Court

January 22, 2017 zoshinuk 0

On March 6, the 20-year-old Massachusetts woman Michelle Carter who encouraged her 17-year-old boyfriend to commit suicide over text message finally goes to court on manslaughter charges. Because she sent the confused and depressed teen […]

UK judges change court rules on child contact for violent fathers

January 22, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Senior judges are taking steps to end the presumption that a father must have contact with a child where there is evidence of domestic abuse that would put the child or mother at risk. The […]

Melbourne car deaths: Four killed as driver strikes pedestrians

January 20, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Four people, including a young child, have died after a car deliberately hit pedestrians in central Melbourne, police say. At least 29 people were injured, among them a baby who is in a critical condition […]

South Korea: Court denies arrest warrant for Samsung chief

January 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A court in South Korea has refused a request by prosecutors to issue an arrest warrant for Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong. The judge ruled early on Thursday that there was insufficient reason to arrest Mr […]

Poppy Widdison death: Mother and partner jailed for 13 years

January 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A mother and her ex-partner have been jailed for 13 years each after being convicted of feeding drugs to her four-year-old daughter. Poppy Widdison collapsed at her home in Grimsby and died in hospital from […]

Bald. Thin. Frail. Convicted cancer doctor Fata resembles his victims

January 18, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Prison life hasn’t been easy for cancer doctor Farid Fata, if his court appearance Tuesday is any indication. He was bald, thin and looked a little frail — an ironic resemblance to the many patients he […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

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 […]

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Articles by zoshinuk

Speeding fines to rise for most serious cases – Sentencing Council

Netflix to feature documentary on HK activist Joshua Wong

Pakistani police rescue 24 from organ trafficking gang

Giulio Regeni: Egypt airs video of murdered Italian student

Girl Who Convinced Teen Who Liked Her To Commit Suicide, Just Learned Some Bad News In Court

UK judges change court rules on child contact for violent fathers

Melbourne car deaths: Four killed as driver strikes pedestrians

South Korea: Court denies arrest warrant for Samsung chief

Poppy Widdison death: Mother and partner jailed for 13 years

Bald. Thin. Frail. Convicted cancer doctor Fata resembles his victims