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Virginia asks Supreme Court to block new sentencing of D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo

August 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Peter Williams The state of Virginia asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to block a lower court order that requires a new sentencing hearing for Lee Boyd Malvo, one of the Washington, D.C. […]

Man sentenced to 24 years’ jail for murdering teen found in mineshaft

August 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Karen Percy A Melbourne man has been sentenced to 24 years in jail for the murder of teenager Cayleb Hough, whose remains were found in a shallow mineshaft three months after he was reported missing. […]

Disgraced ‘jet set monk’ sentenced to 114 years in jail in Thailand after US extradition

August 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Nicola Smith AThai court has sentenced a disgraced former monk to 114 years in prison for charges including fraud, money laundering and computer crime. Wiraphon Sukphon became known as the “jet set monk” after he […]

Far-right Austrian ‘Identitarians’ cleared of hate speech

August 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

An Austrian court on Thursday found 17 members of Austria’s far-right ‘Identitarian Movement’ (IBÖ) not guilty of charges of criminal association and hate speech. Ten prominent members of the group and seven other “active sympathizers” had […]

Racist said Hitler was born 100 years too soon and Muslims should be gassed

August 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Richard Hartley-Parkinson A man who called for Muslims to be burnt on bonfires and said he would kill Jeremy Corbyn if the Labour leader ever became prime minister has been jailed. Between March and August […]

Parkland school shooting suspect says demon in his head told him to ‘Burn. Kill. Destroy’

August 7, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Terry Spencer The Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz told a detective that a demon in his head – “the evil side” – told him to burn, kill and destroy, and […]

Tommy Robinson bailed after Court of Appeal win

August 1, 2018 zoshinuk 0

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been bailed after winning an appeal against a contempt of court finding. Robinson, 35, admitted the charge and received a 13-month jail term in May over footage he filmed outside Leeds […]

Thousands protest as Polish president signs disputed judicial reforms

July 27, 2018 zoshinuk 0

Video by Owen BARNELL Thousands of people staged protests across Poland on Thursday after President Andrzej Duda signed into law a measure effectively letting the government choose the next Supreme Court chief. The European Union, human […]

New crime of ‘gross negligence rape’ is put forward

July 27, 2018 zoshinuk 0

A new rape law in Ireland to deal with cases where a man has wrongfully, but honestly, believed that consent had been given has been suggested in a report today from the Law Reform Commission. Under […]

Tokyo Sarin attack: Japan executes last Aum Shinrikyo members on death row

July 26, 2018 zoshinuk 0

Japan has executed the remaining members of a cult behind the deadly 1995 Sarin attack on the Tokyo subway. The six men were the last members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult on death row, and […]

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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Virginia asks Supreme Court to block new sentencing of D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo

Man sentenced to 24 years’ jail for murdering teen found in mineshaft

Disgraced ‘jet set monk’ sentenced to 114 years in jail in Thailand after US extradition

Far-right Austrian ‘Identitarians’ cleared of hate speech

Racist said Hitler was born 100 years too soon and Muslims should be gassed

Parkland school shooting suspect says demon in his head told him to ‘Burn. Kill. Destroy’

Tommy Robinson bailed after Court of Appeal win

Thousands protest as Polish president signs disputed judicial reforms

New crime of ‘gross negligence rape’ is put forward

Tokyo Sarin attack: Japan executes last Aum Shinrikyo members on death row