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TikToker jailed in Indonesia for telling Jesus to cut his hair

March 11, 2025 World Justice News 0

An Indonesian TikToker has been sentenced to almost three years in prison after reportedly ‘talking’ to a picture of Jesus on her phone and telling him to get a haircut. Ratu Thalisa, a Muslim transgender […]

Vietnamese tycoon must find $9bn to avoid death penalty after appeal fails

December 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan has lost her appeal against her death sentence for masterminding the world’s biggest bank fraud. The 68-year-old is now in a race for her life because the law in […]

US jails Fat Leonard in Navy’s biggest bribery scandal

November 6, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Malaysian businessman has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for his role in the US Navy’s biggest corruption scandal and for skipping a previous sentencing hearing. Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard”, […]

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 […]

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong mogul pleads not guilty to national security crimes

January 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai has pleaded not guilty after a case against him resumed on Tuesday. Mr Lai, 76, faces life imprisonment if found guilty of threatening Hong Kong’s national security and […]

Vietnam jails fifth climate activist on tax charges

September 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

One of Vietnam’s best-known climate activists has been sentenced to three years in prison over tax evasion. Hoang Thi Minh Hong is the fifth Vietnamese activist to be jailed over the charge. Campaigners say it […]

Ex-husband and former in-laws charged with murder after model Abby Choi’s legs found in fridge

February 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

The ex-husband and former in-laws of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi have appeared in court after being charged in connection with her murder. The accused include her ex-husband Alex Kwong, Kwong’s brother Anthony and their […]

North Korean hackers target US gamers in $615m crypto heist

April 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US has linked North Korea-backed hackers to a massive cryptocurrency heist worth $615m (£469m) from players of the popular online game Axie Infinity in March. The game allows to earn crypto through game play […]

Stand News: Police arrest six from Hong Kong independent news outlet

December 29, 2021 World Justice News 0

Hong Kong police have arrested six people from an independent news website for “conspiracy to publish seditious publications”. Both current and former staff members of Stand News were among those targeted. More than 200 police […]

Raj Kundra: Indian millionaire embroiled in porn scandal

July 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

In a case that has grabbed headlines, one of India’s most flamboyant businessmen has been arrested for allegedly making porn films. Raj Kundra, a British citizen and the husband of Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, is […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]