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Secret tape increases pressure on Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair

March 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under new pressure after his former justice minister released new documents relating to the SNC-Lavalin affair. Jody Wilson-Raybould says government officials tried to persuade her to shield the company […]

Michel Temer: Brazil ex-president arrested

March 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former Brazilian President Michel Temer has been arrested as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation, local media say. Local media say police had been trying to trace Mr Temer, who left office on 1 January, […]

Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel PM faces corruption charges

February 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

Israel’s attorney general intends to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges. Avichai Mandelblit said Mr Netanyahu would face charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three cases, pending a […]

Fang Fenghui: China’s ex-top general jailed for life

February 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

A former high-ranking Chinese general has been sentenced to life in jail for corruption, state media reports. Fang Fenghui, ex-chief of joint staff of the People’s Liberation Army, was found guilty of bribery and having […]

Ukraine official charged over acid killing

February 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

Ukrainian prosecutors have charged a high-ranking local official over a deadly acid attack on a prominent anti-corruption activist. The agony of Kateryna Handzyuk, 33, shocked Ukraine. She died from her burns in November, after more […]

Israel police investigate ‘sex-for-judgeships’ allegations

January 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police in Israel have arrested a top lawyer as part of an investigation into claims that judicial appointments were traded for sexual favours. The lawyer has not been named and a gag order covers most […]

Iran executes businessman dubbed ‘Sultan of Bitumen’

December 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

A prominent Iranian businessman, known as the “Sultan of Bitumen”, has been executed for bribery and corruption. Hamidreza Baqeri Darmani was found guilty of forging documents to secure state-backed loans. He then used front companies […]

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: Argentina ex-president faces trial

December 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

Argentina’s former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is to go on trial for corruption, a federal court has ruled. She is accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes over a 12-year period in what […]

1MDB: Ex-Goldman bankers and Jho Low face US charges

November 1, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two former Goldman Sachs bankers and Malaysian financier Jho Low have been hit with US criminal charges in connection with one of the world’s biggest financial scandals. The Department of Justice alleges the men participated in […]

Guatemala ex-VP Roxana Baldetti jailed in ‘Magic Water’ scandal

October 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

A court in Guatemala has sentenced the former vice-president, Roxana Baldetti, to 15 years and six months in jail for her role in what became known as the “Magic Water” scandal. Prosecutors said that she […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]