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Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

Nigeria sentences four to death for church killings

Four sentenced to death for killing worshippers at Catholic church in Nigeria

June 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

A court in Nigeria has sentenced four men to death for attacking a church in the south-western Ondo state in 2022 in a case which sent shockwaves across the nation. Forty-one worshippers were killed and […]

Ousted former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

November 17, 2025 World Justice News 0

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister, has been sentenced to death after being convicted of crimes against humanity. It follows a months-long trial in the country that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown […]

Five sentenced to death in Nigeria over ‘witchcraft’ murder

February 7, 2025 World Justice News 0

Five men have been sentenced to death by hanging in Nigeria’s Kano state for the 2023 murder of a woman they accused of witchcraft. The convicted men attacked Dahare Abubakar, 67, as she was working […]

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 […]

Questions surround German man sentenced to death in Belarus

July 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

A German man who has been sentenced to death in Belarus for terrorism has been shown in a heavily choreographed interview on state-controlled television, apparently confessing to planting explosives near a railway line. There is […]

Chad Daybell sentenced to death in the sex, money and dark spirits doomsday murders trial

June 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

Self-styled prophet Chad Daybell told the world the apocalypse was coming and spoke of dark spirits, but prosecutors say he lusted for sex, money and power. Now the former gravedigger has been sentenced to death […]

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 […]

Former Yoozoo Games executive sentenced to death over fatal poisoning of one of richest men in China

March 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former Yoozoo Games executive has been sentenced to death over the poisoning of the company’s founder. Xu Yao poisoned Lin Qi’s food in December 2020 because they disagreed over how to run the business, […]

DR Congo soldiers get death sentence for cowardice against rebels

February 12, 2023 World Justice News 0

A court in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced seven soldiers to death for cowardice in the face of the enemy and murder. They were found to have fled advancing M23 […]

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

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Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

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Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]