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Jamshid Sharmahd: Iran could execute my dad at any time, says German woman

July 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

It was the middle of the night when the phone call came. Gazelle Sharmahd was woken up by her mother, who told her that her father, Jamshid, was calling from his jail cell in Iran. […]

Travel agent Lyne Barlow who lied about having cancer jailed for scamming hundreds of holidaymakers in £2.6m con

February 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

A travel agent who lied about having cancer while scamming hundreds of holidaymakers in a £2.6m con has been jailed. Lyne Barlow carried out one of the biggest frauds ever investigated by Durham Police – […]

Operation Desert Light: Europol take down massive cocaine ‘super cartel’

November 28, 2022 World Justice News 0

A drug “super cartel” that controlled about a third of Europe’s cocaine supply has been dismantled, police have announced. Dubbed Operation Desert Light, 49 people were arrested across six European countries, the EU’s police agency, […]

Football coach jailed for 25 years in Dubai over CBD vape oil

October 13, 2021 World Justice News 0

A British football coach has been jailed for 25 years in Dubai after four bottles of vape liquid containing cannabis oil were found in his car. Billy Hood from Notting Hill, west London, was arrested […]

James Ibori: UK promises to return to Nigeria £4.2m stolen by ex-governor

March 9, 2021 World Justice News 0

The UK has promised to return to Nigeria £4.2m ($5.8m) which was stolen by a former governor. Former Delta State Governor James Ibori was convicted of money laundering in the UK in 2012. He is […]

Man, 41, loses ‘unprecedented’ legal bid for parents’ financial support

September 30, 2020 World Justice News 0

A 41-year-old man has failed in a legal bid to force his wealthy parents to continue financially supporting him. A qualified solicitor with mental health disabilities, the man said his parents “nurtured his dependency” on […]

How the US caught flashy Nigerian Instagrammers ‘with $40m’

July 8, 2020 World Justice News 0

The day after his 29th birthday in May, Olalekan Jacob Ponle posted a picture on his Instagram standing next to a bright yellow Lamborghini in Dubai. “Stop letting people make you feel guilty for the […]

UK High Court: Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed abducted daughters and threatened wife

March 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

Abduction, forced return, torture and a campaign of intimidation. On Thursday the damning allegations made against the billionaire ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, by his former wife, Princess Haya Bint Al-Hussain, became […]

Princess Haya: Dubai ruler’s wife seeks marriage protection order

July 30, 2019 World Justice News 0

The estranged wife of the ruler of Dubai – one of the most high-profile leaders in the Middle East – has asked for a forced marriage protection order in a UK court. Sheikh Mohammed Al […]

British woman faces Dubai jail over Facebook ‘horse’ insult

April 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

A British woman is facing two years in jail in Dubai for calling her ex-husband’s new wife a “horse” on Facebook, campaigners have said. Londoner Laleh Shahravesh, 55, was arrested at a Dubai airport after […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]