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Accused Church Shooter Dylann Roof Asks for Lawyers Back

December 5, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

CHARLESTON, S.C., Dylann Roof has changed his mind about representing himself in his trial. Roof is charged with shooting and killing nine parishioners at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and previously asked the judge to allow […]

Dylann Roof motion to represent himself in trial granted

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Dylann Roof took the stand Monday morning asking to dismiss counsel and represent himself in his trial. Roof said he has the capacity to represent himself. Roof was declared competent to stand trial last week. The […]

Jury Selection to Continue Monday in Church Shooting Trial

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Roshanda Pratt and associated press Charleston, SC (WLTX)- Jury selection will continue in the federal case against Dylann Roof on trial for fatally shooting nine churchgoers at a Charleston church last year. Twenty-two-year-old Dylann Roof […]

(Dylann Roof) Competency Hearing for Church Shooting Suspect Finished

November 23, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Charleston, SC – The competency hearing for the man accused of shooting and killing nine worshippers at a Charleston church has finished. The two day closed hearing for Dylann Roof’s federal death penalty trial wrapped […]

Update – Closed Competency Hearing For Accused Church Shooter Dylann Roof

November 21, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Update: The hearing will continue tomorrow at 9 AM. No result from today’s testimony. A closed hearing is scheduled in Charleston SC today on the competency of Dylann Roof to stand trial for the June […]

Charleston Church Shooter Trial – Jury Selection Delayed Indefinitely

November 6, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

UPDATED 3:00 pm EST A federal judge has postponed jury selection indefinitely in the death penalty trial of Dylann Roof following a closed-door hearing Monday morning with the suspect and his legal team. U.S. District […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]