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Russia detains US journalist Evan Gershkovich on suspicion of spying

March 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

A US journalist working for The Wall Street Journal has been detained in Russia on suspicion of espionage, the FSB security service says. Evan Gershkovich, an experienced Russia reporter, was working in Yekaterinburg at the […]

Michael Spavor: Canadian jailed for 11 years in China on spying charges

August 11, 2021 World Justice News 0

A court in China has convicted a Canadian businessman of espionage and sentenced him to 11 years in prison. Michael Spavor has been detained since 2018, after being arrested with fellow Canadian ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig. […]

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe released from Iran prison

March 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been temporarily released from prison in Iran because of the coronavirus outbreak, her husband says. The British-Iranian charity worker will be required to wear an ankle tag and remain within 300m (984ft) […]

US defence department linguist charged with espionage

March 4, 2020 World Justice News 0

A US defence department linguist has been charged with transmitting “highly sensitive classified” information to a foreign national linked to the Lebanese Islamist militant group Hezbollah. Mariam Thompson, 61, is accused of endangering the lives […]

Egypt’s ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial

June 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

Egypt’s former President Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the military in 2013, has died after fainting in a courtroom, state TV says. A former top figure in the now-banned Islamist movement Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]