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Amanda Knox fails to overturn slander conviction in Italy

June 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

Amanda Knox has lost her bid to overturn a slander conviction in Italy. The American woman was eventually cleared of the brutal 2007 murder of her flatmate, 21-year-old Meredith Kercher, in the apartment they shared […]

Robert Hanssen: Convicted US spy found dead in Colorado prison

June 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

An FBI agent-turned-Russian mole who is notorious as one of the most damaging spies in US history has been found dead in prison. Robert Hanssen was discovered at a maximum-security facility in Florence, Colorado, on […]

Amanda Knox’s Ex-Lover Sues Judges and Jury for $3.2 Million

April 12, 2017 World Justice News 0

The ex-boyfriend of Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito, is suing the judges, prosecutors and jurors responsible for wrongfully convicting him for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher for 3 million Euros (about $3.2 million). […]

Florence court convicts Cheik Tidiane Diaw of murdering Ashley Olsen

December 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A Senegalese man has been convicted by a court in Florence of murdering Ashley Olsen, a 35-year-old native of Florida whose death shocked the Italian city’s small art community. Cheik Tidiane Diaw, 27, was sentenced […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]