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Ahmaud Arbery: Hate crime plea deal rejected by US judge in murder case

February 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US judge has rejected a plea deal between federal prosecutors and two of the three white men convicted of murdering black jogger Ahmaud Arbery. District Judge Lisa Wood said she was not willing to […]

Ahmaud Arbery: Suspects face federal hate crime charges over killing

April 29, 2021 World Justice News 0

Three men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of hate crimes and attempted kidnap over the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and neighbour William Bryan […]

Fifteen years in Iowa jail for burning pride flag

December 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US judge has handed down a sentence of at least 15 years to a man who stole an LGBT pride flag from a church and burned it outside a strip club. Adolfo Martinez, 30, […]

James Byrd Jr: Killer executed for notorious hate crime

April 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

One of three men convicted in the 1998 murder of James Byrd Jr, one of modern America’s worst hate crimes, has been executed in Texas. Byrd, a black man, was beaten, chained to a truck […]

Charlottesville murderer Fields pleads guilty to hate crimes

March 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US man jailed for murder after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville has pleaded guilty to hate crimes at a court hearing. James Alex Fields, 25, a professed neo-Nazi, was convicted on 29 of […]

Britain First leader and deputy leader guilty of hate crimes

March 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

The leader and deputy leader of far-right group Britain First have been found guilty of religiously-aggravated harassment. Paul Golding, 36, and Jayda Fransen, 31, were arrested over the distribution of leaflets and posting of online […]

Surgeon attacked in ‘hate crime’

September 25, 2017 World Justice News 0

A doctor has been stabbed in the back of the neck on his way to a mosque in Greater Manchester, in a suspected hate crime. Consultant surgeon Dr Nasser Kurdy was attacked outside the Altrincham […]

Crackdown on online hate crimes announced

August 21, 2017 World Justice News 0

Online hate crimes should be treated as seriously as abuse committed face-to-face, prosecutors in England and Wales have been told. Revising its guidance for prosecutors, the Crown Prosecution Service said the impact of tweeting abuse […]

Wife says bar killing of an Indian national was a “hate crime”

February 24, 2017 World Justice News 0

India has expressed shock after the fatal shooting of an Indian national in the US, amid reports that the attack may have been racially motivated. Srinivas Kuchibhotla died shortly after Wednesday’s attack at a bar […]

Trial of accused Emanuel AME Church shooter expected to begin Wednesday

December 7, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The federal death penalty trial for the man charged with hate crimes in the deaths of nine people at Emanuel AME Church is expected to begin Wednesday. Authorities say Dylann Roof, 22, sat with the […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]