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TikToker jailed in Indonesia for telling Jesus to cut his hair

March 11, 2025 World Justice News 0

An Indonesian TikToker has been sentenced to almost three years in prison after reportedly ‘talking’ to a picture of Jesus on her phone and telling him to get a haircut. Ratu Thalisa, a Muslim transgender […]

Nurses charged over video threatening Israeli patients

March 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two Sydney nurses who allegedly appeared in a video that made threats towards Israeli patients have been charged by police. Ahmad Rashad Nadir, 27, and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, were both suspended from their duties […]

Florida woman jailed for fatally shooting neighbor through door

November 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Florida woman who fatally shot her neighbor through her front door last year has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Susan Lorincz, 60, opened fire on 35-year-old Ajike “AJ” Owens as she knocked […]

JK Rowling in ‘arrest me’ challenge over hate crime law

April 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

JK Rowling has challenged Scotland’s new hate crime law in a series of social media posts – inviting police to arrest her if they believe she has committed an offence. The Harry Potter author, who lives in […]

Scotland’s new hate crime law comes into force

April 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

Scotland’s new hate crime law has come into force, with JK Rowling and Elon Musk among its critics. The Harry Potter author and the owner of social media platform X both claim the legislation could […]

This Is What We Aren’t Seeing in the Dylann Roof Trial

December 14, 2016 1313ujamaa 0

As her friend lay dying on the floor, Polly Sheppard grabbed her friend’s phone and tried to dial 911 as a killer stalked the basement of her church. She hid beneath a table caught in […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

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 […]