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Abuja to Kaduna train attack: Gunmen free 11 hostages

June 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

Kidnappers who had detained some victims of the March attack on the Abuja to Kaduna train in northern Nigeria have released 11 hostages. The spokesman to the cleric acting as go-between for the government and […]

Nigeria’s Kaduna train attack: Pregnant woman freed

May 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

Gunmen who abducted dozens of train passengers in northern Nigeria have released one of the hostages – a heavily pregnant woman. In a video message circulating on social media, the woman said the abductors told […]

89 Cattle bandits killed in joint Nigeria-Niger raid

April 26, 2020 World Justice News 0

Nigeria’s military says it has killed 89 bandits responsible for a series of attacks against civilians in the country’s north-western Zamfara state. The operation was supported by troops from neighbouring Niger and led to the […]

Two Canadians held hostage in Syria released

February 5, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two Canadians held hostage in Syria have been released into the custody of Turkish officials. Sean Allen Moore and Jolly Bimbachi were held by al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is an […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]