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Ram Rahim Singh: India guru guilty of journalist’s murder

January 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

An Indian guru who is already in jail for rape has been convicted for the 2002 murder of a journalist. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, leader of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, was given a 20-year sentence in […]

Pakistan bans Indian television channels amid water row

October 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has re-imposed a ban on all Indian TV channels, overturning an earlier order from a lower court. Chief Justice Saqib Nisar said the ban was justified as India was damming rivers that […]

India under fire as it deports Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar

October 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

India has deported seven Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, despite last-minute appeals that doing so put them at risk. The men had been detained since 2012 for immigration violations. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court […]

India bishop accused of rape arrested in Kerala

September 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

A bishop has been arrested in the southern Indian state of Kerala over allegations that he raped a nun 13 times times between 2014 and 2016. The 44-year-old woman registered a police complaint in June, […]

India WhatsApp ‘child kidnap’ rumours claim two more victims

June 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

Indian police have arrested 16 people after two men became the latest victims of hysteria over WhatsApp rumours of child kidnappers. The men had stopped to ask directions in north-eastern Assam state when they were […]

Bollywood star Salman Khan gets five years in jail for poaching

April 5, 2018 World Justice News 0

An Indian court has sentenced Bollywood superstar Salman Khan to five years in jail for poaching rare antelope back in 1998. The court in Jodhpur also fined him 10,000 rupees ($154; £109) for the crime. […]

Eleven jailed for life over India ‘beef’ murder

March 22, 2018 World Justice News 0

A court in the northern Indian state of Jharkhand has sentenced 11 men to life in prison for lynching a Muslim meat trader last year. Alimuddin Ansari, 55, was beaten to death by the men […]

India allows ‘living wills’ for terminally ill

March 9, 2018 World Justice News 0

India’s Supreme Court has allowed people to draw up “living wills”, meaning they can seek what is known as passive euthanasia. It means medical treatment can be withdrawn to hasten a person’s death, if strict […]

Billionaire diamond trader and jeweller to stars allegedly involved in huge frauds

February 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

He was already the second most famous Mr N Modi of India. But now Nirav Modi – the billionaire diamond trader and jeweller to Hollywood and Bollywood stars – is in the news for very […]

India principal ‘puts students through trial by fire’

February 2, 2018 World Justice News 0

Police in India have lodged a complaint against a school principal after she allegedly forced 13 pupils to hold their hands over a candle flame. The head teacher, Sushanti Hembrom, was trying to find out […]

Human Rights

Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

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 […]