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Smuggler jailed for 40 years after shipping ballistic missile parts from Iran

October 18, 2025 World Justice News 0

A weapons smuggler who used a fishing boat to ship ballistic missile parts from Iran to Houthi rebels in Yemen has been sentenced to 40 years in a US prison. Pakistani national Muhammad Pahlawan was […]

Trump takes huge gamble putting US at heart of Iran-Israel conflict

June 22, 2025 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump, the president who returned to the White House in January promising to be a “peacemaker”, has taken a dramatic step to insert the US into the fraught conflict between Iran and Israel. Far […]

Daniel Khalife: Former soldier who escaped from Wandsworth Prison guilty of spying for Iran

November 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former British soldier who escaped from Wandsworth Prison has been found guilty of spying for Iran. Daniel Khalife, 23, who was a lance corporal in the Royal Signals, used a sling made from trousers […]

Iranian convicted of war crimes freed in Swedish swap

June 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Iranian convicted in Sweden of war crimes has been freed as part of a prisoner swap between the two countries. Hamid Noury, who was serving a life sentence, has returned to Tehran while Johan […]

Iranian man and two Canadians charged over plot to kill defector from Tehran in the US

January 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Iranian man has been charged alongside two Canadians with plotting to kill two people, including a defector from Iran, who had fled to the United States. Prosecutors say Naji Sharifi Zindashti operates a criminal […]

Iran hijab bill: Women face 10 years in jail for ‘inappropriate’ dress

September 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

Iran’s parliament has passed a controversial bill that would increase prison terms and fines for women and girls who break its strict dress code. Those dressed “inappropriately” face up to 10 years in jail under […]

Jamshid Sharmahd: Iran could execute my dad at any time, says German woman

July 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

It was the middle of the night when the phone call came. Gazelle Sharmahd was woken up by her mother, who told her that her father, Jamshid, was calling from his jail cell in Iran. […]

People smuggling gang boss Tarik Namik arrested at Manchester Airport after going on the run

January 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

The boss of a Kurdish smuggling ring has been arrested at Manchester Airport after going on the run ahead of his sentencing. Tarik Namik failed to show up at court back in December and was […]

Alireza Akbari: British-Iranian national accused of being UK spy executed in Iran

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

A British-Iranian national has been executed in Iran after being accused of spying for the UK. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was “appalled” by the execution of Alireza Akbari, saying: “This was a callous […]

Iran public hanging: Second execution carried out over protests

December 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

Iran says it has publicly hanged a 23-year-old in what is the second execution linked to the recent anti-government protests. Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, was hanged early on Monday in the city of Mashhad, the judiciary […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]