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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 […]

Iran protests: Tehran court sentences first person to death over unrest

November 14, 2022 World Justice News 0

A court in Iran has issued the first death sentence to a person arrested for taking part in the protests that have engulfed the country, state media say. The Revolutionary Court found the defendant, who […]

Iran sentences two LGBT activists to death

September 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two LGBT activists have been sentenced to death in Iran, a rights group says. The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights reported that a court in Urmia had found Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani, 31, and Elham Choubdar, 24, […]

British national ‘shattered’ to be back in Iran jail

March 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

A British-US national temporarily released from prison in Iran, is “shattered” to find himself back in jail after 48 hours, his family say. Morad Tahbaz, who also holds Iranian citizenship, was initially allowed out on the […]

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on way home to UK

March 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman detained in Iran nearly six years ago, is on her way to the UK, her MP has said. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was at the airport in Tehran, Tulip Siddiq told BBC […]

Malaysian transgender woman Nur Sajat: ‘I had to run away’

November 20, 2021 World Justice News 0

In September, news leaked that the Thai immigration authorities had made an unusual arrest in Bangkok. The detainee was Nur Sajat Kamaruzzaman, a glamorous, 36-year-old Malaysian cosmetics entrepreneur with a huge social media following. The […]

China frees Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig after Huawei boss released

September 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

Two Canadian nationals have been released from Chinese detention and are flying home to Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced. Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were accused of espionage in 2018, shortly after Canadian […]

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to a year in Iran prison

April 26, 2021 World Justice News 0

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been sentenced to a year in prison after being found guilty of propaganda activities against the regime in Iran. The British-Iranian charity worker was also given a one-year ban from leaving the […]

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe released but faces new court date in Iran

March 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran on spying charges, has had her ankle tag removed at the end of her five-year sentence. But her husband Richard Ratcliffe has been told a new court […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]