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Austrian goes on trial accused of plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert

April 28, 2026 World Justice News 0

A 21-year-old Austrian man has gone on trial in a court south of Vienna where he is accused of planning and preparing a jihadist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in the Austrian capital in […]

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 World Justice News 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

Thodex cryptocurrency boss jailed for 11,196 years in Turkey for fraud

September 8, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Turkish cryptocurrency boss and his two siblings have been jailed for 11,196 years each for defrauding investors of millions of dollars. Faruk Fatih Ozer, 29, fled to Albania in 2021 with investor assets after […]

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 […]

Turkey arrests US citizen over alleged passport handover

December 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

Turkish police say they arrested a US citizen at Istanbul airport last month where they suspect he handed over his own passport to a Syrian national. Officers say the Syrian man, identified as RS, was […]

Abdulkadir Masharipov: Turkish court jails man for life over Istanbul nightclub attack

September 8, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Turkish court has sentenced a man to life in prison for carrying out a gun attack on an Istanbul nightclub that left 39 people dead. Abdulkadir Masharipov, a citizen of Uzbekistan, was handed the […]

Khashoggi murder: Turkish absentia trial of 20 Saudis opens

July 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

Twenty Saudi nationals have gone on trial in absentia in Turkey over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018. Those being tried include […]

Carlos Ghosn: Turkey charges seven over escape from Japan

May 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in Turkey have charged seven people in connection with ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan in December. Four pilots, two other flight attendants, and an airline executive are accused of helping him flee […]

Carlos Ghosn: Turkey ‘arrests seven’ amid probe of Nissan ex-boss’s escape

January 2, 2020 World Justice News 0

Turkey has launched an inquiry into how ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn travelled via Istanbul as he fled trial in Japan, with media reporting seven arrests. The private jet on which Mr Ghosn escaped reportedly landed […]

At least 39 killed in terror attack on Istanbul nightclub, manhunt on for attacker

January 1, 2018 zoshinuk 0

A gunman opened fire on New Year revelers at a packed nightclub on the shores of Istanbul’s Bosporus on Jan. 1 killing at least 39 people, including many foreigners, before fleeing the scene. The terror […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]