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Savannah Guthrie tells mother’s possible kidnappers ‘we will pay’ in plea for her return

February 8, 2026 World Justice News 0

US news anchor Savannah Guthrie and her family have released a new video pleading for the safe return of their mother. “We received your message, and we understand,” Guthrie said in the video posted to […]

Holly Willoughby: Man charged over alleged plot to kidnap and murder This Morning presenter

October 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

A 36-year-old man has been charged over an alleged plot to kidnap and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby. Gavin Plumb, 36, of Potters Field, Harlow, has been charged with soliciting to commit murder and incitement […]

Six held over alleged kidnap and torture of Sydney man Peter Vuong

March 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Australian police have charged six men over the alleged kidnapping and torture of a man in Sydney. The 26-year-old victim, named in local media as Peter Vuong, was rescued by police in an armed raid […]

Gretchen Whitmer: Two convicted in Michigan governor kidnap plot case

August 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor have been found guilty on conspiracy charges. Prosecutors say Adam Fox, 39 and Barry Croft Jr, 46, hoped to start a “revolution” by kidnapping Gretchen […]

Sarah Everard: Wayne Couzens admits rape and kidnap

June 8, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Met Police officer has admitted kidnapping and raping Sarah Everard. The 33-year-old vanished as she walked home in Clapham, south London, on 3 March. Her body was found a week later in woodland near […]

Mexican YouTuber sentenced to 50 years over kidnap

March 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

A YouTuber who kidnapped a woman in the Mexican state of Chihuahua in February 2018 has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Germán Abraham Loera Acosta was one of six men who seized a […]

Canada police make arrest in Chinese student abduction

March 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

Canadian police have made an arrest in the armed kidnapping investigation of a 22-year-old Chinese student. Three men grabbed Wanzhen Lu and forced him into a van in an underground car park in Markham, a […]

Model kidnap: Police arrest suspect’s brother

August 16, 2017 World Justice News 0

The brother of the alleged captor of British model Chloe Ayling has been arrested, police have said. Michal Konrad Herba, 36, was held on a European Arrest Warrant at an address in Tividale, West Midlands. […]

Jury finds Antolin Garcia-Torres guilty in Sierra LaMar case

May 10, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By David Louie More than five years after the disappearance of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, a jury has found her accused killer guilty in the kidnapping and murder of the Morgan Hill teen. Family and friends […]

Mexican villagers kidnap mother of local drugs gang chief and demand hostage swap

December 15, 2016 zoshinuk 0

MEXICO – Vigilantes in a Mexican village have kidnapped the mother of a local drugs gang chief, who they say they will free in exchange for the release of locals. After seizing alleged collaborators of […]

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‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

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Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

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Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

March 19, 2026 0

A judge in Poland has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin can be extradited to Ukraine, although his defence says he will appeal. Butyagin is being held in a Warsaw prison for allegedly conducting illegal […]