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Man charged with kidnap deaths of California family

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man in California has been charged with kidnapping and murdering a family of four, including an eight-month-old infant. The family were taken at gunpoint from a trucking business in the city of Merced on […]

Abuja to Kaduna train attack: Gunmen free 11 hostages

June 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

Kidnappers who had detained some victims of the March attack on the Abuja to Kaduna train in northern Nigeria have released 11 hostages. The spokesman to the cleric acting as go-between for the government and […]

Nigeria’s Kaduna train attack: Pregnant woman freed

May 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

Gunmen who abducted dozens of train passengers in northern Nigeria have released one of the hostages – a heavily pregnant woman. In a video message circulating on social media, the woman said the abductors told […]

Haiti gang holding kidnapped diplomat for ransom

May 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Dominican Republic has urged Haiti to do everything in its power to ensure the safe release of one of its diplomats who was kidnapped on Friday. The trade attaché at the Dominican embassy in […]

Angel Lynn: Kidnapped woman’s abusive ex has sentence increased

March 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

The abusive former boyfriend of a woman left with life-changing injuries in a fall from a van has had his sentence for kidnapping her increased. Angel Lynn was bundled into the van by Chay Bowskill […]

Gretchen Whitmer: Trial due to begin in US governor kidnapping plot

March 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

The trial of four men accused of a plot to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor is due to begin with jury selection on Tuesday. Prosecutors say the men, some of whom are alleged militia members, targeted […]

Nigerian kidnapping kingpin ‘Evans’ sentenced to life

February 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

Nigerian kidnapping kingpin Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, widely known as “Evans”, has been sentenced to life in prison. A judge in Lagos also sentenced two co-defendants to life for abducting businessman Donatus Dunu in 2017. The CEO […]

Chinese students in Australia targeted in virtual kidnapping scam

July 27, 2020 World Justice News 0

Chinese students in Sydney are being targeted in a kidnapping scam forcing them to pay massive ransoms to fraudsters, Australian police say. In many cases, blackmailed students were forced to stage their own kidnapping and […]

Five arrested for brazen teen abduction over drug debt

May 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

A wanted man has turned himself in after Canadian police arrested four others in connection with the March abduction of a 14-year-old boy. Solaiman Nassimi, 29, appeared in court on Friday after surrendering Thursday. According […]

Joseph McCann: Judge visits serial rape accused in jail

May 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man accused of 21 offences including eight rapes has been visited by a judge in prison after refusing to appear in court. Joseph McCann, of Aylesbury, is charged with the kidnap and rape of […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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

March 9, 2026 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 […]