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Deceased Woman’s Testimony Can Be Used In Her Murder Trial

April 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

An Ohio Judge ruled Friday the videotaped testimony from a woman, who died after she was doused in gasoline and set on fire in 2015, can be used during the murder trial, involving her former […]

Woman doused in petrol and set on fire by abusive ex denied opportunity to testify

December 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A woman who suffered 80% burns when her boyfriend doused her in petrol and set her on fire was denied the opportunity to testify against him. Judy Malinowski, 33, spent 16 months in hospital after […]

Michael Slager Trial: Jurors to Continue Deliberations Today

December 2, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Deliberations will continue on Friday in the Charleston SC trial of Michael Slager who is charged in the shooting death of Walter Scott. Before the jury left just after 6 PM last evening, they asked for the […]

Michael Slager expected to take witness stand in murder trial

November 29, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The former North Charleston police officer charged in a man’s shooting death is expected to take the witness stand. According to his attorney, Michael Slager likely will be the first witness to take the stand […]

Judge mulls jury visiting crime scene in Slager trial

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By BRUCE SMITH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A judge is considering whether jurors will visit the spot where a white former South Carolina police officer is accused of shooting and killing an unarmed black man in […]

Attorneys Cry Foul on Eve of South Carolina Cop’s Trial

October 25, 2016 Kate Adan 0

Ex-North Charleston, South Carolina police officer Michael Slager’s trial for the murder of Walter Scott, 50, an unarmed man in South Carolina, is set to begin Oct. 31 in the courtroom of Circuit Judge Clifton Newman. […]

Human Rights

‘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 […]

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 […]