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Shop worker dies after customer impales him with a golf club

December 10, 2023 World Justice News 0

A shop assistant has died after a customer beat him and impaled him with a golf club. The 66-year-old was attacked on Friday at the Oak Grove Grocery, a small store in a residential area […]

Tou Thao: Ex-officer in George Floyd case gets 57 months for role in killing

August 8, 2023 World Justice News 0

A former Minneapolis police officer has been sentenced to 57 months (almost five years) in prison for his role in the death of George Floyd. The officer, Tou Thao, was found guilty of aiding and […]

US charges dozens with $250m pandemic relief fraud

September 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors have charged 47 people in the largest Covid relief fraud scheme alleged to date. The suspects are accused of stealing $250m (£220m) from a government aid programme that was supposed to feed children […]

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 20 years for violating George Floyd’s rights

July 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin, 46, pleaded guilty to the separate federal civil rights charges in December. […]

Court Prohibits Convicted Lawyer from Filing New Copyright Lawsuits

March 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

Paul Hansmeier, one of the convicted attorneys behind the controversial Prenda Law firm, is no longer allowed to file new copyright cases in the District of Minnesota. The court issued the restrictions and dismissed over […]

Ex-police officer Kim Potter jailed for killing Daunte Wright

February 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

A veteran former Minnesota police officer has been sentenced to two years in prison over the fatal shooting of a black motorist last April. In December, a jury convicted Kim Potter, 49, of manslaughter after […]

Daunte Wright death: Kim Potter US ‘Taser mixup’ ex-officer guilty of manslaughter

December 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

A veteran former Minnesota police officer has been found guilty of manslaughter for the fatal shooting of a black motorist in April. Kim Potter, 49, has claimed she mistakenly drew her gun instead of a […]

George Floyd murder: Derek Chauvin sentenced to over 22 years

June 25, 2021 World Justice News 0

The US white ex-police officer convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in jail. The judge said Derek Chauvin’s sentence was […]

Patrisse Cullors: Black Lives Matter co-founder resigns

May 28, 2021 World Justice News 0

Black Lives Matter’s co-founder says she is resigning from its foundation, but not because of what she called right-wing attempts to discredit her. Patrisse Cullors said Friday would be her last day at the foundation, […]

Man fined $12m for police station arson during George Floyd protests

April 30, 2021 World Justice News 0

A man has been ordered to pay $12m (£8.6m) for his role setting a Minneapolis police station on fire during rioting last May. The fine for Dylan Shakespeare Robinson, 23, who pleaded guilty to an […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]