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Update: Far Right Fanatic Thomas Mair Guilty of Murdering MP Jo Cox – Given Life Sentence

November 23, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Update: Thomas Mair has been given a whole-life sentence after being convicted of murdering Labour MP Jo Cox. Thomas Mair was told he would never be released after killing the mother of two as she arrived at Birstall library in West Yorkshire […]

Jo Cox murder trial: Thomas Mair accused of shooting and stabbing MP

November 14, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A man is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of murdering MP Jo Cox at a community surgery. Mrs Cox, 41, died from multiple gunshot and stab wounds after being attacked outside her constituency […]

MP for St Helens South and Whiston cleared of assaulting political campaigner

November 2, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A St Helens MP has been cleared of kicking a Yes campaigner outside a polling station on the day of the Scottish independence referendum. Marie Rimmer, 69, MP for St Helens South and Whiston, had […]

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 […]