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Ex-congressman George Santos sentenced to seven years in prison

April 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

Former Republican congressman George Santos has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The 36-year-old pleaded guilty to the federal charges in New York court last […]

Rwandan beekeeper arrested in US over genocide charges

April 25, 2025 World Justice News 0

A Rwandan beekeeper living in the US has been arrested over his alleged involvement in the 1994 genocide in his country. Faustin Nsabumukunzi is accused of committing “heinous acts of violence abroad” when he served […]

Lawmakers visit students Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk as they face deportation

April 23, 2025 World Justice News 0

A team of Democratic lawmakers have met two foreign students who are currently in immigration detention in Louisiana as the White House seeks to deport them. The group visited two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) […]

Immigration Judge rules Palestinian student activist can be deported from US

April 12, 2025 World Justice News 0

Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the US, an immigration judge has ruled. Mr Khalil, a postgraduate student at Columbia University’s school of international and public affairs, has been a prominent figure […]

US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione

April 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of shooting dead UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement on Tuesday that she had […]

Shackled Luigi Mangione in packed court over healthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing

February 24, 2025 World Justice News 0

A lawyer for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has argued that the 26-year-old is not being granted the right to a fair trial. The comments came during a brief procedural hearing […]

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New York doctor indicted for prescribing Louisiana teen abortion pill

February 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

A New York doctor has been indicted for allegedly sending abortion pills to a teenager in Louisiana, in what could be the first time a provider has faced criminal charges for mailing the medication since […]

Harvey Weinstein begs judge for earlier retrial

January 30, 2025 World Justice News 0

Harvey Weinstein has begged a New York judge to hear the retrial in his landmark #MeToo case as soon as possible due to his deteriorating health, telling him: “I don’t know how much longer I […]

Judge orders Trump to be sentenced in hush money case – but signals he won’t be jailed

January 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

A judge has ordered US president-elect Donald Trump to be sentenced next week in his New York hush money case – but has suggested he will not jail him. In a surprise move, the sentencing […]

Bodycam footage shows prison guards beating handcuffed inmate before his death

December 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

Bodycam footage showing prison officers fatally beating an inmate has been released by New York’s attorney general. Prison officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in New York punched and kicked 43-year-old Robert Brooks repeatedly while he […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]