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French woman who killed husband freed after Hollande pardon

December 29, 2016 zoshinuk 0

FRANCE – A French woman in her sixties who murdered her husband in 2012 has been released after a second intervention by President Francois Hollande. Jacqueline Sauvage suffered decades of abuse and became a cause […]

Facing desertion trial, Bergdahl asks Obama for pardon

December 3, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the former U.S. prisoner of war in Afghanistan who was freed in a 2014 swap for five Taliban detainees, has asked President Barack Obama to pardon him before leaving the White House […]

Turkish bill sets to clear men of statutory rape if they marry underage female victim

November 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

TURKEY – Turkish MPs have preliminarily backed a bill which would allow men accused of raping underage girls to be cleared if they marry the girl. The bill would pardon men only if they had […]

Cuba pardons 787 inmates after Pope’s call for mercy

November 16, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Cuba has pardoned 787 prisoners in response to a call by Pope Francis to consider granting inmates amnesty. Those pardoned include female, young and sick prisoners but not those who have committed “extremely dangerous” crimes […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]