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Arizona to ban people filming police officers within 8 feet

July 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

A law in the US state of Arizona will ban people from filming police officers at short distances, with possible fines or jail for those who don’t comply. Critics call the law a threat to […]

Crime bill: Lords defeats for government’s protest clamp-down plans

January 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

The government has suffered a series of defeats in the House of Lords over its plans to clamp down on disruptive and noisy protesters. Opposition peers voted against a range of measures in the Police, […]

‘Despicable acts’ at rogue US police unit

February 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

A federal jury has found two Baltimore police officers guilty for their role in a sprawling police corruption case that involved robbing city residents. Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor were convicted of racketeering and robbery […]

Detective jailed for filming sex act in child’s bedroom

August 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

A detective has been jailed for filming performing a sex act on himself in a child’s bedroom while on duty. Bedfordshire Police Detective Constable Jamal Hassan, 36, admitted four counts of misconduct in public office. […]

Reputed gang member-turned-cop guilty of murder

August 11, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

LOS ANGELES — A reputed gang member who beat a murder charge decades ago and went on to land a job as a police officer was convicted Thursday of the 30-year-old killing after DNA evidence […]

Man who had run in with police over Confederate flag allegedly murders two cops

November 2, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Two police officers were killed while sitting in their cars in the Des Moines, Iowa, area between 1:00 and 1:30 a.m. local time Tuesday night. Police have arrested 46-year-old Scott Michael Greene, 46, who turned […]

Philippine Mayor with Alleged Drug Links Is Killed by Police

October 28, 2016 World Justice News 0

After President Rodrigo Duterte publicly named him as a drug suspect last summer, the mayor of a small Philippine town said he was not worried. In August the mayor, Samsudin Dimaukom, told The New York […]

Facial recognition technology used by police raising civil rights concerns

October 19, 2016 zoshinuk 0

WASHINGTON, USA – a report by the he Georgetown University Law Center found a database of 117 million law-abiding Americans, in 16 states, is being used by police for facial recognition of suspects, which may […]

Man Killed After Wounding 11 Boston Cops

October 13, 2016 World Justice News 0

Boston police shot and killed a man wearing body armor and wielding an assault rifle who critically injured two officers responding to a domestic disturbance call late Wednesday, according to Police Commissioner William Evans. Evans […]

$150,000 a Day IRS Scam Busted by Police in India

October 7, 2016 Kate Adan 0

Friday, October 7, 2016 Police in Mumbai, India arrested 70 people Thursday, the first step in dismantling a massive scam that cheated thousands of honest, unsuspecting Americans out of millions of dollars. Posing as representatives of […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]