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Ex-officer guilty of murder of Sonya Massey after she reported suspected intruder

October 30, 2025 World Justice News 0

A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death last year of a householder who had reported a suspected intruder. Mother-of-two Sonya Massey, 36, was fatally shot on 6 […]

Paramedic given five years in jail for death of Elijah McClain

March 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

A paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a fatal overdose of a sedative after police put him in a chokehold has been sentenced to five years in prison. Paramedics Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper were […]

Théo Luhaka: French police officers given suspended sentences for brutal assault

January 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

Three French police officers have been given suspended jail sentences for assaulting a black man with a baton in a north-west Paris suburb. One officer received a 12-month suspended sentence and the other two received […]

Jeremy Cooper (left) and Peter Cichuniec

Elijah McClain: Paramedics found guilty in death of Colorado man

December 23, 2023 World Justice News 0

Two paramedics who injected Elijah McClain with an overdose of a sedative after police put him in a chokehold have been convicted of his 2019 death. In a rare prosecution of medical personnel, a jury […]

Video shows police beating and kicking Tyre Nichols while he was restrained

January 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

Footage of a traffic stop that has seen five ex-Memphis police officers charged with murder shows them kicking and punching a motorist for several minutes as he cries out for his mother. Officers are seen […]

Tyre Nichols: Biden urges calm ahead of police beating video release

January 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

President Joe Biden is urging protests in Tennessee to remain peaceful as officials plan to release video of an arrest that led to a motorist’s death. Bodycam video of the encounter with Tyre Nichols, 29, […]

End Sars protest: Nigeria police to free all protesters

October 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

Nigeria’s police chief has ordered the unconditional release of all demonstrators arrested during protests against police brutality. This was a key demand of protesters who have rallied against the hated Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) in […]

Portland suspect shot dead by police during arrest

September 4, 2020 World Justice News 0

Police in the US have shot dead a man suspected of fatally shooting a right-wing activist during protests in Portland, Oregon, officials say. Michael Reinoehl, 48, a self-described antifa supporter, was filmed shooting the man […]

Nathaniel Julius: South Africa police arrested for killing teen

August 30, 2020 World Justice News 0

Two South African police officers have been arrested over the deadly shooting of a 16-year-old boy, which had sparked violent street protests. The family of Nathaniel Julius, who had Down’s syndrome, said he had gone […]

Portland protests: Oregon sues over ‘unlawful detentions’

July 19, 2020 World Justice News 0

The attorney general for the US state of Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, accusing it of unlawfully detaining protesters. There have been nightly protests against police brutality in Portland since the […]

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War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

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The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]