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Tina Malone admits ‘Bulger killer photo’ Facebook post

March 13, 2019 World Justice News 0

Actress Tina Malone has been given a suspended prison sentence after she admitted breaching an injunction protecting the identity of James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables. There is a global ban on publishing anything about the identity of […]

James Bulger’s father loses Jon Venables identity challenge

March 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

The father of James Bulger has lost a legal challenge to try to change a lifelong anonymity order for one of his son’s killers. Ralph Bulger wanted information relating to Jon Venables’ new identity to […]

Jon Venables: Date fixed for bid to lift James Bulger killer’s anonymity

August 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

A legal bid to lift the anonymity of one of the killers of toddler James Bulger will be heard in December. James’s father and uncle have challenged Jon Venables’ right to lifelong anonymity after he […]

James Bulger killer Jon Venables charged over indecent images

January 5, 2018 World Justice News 0

Jon Venables, one of the killers of toddler James Bulger, has been charged over indecent images of children. The 35-year-old was recalled to prison in November and will be tried in private at an unnamed […]

James Bulger killer Jon Venables recalled to prison

November 23, 2017 World Justice News 0

One of the killers of toddler James Bulger has been recalled to prison suspected of having child abuse images on his computer. It is the second time Jon Venables has been sent back to jail […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]