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Tunisia sentences British DJ to jail for Muslim prayer remix

April 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced the British DJ Dax J to a year in jail after he played a dance remix of the Muslim call to prayer. London-born Dax J, was charged with public indecency and […]

Dylann Roof sentenced to death

January 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

White supremacist Dylann Roof has been sentenced to death for the racially motivated killings of nine black people at a South Carolina church. Dylann Roof was convicted last month of 33 federal charges, including hate […]

Rapper DVS sentenced to 23 years

January 10, 2017 World Justice News 0

Rapper DVS has been sentenced to 23 years for false imprisonment and rape after he kidnapped and tortured a 20-year-old girl for three days. Real name Courtney Hutchinson, the 32-year-old will also remain on the […]

Pakistani Taliban Leader Sentenced To Hang

December 29, 2016 World Justice News 0

A military court in Pakistan has sentenced a top Pakistani Taliban leader from the Swat region to death. Muslim Khan, a former spokesman for the militants, was convicted of killing 31 people, including civilians and […]

Life Sentence For Stefano Brizzi Who Dissolved Policeman In Acid Bath

December 12, 2016 World Justice News 0

A man who strangled a Metropolitan Police officer before trying to dissolve his body in an acid-filled bath has been jailed for life. Stefano Brizzi, from south London, admitted dismembering PC Gordon Semple, 59, while high […]

Ross Harris Sentenced To Life Without Parole Plus 32 years Served Consecutively

December 5, 2016 World Justice News 0

Justin Ross Harris was today sentenced to life without parole plus 32 years served consecutively for murdering his young son by leaving him in a hot car. Superior Court Judge Mary Staley Clark carried out the […]

Chinese Court Sentences Former Police Chief To Death

November 11, 2016 World Justice News 0

China has sentenced to death the former police chief of the northern region of Inner Mongolia. Zhao Liping, 65, was convicted of murder, bribery, and possession of firearms and explosives, the official Xinhua news agency […]

UK’s Youngest Ever Double-Murderers Sentenced To Life

November 10, 2016 World Justice News 0

A girl and boy aged 15 have been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in detention for murdering a mother and daughter as they slept in their beds. A jury convicted the girl last […]

‘Catch Me If You Can’ Man Caught And Goes To Prison

November 6, 2016 World Justice News 0

A man who taunted police by writing ‘catch me if you can’ on Facebook was caught – and is now starting a prison sentence. Harry Brackpool attacked his girlfriend Yasmin Fitzmaurice, the mother of his […]

Kathleen Kane Is Sentenced to Prison

October 24, 2016 World Justice News 0

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The brief, unlikely political career of Kathleen G. Kane, Pennsylvania’s brightest rising star when she was elected state attorney general less than four years ago, came to a humiliating close on Monday, […]

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Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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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 […]