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Eight Just Stop Oil activists arrested at Gatwick Airport after departure gate protest

July 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

Eight Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested at Gatwick airport after activists used suitcases with lock-on devices to demonstrate near a security gate. Seven activists entered the airport’s southern terminal at around 8am, the […]

Police chief: Attackers of PCs ‘must be jailed, no ifs no buts’

August 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

Harsher sentences for people who attack police officers “would be very welcome”, the head of the national body for police bosses has said. Katy Bourne, the new chair of the Association of Police and Crime […]

Shana Grice murder: PC resigns before misconduct hearing

May 3, 2019 World Justice News 0

A police officer accused of failing a woman murdered by her stalker has resigned before a disciplinary hearing. Shana Grice, 19, reported ex-boyfriend Michael Lane five times before he slit her throat and tried to […]

Brighton shoplifter sues Sussex Police over Taser arrest

December 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man suing Sussex Police after he was Tasered has told a court the incident left him anxious and suicidal. A Taser was used on Paul McClelland in July 2013 in a car park in […]

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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 […]