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Elijah McClain case: Colorado officer jailed over 23-year-old’s death

January 6, 2024 World Justice News 0

A white former police officer in Colorado has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for the 2019 killing of a black man. Randy Roedema, 41, was found guilty in October for his role in […]

Ahmaud Arbery murder trial: Prosecutors reveal full footage of black jogger’s death

November 6, 2021 World Justice News 0

Georgia prosecutors have shown the full footage of the fatal shooting of a black jogger at the trial of three white men accused of his murder. The prosecutors argued 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was attacked by […]

Patrisse Cullors: Black Lives Matter co-founder resigns

May 28, 2021 World Justice News 0

Black Lives Matter’s co-founder says she is resigning from its foundation, but not because of what she called right-wing attempts to discredit her. Patrisse Cullors said Friday would be her last day at the foundation, […]

Breonna Taylor: Louisville to pay family $12m over police shooting

September 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

Officials in Louisville, Kentucky have agreed to pay $12m (£9.3m) to the family of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in her home by police. Taylor was 26 when she was shot at […]

Rayshard Brooks shooting: US policeman faces murder charge

June 19, 2020 World Justice News 0

A police officer who fatally shot a fleeing black man in the back last week in Atlanta, Georgia, will be charged with murder and assault, officials say. Garrett Rolfe, who has already been fired, faces […]

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 […]