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ICC suspends chief prosecutor Karim Khan amid misconduct probe

ICC suspends top prosecutor pending investigation The International Criminal Court (ICC) has suspended its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, with immediate effect while allegations of misconduct are...

#Justice #International Law #Investigation #Misconduct

1 month ago

Kinahan crime group lieutenant jailed for 24 years over murder and surveillance

Senior Kinahan member sentenced to 24 years Sean McGovern, a high-ranking figure in the Kinahan organised crime group, received a 24-year prison term on Monday after pleading guilty to directing...

#Crime #Justice #Violence #Organised Crime

1 month ago

Judge spares three teenage rapists from custody citing severe intellectual impairments

Judge delivers non-custodial sentences for teenage rapists A Hampshire judge spared three boys convicted of multiple rapes from youth custody last month, sparking public outrage and a referral to...

#Crime #Justice #Youth #Rehabilitation

1 month ago

Bondi hero charged with domestic assault after disarming gunman

Bondi hero faces assault charges Ahmed al Ahmed, celebrated for stopping a gunman during December's deadly Bondi Beach attack, has been charged with assaulting his father in March, Australian med...

#Crime #Justice #Terrorism

1 month ago

Nigeria sentences four to death for 2022 church massacre in Ondo

Court delivers verdict in deadly Ondo church attack A federal court in Abuja has condemned four men to death for their roles in the 2022 assault on St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State,...

#Justice #Violence #Terrorism #Religion

1 month ago

King calls Post Office scandal a 'dreadful thing' during OBE ceremony

King expresses sorrow over Post Office injustice The UK's longest-surviving victim of the Post Office scandal revealed King Charles III described the affair as a "dreadful thing" that "should nev...

#Crime #Justice #Scandal #Government

1 month ago

Southampton student died handcuffed after stabbing as police dismissed pleas

Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing. Student's final moments captured on police bodycam Eighteen-year-old Henry Nowak repeatedly told officers "I can't brea...

#Crime #Justice #Police #Community Relations #Knife Crime

1 month ago

Pence slams Trump's $1.8bn fund for Capitol riot defendants as 'deeply offensive'

Pence condemns Trump administration's compensation fund Former U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence has publicly opposed the Trump administration's newly announced $1.8 billion fund aimed at compensati...

#Justice #Elections #Politics #Protests

1 month ago

Nicola Sturgeon says she feels like she's 'serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit'

Sturgeon breaks silence on SNP embezzlement scandal Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has described herself as a victim of her estranged husband's crimes, telling the BBC she feels...

#Corruption #Justice #Politics #Scandal

1 month ago

Attorney General refers lenient rape sentences of teenage boys to appeal court

Attorney General challenges non-custodial sentences for teenage rapists England's Attorney General Lord Hermer has referred the case of three boys convicted of raping two girls to the Court of Ap...

#Crime #Justice #Sexual Violence #Youth Offenders

1 month ago

Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies in closed Epstein probe hearing

Bondi faces congressional panel over Epstein files release Former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testified behind closed doors Friday before a House committee investigating the Justice Departmen...

#Crime #Justice #Congress #Transparency

1 month ago

UK families demand inquiry after Canadian man avoids charges in 73 deaths

Prosecutors decline charges in UK for Canadian linked to 73 deaths Families of 73 British victims express outrage after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) ruled out prosecuting Kenneth Law, a fo...

#Crime #Justice #International Law #Suicide

1 month ago

CBI arrests retired judge in dowry death case shaking India

Retired judge detained by federal investigators Bhopal, 29 May 2026 - India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested retired judge Giribala Singh on Thursday after a marathon interrogatio...

#Crime #Justice #Gender #Society

1 month ago

Epstein victims' lawyer says clients fear UK police and press intrusion

Victims reluctant to engage with UK authorities An American attorney representing hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged victims has revealed that several women with potential information about An...

#Crime #Justice #Scandal #Abuse

1 month ago

DOJ probes E Jean Carroll for alleged perjury in Trump lawsuits

DOJ launches criminal inquiry into Carroll The US Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into writer E Jean Carroll over potential perjury in her civil lawsuits against former...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Legal

1 month ago

Former US Attorney General Pam Bondi diagnosed with thyroid cancer

Diagnosis revealed after departure from Justice Department Pam Bondi, who was dismissed as U.S. Attorney General last month, has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, CBS News reported on Thursday....

#Justice #Politics #Technology #Health

1 month ago

Matthew Perry's assistant sentenced to over three years for role in actor's ketamine overdose death

Assistant sentenced in Matthew Perry's ketamine overdose case Kenneth Iwamasa, 60, received a 41-month prison term on Wednesday for conspiring to distribute ketamine that led to the Friends star'...

#Celebrity #Drugs #Crime #Justice

1 month ago

Former RAF militant jailed for 13 years over 17-year robbery spree

Verdict delivered after decades on the run A German court sentenced 67-year-old Daniela Klette to 13 years in prison on Wednesday for a series of armed robberies committed between 1999 and 2016....

#Crime #Justice #Terrorism #Fugitives

1 month ago

Post Office Horizon scandal probe faces five-year delay without extra funds

Funding shortfall threatens Horizon IT scandal investigation The UK's criminal probe into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal risks a five-year delay unless it secures millions in additional fundi...

#Crime #Justice #Scandal #Investigation #Funding

1 month ago

China executes man for poisoning billionaire gaming mogul Lin Qi

Execution carried out for 2020 murder of Lin Qi Chinese authorities have executed Xu Yao, the former associate convicted of murdering billionaire gaming tycoon Lin Qi by poisoning in 2020, accord...

#Crime #Justice #Entertainment #Business

1 month ago

Rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot criticises non-custodial sentences for Hampshire teens

Warning: This article contains details of sexual violence that some readers may find distressing. Survivor voices outrage over sentencing decision French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot has condem...

#Social Media #Justice #Sexual Violence #Youth Crime

1 month ago

Cambodia pardons jailed opposition leader Kem Sokha after treason conviction

Cambodia pardons opposition leader Kem Sokha Cambodia's acting head of state, Hun Sen, has pardoned former opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was serving a 27-year sentence for treason, according t...

#Justice #Human Rights #Elections #Politics

1 month ago

Starmer calls rape sentences for teenage boys 'appalling' as review launched

Prime Minister condemns non-custodial sentences in rape case UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has described as "appalling" the decision to spare three teenage boys jail time for the rape of two...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Youth #Sexual Violence

1 month ago

Gisèle Pelicot finds love and hope after historic rape trial ordeal

Survivor of France's largest rape case speaks at Hay Festival Gisèle Pelicot, the central figure in France's most extensive rape trial, has shared her journey of healing and rediscovered trust in...

#Justice #Sexual Violence #Advocacy #Feminism #Healing

1 month ago

Teen rape victim says judge's lenient sentence felt like 'a rock in my face'

Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing. Victim speaks out after attackers spared jail A 16-year-old girl who was raped by two teenage boys has told the BBC th...

#Crime #Justice #Sexual Violence #Youth Offenders

1 month ago

US sanctions Tanzanian police official over rights abuses against activists

Updated May 22, 2026 - The US has imposed sanctions on a high-ranking Tanzanian police officer accused of involvement in the torture and sexual assault of two East African activists last year. S...

#Justice #Human Rights #Political Repression #Sanctions #Activism

1 month ago

Bhopal dowry death case sparks national outrage and media storm

Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing. Model's death in Bhopal triggers widespread protests and scrutiny Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old model and actor, died o...

#Crime #Justice #Social Issues #Gender Violence

2 months ago

Photographer charged with stealing equipment from Bondi attack victim

Photographer arrested over stolen camera from Bondi mass shooting victim A 35-year-old man has been charged after allegedly stealing camera equipment belonging to a retired police officer killed...

#Crime #Justice #Violence

2 months ago

US indicts Raúl Castro over 1996 downing of exile planes, escalating Cuba tensions

Updated 21 May 2026 - US prosecutors unveiled charges against Cuba's former leader, marking a sharp escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against Havana. US charges Raúl Castro in 1996 Br...

#Justice #Conflict #Diplomacy #Military #Latin America

2 months ago

Tasmania apologises for unauthorised retention of autopsy body parts

Government issues formal apology over decades-old scandal The Tasmanian government has publicly apologised for the unauthorised retention and display of human body parts taken from autopsies betw...

#Justice #Scandal #Health #History #Ethics

2 months ago

Colorado governor sparks Democratic backlash over election denier's sentence commutation

Polis commutes sentence of election equipment tamperer Colorado Governor Jared Polis has reduced the prison term of Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted of breaching voting systems, drawi...

#Crime #Justice #Elections #Politics

2 months ago

US seeks death penalty for suspect in fatal shooting of Israeli diplomats

US prosecutors push for capital punishment in embassy staff killings Federal authorities in Washington DC have announced plans to seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting two...

#Crime #Justice #Diplomacy #Terrorism

2 months ago

US set to indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over 1996 plane downing

US prepares charges against Raúl Castro The US Department of Justice is reportedly finalizing an indictment against Cuba's former leader Raúl Castro for his alleged role in the 1996 shooting down...

#Justice #Conflict #Diplomacy #Migration #Sanctions

2 months ago

Australia mourns five-year-old Warlpiri girl as community demands change

Warning: This article contains references to a deceased person, which may cause distress to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers. Community gathers to honor Kumanjayi Little Baby At t...

#Justice #Child Protection #Social Inequality #Indigenous Rights #Grief

2 months ago

Indonesia probes Islamic school caretaker over decades of alleged sexual abuse

Mob protests outside boarding school as caretaker arrested On 2 May, hundreds gathered outside Ndholo Kusumo Islamic boarding school in Tlogosari, Central Java, chanting slogans like "Women are n...

#Justice #Sexual Abuse #Child Protection #Education #Religion

2 months ago

Utah mother sentenced to life for fentanyl murder of husband

Utah woman receives life sentence for husband's poisoning death A Utah court handed down a life sentence without parole to Kouri Richins, 36, after a jury convicted her of fatally poisoning her h...

#Crime #Justice #Family

2 months ago

Epstein abuse survivor details assaults during house arrest in Florida

Survivor recounts Epstein's abuse during house arrest A woman identified only as Roza has publicly described how Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted her over a three-year period while he was under...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Abuse

2 months ago

Philippine Senate locked down amid ICC arrest fears for senator

Senate under military lockdown after gunfire Manila's Senate building was sealed off by security forces on Wednesday evening after gunshots rang out, with no reported injuries. The lockdown follo...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Protests

2 months ago

Philippine senator evades ICC arrest warrant by taking refuge in Senate

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa seeks sanctuary in Senate Philippine Senator Ronald Dela Rosa fled into the Senate building on Monday, hours before the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arres...

#Justice #Politics #International Law #War Crimes #Drug Policy

2 months ago

Israel enacts law for public trials and death penalty over October 7 attacks

Israel passes controversial death penalty legislation Israel's parliament, the Knesset, unanimously approved a law on Tuesday allowing public trials and capital punishment for individuals involve...

#Justice #Human Rights #Legislation #War #Conflict

2 months ago

Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison amid shifting Thai political landscape

Thaksin Shinawatra walks free after eight-month jail term Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra left Bangkok's Klong Prem prison on Monday, completing part of a one-year sentence fo...

#Corruption #Justice #Elections #Politics

2 months ago

Three Australian women charged with IS-linked crimes after Syria return

Three women face court after repatriation from Syria Australian authorities have formally charged three women with offences tied to the Islamic State (IS) group following their return from Syria...

#Crime #Justice #Migration #Terrorism

2 months ago

China sentences two ex-defence ministers to suspended death for corruption

Court delivers suspended death sentences to former defence chiefs China's military court has imposed suspended death sentences on two former defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, for brib...

#Corruption #Justice #Military #Politics

2 months ago

US judge releases alleged Epstein suicide note amid ongoing scrutiny

Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing. Court unseals handwritten note attributed to Epstein A US federal judge has ordered the release of a document believed...

#Crime #Justice #Legal #Controversy

2 months ago

Nation mourns five-year-old girl found dead in Australian Outback

Warning: This article contains references to a deceased person, which may distress Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers. Vigils held across Australia for Kumanjayi Little Baby Thousand...

#Justice #Indigenous Rights #Child Welfare #Mourning

2 months ago

Texas jury sentences FedEx driver to death for murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand

Former delivery worker receives death penalty in Athena Strand case A Texas jury delivered a death sentence Tuesday to Tanner Horner, a former FedEx contractor, for the 2022 abduction and killing...

#Crime #Justice #Trial

2 months ago

Man charged with murder of five-year-old girl in Alice Springs

Warning: This article contains references to a deceased person, which may cause distress to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers. Charges laid in death of Kumanjayi Little Baby A 47-ye...

#Crime #Justice #Protests #Indigenous Rights

2 months ago

Superdry co-founder James Holder convicted of rape in Cheltenham

Superdry co-founder convicted of rape James Holder, who co-founded the fashion brand Superdry, has been found guilty of raping a woman in Cheltenham in May 2022. A jury at Gloucester Crown Court...

#Crime #Justice #Sexual Violence

2 months ago

Violence erupts outside Alice Springs hospital after arrest in child murder case

Warning: This article contains references to a deceased person, which may distress Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers. Arrest sparks violent clashes at Alice Springs hospital Police...

#Crime #Justice #Indigenous Rights #Community Violence

2 months ago

Brazil's Congress slashes Bolsonaro's coup sentence, overriding Lula's veto

Congress overturns veto, cuts Bolsonaro's prison term Brazil's legislature has defied President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by revoking his veto of a bill that sharply reduces the jail sentence of...

#Justice #Legislation #Elections #Politics #Coup

2 months ago

US singer D4vd charged with murder and dismemberment of 14-year-old girl

Warning: This article contains distressing details of violence and death. Singer accused of stabbing teen after alleged abuse Los Angeles prosecutors allege that musician David Anthony Burke, k...

#Celebrity #Crime #Justice #Abuse

2 months ago

UK government recognises Al Fayed abuse victim as trafficking survivor

Home Office acknowledges modern slavery victim in Al Fayed case The British government has formally recognised Rachael Louw as a victim of modern slavery after she reported abuse by the late Harr...

#Crime #Justice #Human Rights

2 months ago

Man admits role in 2002 murder of hip-hop legend Jam Master Jay

Guilty plea in decades-old rap icon killing A man has confessed to assisting in the 2002 murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay, nearly 24 years after the hip-hop pioneer was fatally shot in his New...

#Crime #Justice #Culture #Music

2 months ago

Australian court rules killer of British tourist unfit for trial due to mental illness

Court finds attacker not criminally responsible for fatal stabbing A New South Wales judge has ruled that David Summers-Smith, who fatally stabbed British tourist Royce Mallett in Albury last Jul...

#Crime #Justice #Mental Health

2 months ago

Venezuela's amnesty for political prisoners under threat, rights groups warn

Amnesty scheme faces abrupt halt Human rights organisations in Venezuela have condemned interim President Delcy Rodríguez's statement that the country's political prisoner amnesty programme is ne...

#Justice #Human Rights #Politics #Amnesty #Prisoners

2 months ago

US expands federal execution methods to include firing squads and gas asphyxiation

DOJ broadens execution protocols under Trump administration The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has authorized federal prisons to use firing squads, gas asphyxiation, and electrocution for executi...

#Justice #Human Rights #Capital Punishment #Federal Policy

2 months ago

James Bulger's family recovers stolen grave items after vandalism

Family recovers stolen items from James Bulger's grave The relatives of James Bulger, the toddler murdered in 1993, have announced they have retrieved several items taken from his vandalised grav...

#Crime #Justice #Vandalism #Community

2 months ago

Teenager extradited from UAE charged with 2024 Westminster murder

Teenager charged after extradition from Dubai An 18-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Kamonnan Thiamphanit, a 27-year-old woman stabbed in Westminster last year, the Metropolitan P...

#Crime #Justice #Extradition #Murder

2 months ago

US Justice Department faces audit over Epstein files release compliance

DOJ watchdog launches Epstein files compliance audit The US Department of Justice's internal oversight office announced Thursday it will investigate whether the agency is adhering to a 2025 law r...

#Crime #Justice #Government #Transparency

2 months ago

US singer D4vd accused of possessing child abuse images amid murder case

Warning: This article contains distressing details of death and allegations of sexual abuse. Allegations surface in murder investigation Prosecutors in Los Angeles have accused TikTok star Davi...

#Crime #Social Media #Justice #Sexual Abuse

2 months ago

ICC confirms crimes against humanity trial for Philippines' Duterte

ICC greenlights trial for former Philippine leader The International Criminal Court (ICC) will proceed with a crimes against humanity trial against Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Ph...

#Justice #Human Rights #War Crimes #Impunity #Drug Policy

2 months ago

Chilean thief sentenced to three years for stealing Kristi Noem's handbag

Thief sentenced in high-profile Washington DC theft A 50-year-old man from Chile has been handed a three-year prison term for stealing a handbag belonging to former U.S. Homeland Security Secreta...

#Crime #Justice #Immigration #Theft

2 months ago

US charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud over extremist group payments

US officials file fraud charges against civil rights group The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a prominent civil rights organization, of wire fraud...

#Justice #Fraud #Civil Rights #Extremism

2 months ago

Autopsy confirms teen found in D4vd's car died from multiple stab wounds

Warning: This article contains distressing details about a death. Medical examiner rules teen's death a homicide Los Angeles County officials revealed Wednesday that 14-year-old Celeste Rivas H...

#Crime #Social Media #Justice #Homicide

3 months ago

El Salvador launches mass trial of 486 alleged MS-13 gang members

Mass trial begins in El Salvador El Salvador has initiated a sweeping trial involving 486 individuals accused of affiliation with the MS-13 gang, the country's attorney general announced Tuesday....

#Crime #Justice #Human Rights #Violence #Gangs

3 months ago

South Africa's Malema handed five-year sentence, sparking political uncertainty

EFF leader Julius Malema sentenced to five years The head of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has been sentenced to five years in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm and firi...

#Crime #Justice #Elections #Politics

3 months ago

France detains key suspect in 1982 Paris Jewish restaurant attack

Suspect extradited after 44 years French authorities have taken custody of a 72-year-old man accused of orchestrating the deadly 1982 grenade and gun assault on a Jewish restaurant in Paris. Mahm...

#Justice #Terrorism #Extradition #Anti-semitism

3 months ago

US seeks to overturn convictions of Capitol riot sedition defendants

Justice Department moves to dismiss sedition convictions The US Department of Justice has requested a federal appeals court to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of 12 individuals linked...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Protests

3 months ago

South Africa's Malema sentenced to five years for gun offenses but avoids jail pending appeal

Court hands Malema five-year sentence for illegal firearm use The leader of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, has been sentenced to five years in prison after being c...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Protests

3 months ago

Nigeria drops terrorism charges against ex-minister Malami, proceeds with firearms case

Terrorism financing charges withdrawn Nigerian prosecutors have abandoned allegations that former Justice Minister Abubakar Malami and his son financed terrorism, narrowing the case to illegal fi...

#Corruption #Crime #Justice #Politics

3 months ago

US livestreamer jailed in South Korea for desecrating 'comfort women' statue

Six-month sentence handed down in Seoul An American livestreamer known for controversial content has been sentenced to six months in prison in South Korea after kissing and mocking a memorial sta...

#Crime #Social Media #Justice #Culture #International

3 months ago

Florida teen charged with murder and sexual abuse of stepsister on cruise ship

Teenager faces adult charges in cruise ship killing Federal prosecutors have charged a 16-year-old boy with the murder and sexual assault of his 18-year-old stepsister during a family vacation ab...

#Crime #Justice #Violence #Family

3 months ago

South Korean court jails 90-year-old for laundering son's drug profits

Elderly woman sentenced for money laundering An Incheon district court handed a one-year prison term to a 90-year-old woman on Monday for laundering proceeds from her son's drug trafficking opera...

#Drugs #Crime #Justice #Money Laundering

3 months ago

Iran executions surge to 36-year high with 1,639 deaths in 2025, rights groups report

Record executions in Iran as death toll hits 1,639 in 2025 Iran carried out at least 1,639 executions last year, the highest annual total since 1989, according to a joint report by two human righ...

#Justice #Human Rights #Conflict #Protests #Executions

3 months ago

Nigeria sentences 386 for ties to militant Islamist groups

Mass trials conclude with hundreds convicted Nigeria's federal high court in Abuja has sentenced 386 individuals to prison terms ranging from five years to life for their connections to militant...

#Justice #Conflict #Terrorism #Security

3 months ago

Epstein files resurface as Trump supporters question accountability

Georgia teen digs into Epstein documents amid fading headlines Cayden McBride, 19, spends hours each day poring over flight logs, transcripts and videos released by the U.S. Department of Justice...

#Conspiracy Theories #Crime #Justice #Politics #Youth

3 months ago

Melania Trump breaks silence on Epstein allegations in surprise White House address

First Lady's unexpected statement reignites Epstein controversy Melania Trump delivered an unannounced White House address on Thursday, forcefully denying long-standing allegations linking her to...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Scandal

3 months ago

Tanzanian singer Matonya charged with rape in Kenya, granted bail

Tanzanian musician Matonya faces rape charges in Mombasa Sefu Shabani, known by his stage name Matonya, appeared in a Kenyan court on Thursday after being accused of sexual assault. The 43-year-o...

#Crime #Social Media #Justice #Music

3 months ago

Melania Trump denies Epstein ties, calls for congressional hearings for survivors

Updated 10 April 2026 - First Lady Melania Trump addressed reporters at the White House, denying any connection to Jeffrey Epstein and urging lawmakers to hold public hearings for his accusers....

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Scandal

3 months ago

Pam Bondi excused from Epstein probe testimony after leaving AG role

Justice Department cancels Bondi's deposition The U.S. Department of Justice informed the House Oversight Committee on Thursday that former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not testify next week a...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Congressional Oversight

3 months ago

Gambia appoints first special prosecutor for Jammeh-era crimes

Gambia names special prosecutor for Jammeh-era abuses British barrister Martin Hackett has been appointed as The Gambia's first special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute human rights violat...

#Justice #Human Rights #Impunity #Transitional Justice

3 months ago

Ketamine dealer sentenced to 15 years in prison over Matthew Perry's death

15-year sentence handed down in Matthew Perry ketamine case A Los Angeles woman known as the "Ketamine Queen" has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for supplying the drug that led to t...

#Celebrity #Drugs #Crime #Justice

3 months ago

Australia's most decorated soldier charged with war crimes in historic case

Historic charges laid against war hero Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated living soldier, was escorted from a Sydney airport flight on Tuesday and formally charged with five counts of...

#Justice #Military #War Crimes #National Identity #Afghanistan

3 months ago

Matthew Perry's stepmother demands maximum sentence for ketamine dealer

Stepfamily seeks harshest penalty for drug supplier Debbie Perry, stepmother of the late Friends actor Matthew Perry, has urged a California court to impose the longest possible prison term on th...

#Celebrity #Drugs #Crime #Justice

3 months ago

Minneapolis video contradicts ICE account of migrant shooting incident

Minneapolis releases footage of January migrant shooting City officials published surveillance video on Monday showing the moments before a Venezuelan migrant was shot by ICE agents, raising ques...

#Law Enforcement #Justice #Immigration #Protests

3 months ago

Gilgo Beach serial killer to plead guilty in eighth victim's death

Architect to admit guilt in additional murder Rex Heuermann, the Long Island architect accused of killing seven women linked to the Gilgo Beach serial murders, is set to plead guilty to the 1996...

#Crime #Justice #Serial Killings

3 months ago

Decorated Australian soldier Roberts-Smith remanded in custody over Afghanistan war crimes charges

Arrest and charges Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia's most highly decorated living soldier, will remain in custody after his legal team did not seek bail following his arrest on war crimes charges ti...

#Crime #Justice #War #Military

3 months ago

Supreme Court sends Bannon contempt case back to lower court for likely dismissal

Supreme Court orders review of Bannon's contempt conviction The U.S. Supreme Court has directed a lower federal court to reconsider the contempt of Congress conviction against Steve Bannon, a pro...

#Justice #Politics #Congress #Legal

3 months ago

Nine Indian police officers sentenced to death for 2020 custodial killings

Nine officers handed death penalty for brutal deaths in custody An Indian court sentenced nine police officers to death on Monday for the 2020 murders of a father and son in Tamil Nadu state, cal...

#Crime #Justice #Human Rights #Police Brutality

3 months ago

Australia's most decorated living soldier charged with Afghan war crimes

Former SAS corporal arrested at Sydney airport Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia's most decorated living soldier, was taken into custody on Tuesday at Sydney airport. The 47-year-old faces five counts...

#Justice #Military #War Crimes #Investigation

3 months ago

Australia's most wanted fugitive killed in standoff after seven-month manhunt

Fugitive killed in remote standoff Dezi Freeman, Australia's most wanted man, was shot dead by police on Monday after a seven-month manhunt that ended in a confrontation at a secluded farm near t...

#Crime #Justice #Conspiracy #Manhunt

3 months ago

Trump Removes Attorney General Pam Bondi Amid Epstein Files Controversy

Trump Replaces Attorney General Pam Bondi U.S. President Donald Trump announced the departure of Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday, ending her tenure as the nation's top law enforcement offici...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Government

3 months ago

Funeral director admits giving wrong ashes to grieving families in Hull

Funeral director pleads guilty to 30 burial offences A Hull-based funeral director has admitted 30 counts of preventing a lawful and decent burial after authorities discovered 35 bodies and over...

#Crime #Justice #Fraud #Bereavement

3 months ago

Utah closes 51-year-old murder case linking teen to Ted Bundy

Cold case solved after five decades Utah authorities have officially closed the 1974 murder of 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime after new DNA testing confirmed serial killer Ted Bundy as her assailant,...

#Crime #Justice #Forensics #Cold Case

3 months ago

US lawmaker urges King Charles to meet Epstein survivors during US visit

US lawmaker calls for King Charles to meet Epstein survivors Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna has urged Britain's King Charles to privately meet survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstei...

#Crime #Justice #Royal Family #International Relations

3 months ago

Nepal ex-PM Oli hospitalized after arrest over deadly protest crackdown

Arrest and hospitalization of former PM KP Sharma Oli, Nepal's former prime minister, was taken to a Kathmandu clinic on Saturday following his arrest over alleged involvement in last year's leth...

#Corruption #Justice #Politics #Protests

3 months ago

US model agent introduced young women to Epstein, emails reveal

Agent's decade-long correspondence with Epstein exposed Emails released by the U.S. Department of Justice show model agent Ramsey Elkholy repeatedly introduced women as young as 18 to Jeffrey Eps...

#Crime #Justice #Abuse #Fashion

3 months ago

Russian man jailed for assault after Barron Trump reports attack during video call

Four-year sentence for assault and witness tampering A 23-year-old Russian national has been sentenced to four years in prison after assaulting a woman in London and later attempting to pressure...

#Crime #Justice #International

3 months ago

Taiwan court jails ex-Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je for 17 years on corruption charges

Former Taipei mayor sentenced to 17 years in prison A Taiwanese court handed down a 17-year prison term to Ko Wen-je, the once-prominent politician and founder of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP),...

#Corruption #Justice #Elections #Politics

3 months ago

Guinea's convicted stadium massacre commander dies in custody

Death of Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité announced Guinean authorities confirmed on Wednesday that Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité, known as Toumba, died in hospital after a medical emergency while serving a p...

#Justice #Human Rights #War Crimes #Political Violence #Military Rule

3 months ago

Paris court sentences Tariq Ramadan to 18 years for rape of three women

Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan sentenced to 18 years in prison A Paris court handed down an 18-year jail term to prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan on Thursday for the rape of three women, ad...

#Crime #Justice #Religion #Sexual Violence

3 months ago

US government settles with Michael Flynn over wrongful prosecution claims

Settlement ends Flynn's lawsuit against Justice Department The US Department of Justice has resolved a financial dispute with Michael Flynn, former national security adviser to Donald Trump, foll...

#Justice #Elections #Politics #Legal

3 months ago

Savannah Guthrie speaks of family's 'unbearable agony' as mother remains missing

TODAY show host breaks silence on mother's disappearance Savannah Guthrie has described her family's anguish in her first public interview since her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, vanished fr...

#Crime #Justice #Family #Missing Persons

3 months ago

Epstein survivor breaks silence, describes alleged drugging and rape

Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. Survivor speaks publicly for the first time A woman identified only as Nicky has detailed her alleged assault by convicte...

#Crime #Justice #Sexual Violence #Survivor Advocacy

3 months ago

Brazilian judge grants Bolsonaro house arrest on health grounds

Bolsonaro granted temporary home detention A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has approved a three-month house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro due to deteriorating health, court documen...

#Justice #Elections #Politics #Health

3 months ago

UN to vote on declaring transatlantic slave trade 'gravest crime against humanity'

UN resolution seeks historic recognition of slave trade Ghana is leading a push at the United Nations to formally designate the transatlantic slave trade as the most severe crime against humanity...

#Justice #Human Rights #History #Colonialism #Reparations

3 months ago

Epstein survivors break silence after files expose their identities

Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse.Survivors speak out after names revealed in Epstein filesFive women who suffered abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein have shared the...

#Crime #Justice #Abuse #Investigation #Survivors

3 months ago

Robert Mueller, former US special counsel and FBI director, dies at 81

Robert Mueller, key figure in US politics, passes away Robert Mueller, the former special counsel whose probe into Russian interference in the 2016 US election shaped Donald Trump's presidency, h...

#Justice #Politics #Obituary #Us Elections

4 months ago

US DOJ moves to dismiss charges against officers in Breonna Taylor raid

DOJ seeks dismissal of charges in Breonna Taylor case The US Department of Justice has requested a federal judge drop misdemeanour charges against two former Louisville police officers linked to...

#Justice #Protests #Police #Racial Justice

4 months ago

Iran executes three protesters linked to police killings in Qom

First executions tied to anti-government protests carried out Iran hanged three men on Thursday for the killings of two police officers during January's nationwide demonstrations, state media con...

#Justice #Human Rights #Conflict #Protests #Executions

4 months ago

Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis criticised for calling Porsche a 'weapon' after wife's death

Social media post sparks outrage Rohan Dennis, the Australian Olympic cyclist, has faced backlash after describing a Porsche as an "absolute weapon" in an Instagram post, less than a year after h...

#Sports #Crime #Social Media #Justice

4 months ago

Indonesia detains four soldiers over acid attack on military critic

Soldiers arrested in acid attack on rights activist Indonesian military police have detained four soldiers accused of involvement in an acid attack on Andrie Yunus, a prominent activist investiga...

#Crime #Justice #Human Rights #Military #Protests

4 months ago

US House panel subpoenas Attorney General over Epstein probe handling

Congressional committee issues subpoena to Attorney General Attorney General Pam Bondi has been formally summoned by a US House committee to address concerns about the Justice Department's invest...

#Justice #Politics #Transparency #Congressional Inquiry

4 months ago

Palestinian activist released from US immigration detention after year-long ordeal

Palestinian woman freed after year in US immigration custody Leqaa Kordia, 33, walked out of a Texas detention center on Monday after spending nearly 12 months in immigration custody following he...

#Justice #Immigration #Human Rights #Protests

4 months ago

Ex-South African police officer charged with murder of corruption whistleblower

Former elite officer faces murder charges Matipandile Sotheni, 41, a former member of South Africa's elite police unit, appeared in court Monday accused of fatally shooting whistleblower Marius v...

#Corruption #Crime #Justice #Police

4 months ago

Mother forgives daughter's killer after 16 years, advocates for restorative justice

Sixteen years after tragedy, a mother finds peace through forgiveness Kate Grosmaire has forgiven the man who fatally shot her 19-year-old daughter, Ann, in 2010. In a letter shared on the BBC Wo...

#Crime #Justice #Family #Grief #Restorative Justice

4 months ago

Russian court jails 19 over deadly Moscow concert hall attack

Nineteen sentenced for Moscow concert hall massacre A Russian military court has imprisoned 19 individuals in connection with the March 2024 assault on Crocus City Concert Hall, which left 149 de...

#Crime #Justice #Conflict #Terrorism

4 months ago

New York real estate brothers convicted of sex trafficking and rape

Luxury brokers found guilty of decades-long sexual abuse Tal and Oren Alexander, once high-profile real estate brokers in New York and Miami, have been convicted of drugging and raping dozens of...

#Crime #Justice #Abuse #Sex Trafficking

4 months ago

Texas releases footage of ICE agent fatally shooting US citizen in disputed incident

Contains distressing scenes. Footage shows fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez by ICE agent Body camera videos released by Texas authorities depict the moments leading to the killing of a 23-y...

#Justice #Immigration #Protests #Police #Shooting

4 months ago

FBI releases memos detailing unsubstantiated Trump assault claims from Epstein files

FBI documents surface in Epstein case with unproven allegations against Trump The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has published FBI interview summaries involving a woman who accused Donald Trump a...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Allegations

4 months ago

Messages from hell: Life inside Venezuela's El Helicoide prison

Secret notes from a notorious Venezuelan jail In a cramped Caracas apartment, Adriana Briceño displays a faded chocolate wrapper bearing a hidden message from her husband, Ángel Godoy, written wh...

#Justice #Human Rights #Political Repression #Prison Abuse

4 months ago

US charges 30 more in Minnesota church protest targeting ICE

DOJ expands charges in Minnesota church protest case The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that 30 additional individuals face federal charges for their involvement in an anti-ICE demon...

#Crime #Justice #Immigration #Protests

4 months ago

FBI dismisses 10 agents involved in Trump classified documents probe

FBI terminates agents linked to Trump documents investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation has fired approximately 10 employees who participated in the inquiry into former President Donald...

#Justice #Politics #Investigation #Government

4 months ago

Hong Kong jails activist's father in first case targeting overseas dissident's family

Father of exiled Hong Kong activist sentenced to eight months Anna Kwok, a 29-year-old pro-democracy campaigner living abroad, said she had long feared authorities would punish her family after s...

#Justice #Human Rights #Activism #Repression #Dissent

4 months ago

US singer D4vd named as grand jury target in murder of 14-year-old girl

Warning: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. Grand jury investigation targets singer D4vd Newly unsealed court documents reveal that David Anthony Burke, known profes...

#Crime #Justice #Investigation

4 months ago

Two men charged with murder and kidnapping of Sydney grandfather in case of mistaken identity

Two men charged in Sydney grandfather's murder Australian police have charged two men in their 20s with the alleged murder and kidnapping of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian, a Sydney widower believe...

#Crime #Justice #Murder #Kidnapping

4 months ago

Hong Kong court overturns Jimmy Lai fraud conviction but tycoon remains jailed

Hong Kong court quashes fraud conviction for pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai, the prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate and media mogul, had his 2022 fraud conviction overturned by the city's...

#Justice #Human Rights #Politics #Media Freedom

4 months ago

US man deported from Indonesia after serving 11 years for Bali suitcase murder

US man deported after 11-year sentence for Bali murder Tommy Schaefer, convicted in the 2014 killing of his girlfriend's mother in Bali, was deported to the United States on Tuesday after receivi...

#Crime #Justice #International Law

4 months ago

Two charged with murder of Sydney grandfather in mistaken identity kidnapping

Elderly man killed after abduction from North Ryde home An 85-year-old widower, Chris Baghsarian, was taken from his Sydney residence on 13 February and later found dead, with police alleging the...

#Crime #Justice #Murder #Kidnapping

4 months ago

ICC weighs charges against Duterte for crimes against humanity in drug war

ICC hearing opens to decide Duterte's trial over drug war killings The International Criminal Court began a four-day hearing on Monday to determine whether former Philippine president Rodrigo Dut...

#Justice #Human Rights #Politics #War Crimes #Drug Policy

4 months ago

South Korea jails ex-president for life after failed martial law bid

Former leader sentenced for orchestrating insurrection Seoul's courts handed Yoon Suk Yeol a life term on Thursday for attempting to impose martial law in December 2024, a move that triggered mas...

#Justice #Politics #Protests #Democracy #Authoritarianism

4 months ago

Trump administration fires Virginia prosecutor hours after judicial appointment

Abrupt dismissal follows judicial selection The Trump administration removed James W. Hundley as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday, mere hours after a federal j...

#Justice #Conflict #Politics #Appointments

5 months ago

Cameroon jails three soldiers for 2020 massacre of 21 civilians

Soldiers sentenced for Ngarbuh village killings A military court in Cameroon has handed prison terms of five to 10 years to three soldiers convicted of murdering at least 21 civilians, including...

#Crime #Justice #Human Rights #War #Conflict

5 months ago

French soldier dies after accidental shooting during military game in Paris

French soldier fatally shot during military drinking game A 20-year-old French paratrooper died Friday from a gunshot wound sustained during an alcohol-fueled party at a military hospital near Pa...

#Crime #Justice #Military #Accident

5 months ago

US lawmakers demand accountability after Prince Andrew's arrest in UK

Prince Andrew arrested in UK on public misconduct charges Members of the US Congress have intensified calls for action against associates of the late Jeffrey Epstein following the arrest of Andre...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #International Relations

5 months ago

New Mexico reopens criminal probe into Epstein's Zorro Ranch

New Mexico relaunches investigation into Epstein-owned ranch State prosecutors in New Mexico announced Friday they are reopening a criminal investigation into Zorro Ranch, a property once owned b...

#Crime #Justice #Investigation #Sex Trafficking

5 months ago

Prince Andrew arrested in historic first for British royalty

Historic arrest of Prince Andrew Prince Andrew, Duke of York, became the first senior member of the British royal family in modern history to be arrested on Thursday, sending shockwaves through t...

#Crime #Justice #Scandal #Royal Family

5 months ago

Robert Mugabe's youngest son arrested in Johannesburg shooting incident

Robert Mugabe's youngest son detained after shooting in Johannesburg South African police have arrested Bellarmine Mugabe, 28, the youngest son of Zimbabwe's late former president Robert Mugabe,...

#Crime #Justice #Politics

5 months ago

South Korea sentences ex-president to life for insurrection attempt

Court hands down life sentence for martial law plot Seoul's Central District Court convicted former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol of orchestrating an insurrection after he ordered troops t...

#Justice #Military #Politics #Insurrection

5 months ago

UN experts demand probe into Guatemalan attorney general over alleged illegal adoptions

UN calls for investigation into Porras United Nations-appointed human rights experts have urged Guatemalan authorities to launch an inquiry into Attorney General Consuelo Porras over her alleged...

#Corruption #Justice #Human Rights #Conflict #Child Welfare

5 months ago

Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files cover-up

Clinton alleges delay in Epstein document release Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accused President Donald Trump's administration of deliberately stalling the release of files...

#Justice #Politics #Congress #Scandal

5 months ago

Venezuela faces mounting calls to release remaining political prisoners

Pressure grows for release of Venezuela's political detainees Human rights advocates are intensifying demands for Venezuela's interim government to free hundreds of political prisoners still held...

#Justice #Human Rights #Politics #Protests

5 months ago

Navalny's mother says toxin findings confirm son was murdered

Toxin report backs Navalny family's murder claims Lyudmila Navalnaya, mother of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, stated on Monday that recent findings by the UK and European all...

#Justice #Human Rights #Politics #Poisoning #Repression

5 months ago

Ex-minister of secretive Christian sect remains free despite abuse admission

Warning: This article contains details of sexual abuse that some readers may find distressing. Former church leader admits abuse but avoids prosecution Robert Corfield, a former minister in an...

#Crime #Justice #Abuse #Investigation #Religion

5 months ago

US Justice Department releases Epstein files but lawmakers demand more transparency

DoJ declares full compliance with Epstein Files Transparency Act The US Department of Justice announced on Saturday that it has released all documents required under the Epstein Files Transparenc...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Government #Transparency

5 months ago

UK and allies confirm Navalny killed by rare frog toxin, blame Kremlin

Updated 14 February 2026 - UK and European allies release findings from forensic analysis. Toxin linked to dart frog identified in Navalny's remains The United Kingdom and its European partners...

#Justice #Political Repression #Assassination #Chemical Weapons

5 months ago

Gisèle Pelicot speaks out: 'I was crushed by horror' after discovering husband's crimes

Warning: This article contains accounts of rape and sexual abuse. Discovery of a nightmare Gisèle Pelicot, 73, has described the moment she learned her husband had drugged and repeatedly raped...

#Crime #Justice #Sexual Abuse #Resilience #Family

5 months ago

Imran Khan loses most vision in right eye due to prison medical neglect, lawyers say

Former PM's vision deteriorates in custody Imran Khan, Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, retains only 15 % sight in his right eye after prison officials failed to provide timely treatment,...

#Justice #Politics #Health #Prison Conditions

5 months ago

Epstein survivor urges Palace to search Prince Andrew's files

Survivor calls for Royal Family to examine Andrew's records A woman who endured abuse by Jeffrey Epstein has pressed Buckingham Palace to actively review Prince Andrew's correspondence and docume...

#Crime #Justice #Abuse #Royal Family

5 months ago

US Attorney General clashes with lawmakers over Epstein files and policing

Bondi defends DOJ amid heated congressional hearing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi faced sharp criticism from lawmakers on Wednesday during a contentious House Judiciary Committee hearing, where...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Protests

5 months ago

Libyan man in US court fights use of alleged Lockerbie bombing confession

Libyan suspect challenges confession in Lockerbie bombing case Abu Agila Mohammed Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988, appeared in a Wash...

#Justice #Terrorism #Trial #International Crime

5 months ago

US Commerce Secretary admits 2012 visit to Epstein's island after denying ties

Lutnick confirms Epstein island visit in Capitol Hill testimony US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged on Tuesday that he visited Jeffrey Epstein's private Caribbean island in 2012, co...

#Crime #Justice #Legislation #Politics

5 months ago

FBI files reveal Trump allegedly told police chief in 2006: 'Everyone knew' about Epstein

FBI document alleges Trump called police chief about Epstein in 2006 A newly released FBI summary details a 2019 interview with Michael Reiter, former Palm Beach police chief, who claims Donald T...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Scandal

5 months ago

US lawmakers urge Prince Andrew to testify in Epstein scandal

US officials demand Prince Andrew's testimony Pressure is mounting on Prince Andrew to appear before US authorities regarding his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as American lawma...

#Justice #Politics #Scandal #Abuse #Royal Family

5 months ago

US lawmakers allege DOJ improperly redacted Epstein files ahead of release

Congress reviews unredacted Epstein files amid transparency concerns Members of Congress began examining unredacted versions of nearly three million pages of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents thi...

#Crime #Justice #Congress #Transparency

5 months ago

Jimmy Lai's son calls 20-year sentence a 'death sentence' for Hong Kong critic

Hong Kong media tycoon sentenced to 20 years under security law Jimmy Lai, the 78-year-old British citizen and founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, received a 20-year p...

#Justice #Human Rights #Diplomacy #Censorship

5 months ago

Ghislaine Maxwell invokes Fifth Amendment in House deposition on Epstein case

Maxwell refuses to testify in closed-door House hearing Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted accomplice of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions during a virtual deposit...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Investigation

5 months ago

Epstein survivors demand full disclosure of sealed files in Super Bowl ad

Updated 9 February 2026 - Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse have launched a public campaign pressing the U.S. Department of Justice to release all remaining documents tied to the late financier....

#Crime #Justice #Transparency #Advocacy

5 months ago

Christchurch gunman seeks to overturn guilty pleas in court appeal

Christchurch attacker challenges guilty pleas in appeal hearing Brenton Tarrant, the Australian white supremacist serving life without parole for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks, has asked N...

#Crime #Justice #Terrorism #Extremism #Gun Laws

5 months ago

Colorado funeral home co-owner sentenced to 40 years for corpse abuse

40-year sentence handed down in funeral home scandal Jon Hallford, co-owner of a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 decomposing bodies were discovered, received a 40-year prison term on Frida...

#Crime #Justice #Public Health

5 months ago

Epstein files closure fails to silence calls for further disclosures

Justice Department declares Epstein review complete U.S. authorities announced this week they have concluded their mandated examination of millions of documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein sex-tr...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Scandal

5 months ago

Epstein sought Chomsky's advice on handling 'putrid' media coverage

Epstein consulted Chomsky amid media scrutiny Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein turned to linguist Noam Chomsky in early 2019 for guidance on responding to mounting allegations of sex trafficki...

#Crime #Justice #Scandal #Media

5 months ago

Epstein files redaction failures expose victims' identities despite US pledges

Unredacted Epstein files remain online days after US officials alerted Images and videos showing nudity and identifying details of Jeffrey Epstein's victims have circulated online for days, despi...

#Crime #Justice #Abuse #Privacy

5 months ago

Newly released FBI files show graphic images of Jeffrey Epstein after death

Warning: This article contains graphic details that some readers may find distressing. Unseen photos of Epstein's body published by US government The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has released...

#Crime #Justice #Investigation #Suicide

5 months ago

New Epstein files reveal connections to global elites, no allegations of wrongdoing

US releases millions of Epstein-related documents On January 30, the U.S. government published over three million pages of files tied to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epst...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Business

5 months ago

DOJ removes Epstein files after victims' identities exposed in botched redactions

DOJ pulls Epstein documents following privacy breach The U.S. Department of Justice has withdrawn thousands of Jeffrey Epstein-related files from its website after victims reported their personal...

#Crime #Justice #Privacy #Victim Rights

5 months ago

Puntland executes woman for murder of teenage domestic worker

Execution carried out in Galkayo Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region executed a 34-year-old woman on Tuesday after she was convicted of killing a 14-year-old girl employed as a domestic hel...

#Justice #Protests #Child Abuse #Capital Punishment #Islamic Law

5 months ago

Iran releases protest-linked detainee on bail after execution reports

Iranian protest detainee freed on bail amid execution claims Erfan Soltani, a 26-year-old shop owner from Fardis, was released Saturday after weeks of conflicting reports about his sentencing, in...

#Justice #Human Rights #Protests #International Relations

5 months ago

Brett Ratner seen in newly released Epstein photos amid documentary controversy

Images surface showing filmmaker with Jeffrey Epstein Newly unsealed court documents from the U.S. Department of Justice include photographs of director Brett Ratner seated beside the late convic...

#Celebrity #Crime #Justice #Documentary

5 months ago

Norway's royal scandal: Marius Borg Høiby faces historic trial amid family fallout

Historic trial begins in Oslo Marius Borg Høiby, stepson of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, stood alone in Oslo District Court on Tuesday as the country's most high-profile trial in years opened. T...

#Crime #Justice #Scandal #Royal Family #Public Opinion

5 months ago

US releases 3 million pages of Epstein files, exposing elite ties

Massive trove of Epstein documents made public The U.S. Department of Justice released 3 million pages of records Friday linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, marking the lar...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Scandal #Transparency

5 months ago

China dispatches team to Australia over baby coffee attack case

Updated 29 January 2026 - Chinese investigators arrive in Brisbane to assist local authorities. Beijing sends investigators to Brisbane China has sent a working group to Australia to help inves...

#Crime #Justice #International Cooperation

5 months ago

Ex-French senator jailed for spiking MP's drink with ecstasy

Verdict delivered in drug-facilitated assault case A former French senator has been sentenced to four years in prison, with 18 months to be served behind bars, for spiking a fellow lawmaker's dri...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Gender Violence

5 months ago

South Korea's ex-first lady jailed for bribes from Unification Church

Former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea's disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, was handed a 20-month jail term on Wednesday for accepting bribes...

#Corruption #Justice #Politics #Scandal

5 months ago

Sweden to lower criminal responsibility age to 13 for serious crimes

Government pushes for stricter measures amid gang violence surge Sweden plans to reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 for severe offenses, citing an urgent need to combat the e...

#Crime #Justice #Legislation #Youth #Gangs

5 months ago

Jury selection set for September in trial of accused healthcare CEO killer

Jury selection date announced Federal court in Manhattan has scheduled jury selection to begin on 8 September in the trial of Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused of fatally shooting United He...

#Crime #Justice #Trial #Murder

5 months ago

Jack Smith asserts Trump's culpability in Capitol riot during historic testimony

Former special counsel testifies on Trump investigations In his first public testimony, former special counsel Jack Smith told a congressional committee that Donald Trump bore responsibility for...

#Crime #Justice #Elections #Politics #Protests

5 months ago

Kerala woman arrested after man's suicide over viral harassment claim

Arrest made in Kerala after man dies by suicide over harassment allegations Police in Kerala have detained a woman following the suicide of a man she accused of inappropriate touching on a bu...

#Crime #Social Media #Justice #Suicide #Gender Rights

5 months ago

Texas jury acquits officer charged in Uvalde school shooting response

Jury clears officer of child endangerment in Uvalde case A Texas jury delivered a not-guilty verdict Wednesday for Adrian Gonzales, a police officer accused of failing to act during the 2022 Robb...

#Law Enforcement #Crime #Justice #Gun Violence

5 months ago

Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before Congress in Epstein probe

Maxwell agrees to sworn testimony amid immunity dispute Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will testify under oath before a congressional commi...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Investigation

5 months ago

Filipina journalist sentenced to 12 years for terrorism financing in contested ruling

Journalist convicted after six-year detention without trial Frenchie Mae Cumpio, a 26-year-old Filipino reporter, was sentenced to at least 12 years in prison on Thursday for terrorism financing,...

#Justice #Human Rights #Politics #Activism #Press Freedom

6 months ago

Judge allows Timothy Busfield release pending trial in child sex abuse case

Judge rules Busfield can await trial outside jail Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield will remain free while facing charges of sexually abusing two boys on the set of The Cleaning Lady, a New Mex...

#Crime #Justice #Entertainment

6 months ago

Life sentence for Shinzo Abe's killer amid divided public opinion in Japan

Court hands down life imprisonment for Abe's assassin Tetsuya Yamagami, the man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, has been sentenced to life in prison by the Nar...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Religion

6 months ago

Chris Pratt trades superhero boots for barefoot AI courtroom thriller Mercy

Pratt embraces extreme role in real-time sci-fi drama Actor Chris Pratt spent hours strapped barefoot into a high-tech execution chair to prepare for his latest film, Mercy, a sharp departure fro...

#Celebrity #Justice #Technology #Film #Sci-fi

6 months ago

Finland's largest cybercrime leaves 33,000 therapy patients exposed

Ransom emails trigger national crisis In October 2020, Meri-Tuuli Auer, a 30-year-old resident of Helsinki, discovered an alarming email in her spam folder. The message included her full name and...

#Justice #Cybercrime #Mental Health #Data Breach #Extortion

6 months ago

South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to five years for power abuse

Verdict delivered in historic trial South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol was convicted Friday of abuse of power, document falsification, and obstructing justice linked to his failed 2024...

#Corruption #Justice #Military #Elections #Politics

6 months ago

South Korea jails ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol for five years over martial law bid

Court sentences Yoon Suk Yeol to five-year prison term South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol was handed a five-year jail sentence on Friday for abuse of power, obstructing justice, and fal...

#Corruption #Justice #Politics #Protests

6 months ago

Prosecutors seek death penalty for ex-South Korean president Yoon over martial law attempt

Prosecutors demand capital punishment for Yoon Suk Yeol Seoul prosecutors have requested the death sentence for South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol if convicted of leading an insurrectio...

#Justice #Conflict #Politics #Leadership

6 months ago

Award-winning author Craig Silvey charged with child exploitation offences

Author Craig Silvey faces child exploitation material charges Australian novelist Craig Silvey, celebrated for the modern classic Jasper Jones, appeared in court on Tuesday accused of possessing...

#Crime #Justice #Literature

6 months ago

Venezuela releases political prisoners after Maduro's US arrest

Venezuela frees detainees following US pressure Venezuelan authorities have begun releasing individuals classified as political prisoners by human rights organizations, a move officials framed as...

#Justice #Human Rights #Politics #International Relations

6 months ago

FBI blocks Minnesota from probe into ICE agent's fatal shooting of woman

FBI restricts Minnesota officials from ICE shooting investigation Federal authorities have barred Minnesota state investigators from accessing evidence in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee...

#Justice #Immigration #Protests #Federalism #Police Brutality

6 months ago

Minneapolis mourns poet killed by ICE agent amid protests and controversy

Victim identified as Renee Nicole Good, 37-year-old poet and mother Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three and award-winning poet, was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent in Min...

#Justice #Immigration #Protests #Police #Shooting

6 months ago

Nigerian ex-attorney general Malami granted bail amid money laundering charges

Bail granted to Nigeria's former top law officer A Nigerian court has released former Attorney General Abubakar Malami on bail, along with his wife and son, after they were charged with money lau...

#Corruption #Crime #Justice #Politics

6 months ago

Gang rape survivor discharged in Haryana as suspects await identification

Survivor leaves hospital after brutal assault A 26-year-old woman, mother of two, was discharged from a Faridabad hospital late Monday, one week after she suffered severe injuries during a gang r...

#Crime #Justice #Protests #Sexual Violence

6 months ago

French dance teacher on trial for drugging and raping 14 women

Warning: This article contains details of sexual abuse that some readers may find distressing. Trial underway in southern France A dance instructor and self-styled hypnotherapist stands accused...

#Crime #Justice #Sexual Violence

6 months ago

South Africa's court backlog leaves victims waiting years for justice

Families trapped in legal limbo as cases pile up Jason Venter has spent over two years awaiting trial for his mother's alleged killer, a delay emblematic of South Africa's overwhelmed judicial sy...

#Crime #Justice #Violence #Legal System #Backlog

6 months ago

India's Supreme Court denies bail to two activists jailed for five years without trial

Supreme Court rejects bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam India's highest court on Monday refused bail to two prominent student activists, Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who have been imp...

#Justice #Human Rights #Protests #Law

6 months ago

Jack Smith defends Trump probes in released congressional testimony

Transcript reveals Smith's defense of Trump investigations The U.S. House Judiciary Committee published a 255-page transcript on New Year's Eve documenting former Special Counsel Jack Smith's clo...

#Justice #Elections #Politics #Congress #Investigation

6 months ago

Jair Bolsonaro undergoes second nerve procedure for chronic hiccups

Bolsonaro receives second phrenic nerve block in three days Brazil's imprisoned former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has undergone a second medical intervention to address persistent hiccups, his do...

#Justice #Politics #Health

6 months ago

Supreme Court pauses release of ex-BJP lawmaker convicted of teen rape

Supreme Court intervenes in controversial bail order India's top court temporarily blocked the release of former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was convicted of r...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Protests #Sexual Violence

6 months ago

Somalia sentences woman to death for murder of 14-year-old orphan in her care

Verdict handed down in brutal killing of Saabirin Saylaan A 34-year-old woman in Somalia has been convicted of murdering a 14-year-old girl under her supervision, sparking nationwide outrage and...

#Crime #Justice #Human Rights #Protests #Child Abuse

6 months ago

Malaysian court rules police behind pastor's enforced disappearance

Landmark ruling holds authorities accountable Kuala Lumpur's High Court delivered a historic verdict last month, declaring Malaysia's police and government liable for the 2017 abduction of Pastor...

#Crime #Justice #Human Rights #Religion #Police

6 months ago

Najib Razak sentenced to 15 years in prison for 1MDB-linked money laundering

Former Malaysian PM jailed for 15 years in second 1MDB trial Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak received a 15-year prison sentence on Friday for abuse of power and money laundering tied...

#Corruption #Justice #Politics #Scandal #Money Laundering

6 months ago

Jailed ex-president Bolsonaro undergoes successful hernia surgery

Bolsonaro recovers from surgery while serving prison term Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has undergone a successful double hernia operation, his wife Michelle confirmed on Friday. The 7...

#Justice #Elections #Politics #Health

6 months ago

US to release over a million more Epstein-related documents in coming weeks

US authorities uncover additional million documents tied to Epstein case Federal investigators have identified over a million more files potentially linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeff...

#Crime #Justice #Scandal #Transparency

6 months ago

DOJ documents show Trump flew on Epstein's jet eight times in 1990s

DOJ releases flight records linking Trump to Epstein's jet Newly disclosed U.S. Department of Justice documents reveal former President Donald Trump was listed as a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein's...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Scandal

6 months ago

Brazil's Bolsonaro granted temporary prison release for Christmas Day surgery

Supreme Court approves Bolsonaro's hospital transfer for surgery Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro will temporarily leave prison to undergo hernia surgery on Christmas Day after the Suprem...

#Justice #Politics #Protests #Health

6 months ago

US releases 11,000 Jeffrey Epstein files amid redaction controversy

Justice Department publishes largest batch of Epstein documents The US Department of Justice (DOJ) made public over 11,000 files tied to deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday, marking the...

#Crime #Justice #Conspiracy #Politics

6 months ago

Trump's Transparency Claim Sparks Backlash Over Epstein Files Release

Bondi's Statement Draws Fire Online Attorney General Pam Bondi declared on X over the weekend that President Trump is leading "the most transparent administration in American history," citing eff...

#Conspiracy Theories #Social Media #Justice #Elections #Politics

6 months ago

DOJ temporarily removes Epstein files including Trump photo over victim concerns

Justice Department pulls Epstein documents after victim complaints U.S. officials removed at least 13 files from a recent Jeffrey Epstein document release, including a photograph featuring former...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Transparency #Victim Rights

7 months ago

Saudi Arabia sets new execution record for second consecutive year

Record executions continue in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has executed at least 347 people in 2025, surpassing last year's record of 345, according to UK-based human rights group Reprieve. The surg...

#Justice #Human Rights #Capital Punishment #Drug Policy

7 months ago

Epstein files release sparks outrage over redactions and missing documents

Partial release of Epstein files draws criticism The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published thousands of pages of documents linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday...

#Crime #Justice #Conspiracy #Politics #Transparency

7 months ago

US Justice Department to release first batch of Jeffrey Epstein files

Justice Department begins Epstein file release The US Department of Justice will start publishing hundreds of thousands of pages linked to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, though not all documents will...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Transparency

7 months ago

Newly released Epstein files include photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with Maxwell

Epstein documents reveal image of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at Sandringham The U.S. Department of Justice has published thousands of files linked to Jeffrey Epstein, including a photograph showi...

#Crime #Justice #Scandal #Royal Family

7 months ago

Palestinian detainees allege systemic abuse in Israeli prisons

Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual violence and abuse that some readers may find distressing. Detainees recount sexual abuse and beatings Two Palestinian men have come forwar...

#Justice #Human Rights #Conflict #Torture #Detention

7 months ago

US moves to strip citizenship of Bosnian war crimes suspect

US files civil case to revoke Bosnian guard's citizenship The Justice Department has initiated legal proceedings to cancel the US citizenship of Kemal Mrndžić, alleging he concealed his role as a...

#Justice #Immigration #War Crimes #Genocide

7 months ago

US releases first batch of Epstein files amid redaction controversy

Justice Department publishes initial Epstein documents The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a portion of files tied to Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, fulfilling part of a congressional manda...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Celebrities

7 months ago

French court jails ex-Congo rebel leader for crimes against humanity

Former Congolese warlord sentenced to 30 years in France A Paris court convicted Roger Lumbala on Monday of complicity in atrocities committed during the Democratic Republic of Congo's brutal Sec...

#Justice #Human Rights #Conflict #War Crimes #Impunity

7 months ago

Mass protests erupt in Brazil over bill to slash Bolsonaro's prison term

Nationwide rallies oppose legislation reducing Bolsonaro's sentence Tens of thousands of Brazilians demonstrated in major cities on Sunday against a proposed bill that could shorten former Presid...

#Justice #Legislation #Politics #Protests

7 months ago

New footage and testimony emerge in trial of man accused of killing UnitedHealth CEO

Pre-trial hearing reveals arrest details in high-profile murder case Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson in 2024, attended a pre-trial hearing this week wh...

#Crime #Justice #Trial #Murder

7 months ago

Iran detains Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi at Mashhad memorial

Narges Mohammadi arrested during activist memorial Iranian security forces detained Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi and other activists on Saturday in the eastern city of Mashhad, her f...

#Justice #Human Rights #Nobel Prize #Activism #Repression

7 months ago

Trump pardons ex-Colorado clerk jailed for 2020 election breach

Trump issues pardon for convicted Colorado elections official US President Donald Trump announced on Friday he had pardoned Tina Peters, the former Colorado elections clerk serving a nine-year pr...

#Crime #Justice #Elections #Politics

7 months ago

British backpacker jailed for four years over fatal e-scooter crash in Perth

British tourist sentenced for deadly e-scooter collision A 25-year-old woman from England has been imprisoned for four years after fatally striking a pedestrian while intoxicated on an e-scooter...

#Crime #Justice #Transport #Alcohol

7 months ago

Federal grand juries reject Trump-backed fraud case against New York AG Letitia James

Grand juries decline to indict New York Attorney General A federal grand jury in Virginia has refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on mortgage fraud allegations, marking the...

#Justice #Politics #Legal #Fraud

7 months ago

Judge allows cameras in trial of man charged with killing Charlie Kirk

Court appearance marks first public hearing for accused killer Tyler Robinson, 22, appeared in a Utah courtroom Thursday as a judge weighed media access to the case involving the fatal shooting o...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Media

7 months ago

TV crocodile wrangler jailed for evidence tampering after fatal chopper crash

Former reality star sentenced to prison for obstructing crash probe Matt Wright, known for his role in Outback Wrangler, will serve five months behind bars after being convicted of tampering with...

#Crime #Justice #Entertainment #Aviation

7 months ago

Pakistan sentences ex-ISI chief to 14 years in military court trial

Former ISI director handed 14-year prison term Faiz Hameed, who led Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency from 2019 to 2021, was convicted on Thursday by a military tribunal for violating...

#Justice #Military #Politics #Espionage

7 months ago

US judge orders release of Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records under new law

Judge reverses decision, allows public access to Epstein files A federal judge in New York has authorized the U.S. Department of Justice to disclose grand jury records from Jeffrey Epstein's 2019...

#Crime #Justice #Legislation #Politics

7 months ago

India nightclub fire suspects detained in Thailand, to be extradited

Brothers held in Thailand over deadly Goa nightclub blaze Two brothers wanted in connection with a fire that killed 25 people at their Goa nightclub have been detained in Thailand, India's ambass...

#Crime #Justice #Disaster #Tourism

7 months ago

Brazil's Congress erupts in clashes over bid to slash Bolsonaro's prison term

Chaos in Brazil's Congress as Bolsonaro allies push sentence reduction Brazil's parliament descended into disorder on Tuesday as conservative legislators advanced a proposal to cut the prison sen...

#Justice #Legislation #Politics #Protests

7 months ago

ICC jails Sudanese militia leader for 20 years over Darfur atrocities

ICC delivers historic sentence for Darfur war crimes The International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, a former Sudanese militia commander, to two decades in prison...

#Justice #Human Rights #Conflict #War Crimes #Genocide

7 months ago

Kerala court acquits actor Dileep in actress abduction and assault case

Verdict announced in high-profile assault case A court in Kerala's Ernakulam district acquitted Malayalam film star Dileep on Monday in a 2017 case involving the abduction and sexual assault of a...

#Crime #Justice #Entertainment #Gender

7 months ago

Hollywood ketamine dealer faces decades in prison after Matthew Perry death

From socialite to drug supplier: The double life of Jasveen Sangha A British-American woman once celebrated for her glamorous lifestyle and elite connections has admitted supplying the ketamine t...

#Celebrity #Drugs #Crime #Justice

7 months ago

US judge orders release of Jeffrey Epstein grand jury transcripts

Judge approves unsealing of Epstein grand jury records A Florida judge has ruled that grand jury transcripts from the 2005 and 2007 investigations into Jeffrey Epstein must be made public, follow...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Investigation

7 months ago

Eritrea frees 13 long-term detainees held without trial for 18 years

Eritrea releases prisoners held for nearly two decades without trial Thirteen individuals, including a former Olympic cyclist and business figures, have been freed from Eritrea's Mai Serwa milita...

#Justice #Human Rights #Politics #Detention

7 months ago

Federal grand jury declines to indict New York AG Letitia James

Grand jury rejects charges against New York Attorney General A federal grand jury in Virginia has refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, delivering another setback to former P...

#Justice #Politics #Legal #Fraud

7 months ago

Abe assassin apologises to widow in court for 2022 murder

Abe assassin expresses remorse to victim's family The man accused of killing former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has publicly apologised to Abe's widow, Akie, during a court hearing in Nara...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Religion

7 months ago

Indonesia agrees to repatriate two Dutch prisoners on health grounds

Indonesia approves return of elderly Dutch inmates Indonesia has finalized an agreement to send two ailing Dutch nationals back to the Netherlands after years of imprisonment for drug-related off...

#Drugs #Justice #Human Rights #Diplomacy

7 months ago

Honduras election tightens as Trump-backed candidate trails amid controversy

Nasralla takes slender lead in Honduras vote count With over two-thirds of ballots processed, former vice-president Salvador Nasralla has edged ahead of conservative rival Nasry Asfura in Hondura...

#Corruption #Justice #Elections #Foreign Influence

7 months ago

Ex-England footballer arrested at Stansted Airport over attempted rape allegation

Former Premier League player detained at airport An ex-England international footballer was arrested on Sunday at Stansted Airport in Essex on suspicion of attempted rape, police confirmed. De...

#Sports #Crime #Justice

7 months ago

Jafar Panahi sentenced to prison in Iran as US honors latest film

Iranian director Jafar Panahi handed one-year prison term Acclaimed Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to one year in prison and barred from traveling abroad, his lawyer confirmed...

#Justice #Human Rights #Censorship #Film

7 months ago

Pope concludes Lebanon visit with call for justice over Beirut blast

Pope leads silent prayer at Beirut port explosion site Pope Leo XIV concluded his three-day trip to Lebanon on Tuesday by standing in silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion,...

#Justice #Human Rights #Conflict #Diplomacy #Religion

7 months ago

Trump commutes sentence of GPB Capital founder David Gentile

Trump commutes sentence of GPB Capital founder David Gentile U.S. President Donald Trump has commuted the seven-year prison sentence of David Gentile, the former CEO and founder of GPB Capital, j...

#Justice #Fraud #Finance #White-collar Crime #Presidential Pardon

7 months ago

Hong Kong orders independent probe into deadly housing fire as arrests rise

Hong Kong launches judicial inquiry into deadliest fire in 70 years Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced Tuesday the formation of an independent judicial committee to investigate the cata...

#Justice #Protests #Disaster #Investigation #Public Safety #Aging Population #Housing

7 months ago

Netanyahu seeks presidential pardon amid ongoing corruption trial

Netanyahu formally requests pardon in corruption cases Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has submitted a formal request for a presidential pardon to President Isaac Herzog, seeking to hal...

#Corruption #Justice #War #Diplomacy #Politics #Protests #Law

7 months ago

Peru’s ex-presidents Castillo and Vizcarra sentenced in separate corruption cases

Peru's former leaders receive prison terms in back-to-back rulings Two of Peru's ex-presidents were sentenced to lengthy prison terms within 24 hours this week, deepening the nation's record of p...

#Corruption #Justice #Protests #Political Crisis #Latin America

7 months ago

Brazil’s Supreme Court orders Jair Bolsonaro to begin 27-year prison term for coup plot

Brazil's Supreme Court orders Jair Bolsonaro to begin 27-year prison term for coup plot Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former President Jair Bolsonaro must immediately begin serving a...

#Justice #Military #Elections #Protests #Coup #Latin America #Democracy #Political Violence

7 months ago

Federal judge dismisses Trump-backed indictments against Comey and James

Federal judge dismisses charges against Comey and James over prosecutor's appointment A federal judge dismissed indictments on Monday against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney...

#Justice #Politics #Law #Legal Disputes #Appeals #Trump Administration #Indictments #Prosecutions

7 months ago

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser will not seek fourth term in 2026

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser will not seek fourth term in 2026 Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday she will not run for a fourth term in next year's election, marking the...

#Justice #Elections #Politics #Protests #Budget #Local Government #Federalism

7 months ago

India’s ‘house of horrors’ case ends as final convict walks free

India's 'house of horrors' case ends as final convict walks free Nearly two decades after the discovery of 19 dismembered bodies near a bungalow in Noida, India, the last convicted man in the cas...

#Crime #Justice #Human Rights #Violence #Social Inequality #Missing Persons #Legal System

7 months ago

New Zealand mother sentenced to life for killing two children in 2018

New Zealand mother sentenced to life for killing two children in 2018 A 45-year-old woman in New Zealand has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 17 years before parole eligibility...

#Crime #Justice #Mental Health #Family Violence

7 months ago

US judge dismisses charges against Comey and James over prosecutor’s unlawful appointment

Charges against Comey and James dismissed on procedural grounds A federal judge in Washington, D.C., dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General...

#Corruption #Justice #Elections #Politics #Law #Prosecution

7 months ago

Bolsonaro cites medication-induced paranoia for ankle monitor tampering as detention begins

Bolsonaro transferred to detention after ankle monitor incident Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was moved from house arrest to police custody in Brasília on Monday, one day after offici...

#Corruption #Justice #Elections #Politics #Protests #Legal #International Relations

7 months ago

Sierra Leone’s shadow trade in human body parts leaves families in despair

Families left shattered by Sierra Leone's ritual killings linked to black magic Warning: This report contains details some readers may find disturbing. Four years after her 11-year-old son, Pap...

#Crime #Justice #Human Rights #Violence #Witchcraft #Ritual Killings #West Africa

7 months ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress amid feud with Trump

Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress amid feud with Trump Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced her resignation from the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday, marking an abru...

#Justice #Conflict #Elections #Politics #Resignation

8 months ago

Trump accuses Democratic lawmakers of sedition after military video

Trump accuses Democratic lawmakers of sedition after military video Former President Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior, punishable by death" on Thursday after t...

#Justice #Military #Elections #Politics #Violence

8 months ago

Mexican woman sentenced to 20 years for role in tourists' murders

Mexican woman receives 20-year sentence for instigating tourist murders A 23-year-old Mexican woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her involvement in the murders of three foreig...

#Crime #Justice #Violence #Tourism #Murder #Cartels

8 months ago

Trump signs bill mandating release of Epstein investigation files within 30 days

Trump authorizes release of Epstein case documents after congressional approval U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday directing the Department of Justice to disclose all non...

#Justice #Legislation #Scandal #Sexual Abuse #Transparency

8 months ago

India lynching case: Uttar Pradesh moves to drop charges in 2015 killing of Mohammad Akhlaq

Uttar Pradesh seeks to withdraw charges in 2015 lynching of Muslim man The family of Mohammad Akhlaq, a 50-year-old Muslim man beaten to death by a Hindu mob in 2015 over false beef consumption a...

#Justice #Legal Proceedings #Lynching #Religious Violence #Cow Protection #Vigilantism #Communal Tensions

8 months ago

Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board amid Epstein email fallout

Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board amid Epstein email fallout Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has stepped down from the board of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, following th...

#Justice #Politics #Technology #Scandal #Corporate Governance #Resignation

8 months ago

House Overwhelmingly Approves Epstein Documents Release Despite GOP Holdout

House Overwhelmingly Approves Epstein Documents Release Despite GOP Holdout The U.S. House of Representatives voted 427-1 on Tuesday to compel the release of documents tied to convicted sex offen...

#Justice #Legislation #Congress #Scandal #Bipartisanship

8 months ago

Congress orders release of Epstein files after Trump reverses stance

Congress orders Justice Department to release Epstein files The U.S. Congress has overwhelmingly approved a measure to compel the Department of Justice to release its files on convicted sex offen...

#Justice #Congress #Scandal #Abuse #Transparency

8 months ago

Trump reverses stance on Epstein files release after Republican pressure

Trump signs off on Epstein files release after abrupt policy shift Legislation compelling the U.S. Justice Department to disclose its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein now awaits Pr...

#Justice #Politics #Congress #Scandal #Transparency #Partisan Divide #Lobbying

8 months ago

US House set to approve release of Epstein investigation files amid bipartisan push

US House poised to approve release of Epstein investigation files The US House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday on a measure compelling the Justice Department to release documents f...

#Justice #Congress #Sexual Abuse #Investigation #Transparency

8 months ago

Trump reverses stance, urges Republicans to back Epstein files release

Trump shifts position on Epstein documents ahead of House vote U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly called on Republican lawmakers Tuesday to support releasing additional files tied to Jeffrey Ep...

#Justice #Politics #Scandal #Investigation #Transparency

8 months ago

Federal judge cites misconduct in Trump-era case against James Comey

Federal judge orders release of grand jury records in Comey case A US federal judge ruled on Monday that alleged "investigative missteps" and "government misconduct" may have compromised the Trum...

#Justice #Politics #Trump #Fbi #Prosecution

8 months ago

Larry Summers steps back from public roles after Epstein emails released

Larry Summers withdraws from public commitments amid Epstein fallout Former Harvard president and U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers announced Monday he would reduce public engagements after e...

#Justice #Politics #Scandal #Finance #Education

8 months ago

Greene defies Trump over Epstein files, calls his ‘traitor’ label dangerous

Greene defies Trump over Epstein files, calls his 'traitor' label dangerous Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene doubled down on demands for the public release of all Jeffrey Epstein-related do...

#Justice #Politics #Congress #Scandal #Transparency

8 months ago

Jurors visit Queensland beach in Toyah Cordingley murder trial

Jurors visit remote beach in Toyah Cordingley murder trial Jurors in the high-profile murder trial of Rajwinder Singh visited Wangetti Beach in Far North Queensland on Monday, where 24-year-old T...

#Crime #Justice #Trial #Australia #Murder

8 months ago

Trump reverses stance, urges Republicans to release Epstein files

Trump calls on GOP to back Epstein documents release President Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers on Sunday to support legislation releasing government files related to Jeffrey Epstein, mark...

#Justice #Congress #Scandal #Sexual Abuse #Financial Crime #Transparency #Partisan Conflict

8 months ago

Epstein files reveal exchanges with Trump allies, public figures

Thousands of Epstein documents disclose ties to Trump circle, elite figures U.S. lawmakers on Saturday released over 20,000 pages of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, exposing communicatio...

#Crime #Justice #Elections #Politics #Scandal #Media #Finance

8 months ago

Canadian MK-Ultra Survivor Leads Class-Action Lawsuit Over CIA Mind Control Experiments

Canadian Woman at Center of CIA Mind Control Lawsuit After Decades of Silence Lana Ponting, now a grandmother in Manitoba, was just 16 when a judge sent her to Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute...

#Justice #Human Rights #Legal #Health #Psychology #Ethics #Cold War

8 months ago

Trump withdraws support for Marjorie Taylor Greene over policy disputes

Trump severs ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene, urges GOP challenger Former President Donald Trump announced Friday he has withdrawn all support for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a once-ste...

#Justice #Conflict #Elections #Politics #Scandal

8 months ago

Leaked Epstein Files Reveal Close Ties with Steve Bannon in 2018

Epstein Emails Show Personal Assistance to Steve Bannon During UK Visit Newly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate reveal the disgraced financier acted as a personal assistant to Stev...

#Corruption #Justice #Politics #Scandal #Investigation

8 months ago

US Justice Department to Probe Epstein Ties to Banks and Democrats

Justice Department Launches Epstein Investigation Into Banks, Clinton, and Other Prominent Figures The U.S. Department of Justice will investigate financier Jeffrey Epstein's alleged connections...

#Corruption #Justice #Elections #Politics #Sexual Abuse #Finance #Transparency

8 months ago

Oklahoma Governor Commutes Death Sentence Hours Before Execution

Oklahoma Governor Commutes Death Sentence Hours Before Execution Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt granted clemency to death row inmate Tremane Wood, 46, on Thursday, commuting his sentence to life i...

#Justice #Legal Controversy #Clemency #Death Penalty #Prison

8 months ago

France arrests woman linked to Bataclan survivor amid lingering jihadist threat

France arrests woman linked to Bataclan attacker as jihadist threat persists French authorities have detained a 27-year-old woman suspected of plotting a violent attack, reigniting concerns over...

#Justice #Terrorism #National Security #Radicalization #Anniversary #Political Instability

8 months ago

US lawmakers release 20,000 pages of Epstein documents, including Trump references

US lawmakers release 20,000 pages of Epstein documents, including Trump references More than 20,000 pages of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate-including emails referencing former President...

#Justice #Politics #Scandal #Sexual Abuse #Whistleblowing #Transparency #High-profile Trials

8 months ago

Italy probes claims of sniper safaris targeting Sarajevo civilians in 1990s war

Italy opens murder probe into alleged sniper safaris in besieged Sarajevo Milan prosecutors have launched an investigation into accusations that Italian citizens paid to participate in "sniper sa...

#Crime #Justice #Human Rights #War #Investigation

8 months ago

Gabon court sentences Bongo family to 20 years for corruption

Former first lady and president's son convicted in absentia A Gabonese court sentenced Sylvia Bongo, the former first lady, and her son Noureddin Bongo to 20 years in prison on Tuesday after a tw...

#Corruption #Justice #Governance #Politics #Poverty #Trial #Coup

8 months ago

Two brothers extradited and charged in murder of South African rapper AKA

Two brothers extradited and charged in murder of South African rapper AKA Two brothers, Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande, were extradited from Eswatini to South Africa on Tuesday and formally charge...

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8 months ago

Chinese fraudster faces UK sentencing in £5.6bn Bitcoin laundering case

Chinese fraudster faces UK sentencing in £5.6bn Bitcoin laundering case A 47-year-old woman accused of orchestrating one of China's largest financial scams-defrauding over 100,000 pensioners of £...

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8 months ago

Nicolas Sarkozy released from prison under strict supervision

Nicolas Sarkozy freed after three weeks in prison Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was released from La Santé prison in Paris on Monday, just three weeks into a five-year sentence for his...

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8 months ago

Family of Harshita Brella demands justice one year after UK murder

Family demands answers one year after daughter's murder in UK One year after Harshita Brella was strangled and left in the boot of a car in Ilford, east London, her family in Delhi remains haunte...

#Crime #Justice #Extradition #Domestic Violence #Police Investigation

8 months ago

Indiana homeowner may face charges after fatal shooting of cleaner at wrong address

Indiana homeowner may face charges after fatal shooting of cleaner at wrong address Indiana authorities are reviewing whether to file criminal charges against a homeowner who fatally shot a house...

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8 months ago

China showcases crackdown on Myanmar scam lords in propaganda push

China broadcasts mafia confessions in rare justice system exposé Chinese state media has aired unprecedented footage of handcuffed crime bosses confessing to murders, fraud, and human trafficking...

#Justice #Diplomacy #Public Safety #Fraud #Propaganda #Organized Crime #Cybercrime #Human Trafficking

8 months ago

Ugandan LRA survivors back ICC charges against fugitive leader Joseph Kony

Ugandan LRA survivors back ICC charges against fugitive leader Joseph Kony Survivors of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda have expressed support for the International Criminal Court's (I...

#Justice #Human Rights #Conflict #War Crimes #Abduction #Child Soldiers #Fugitive #Icc

8 months ago

British ex-soldier arrested over 2012 Kenya murder of Agnes Wanjiru

British ex-soldier arrested over 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru in Kenya A former British soldier, Robert James Purkiss, 38, was arrested in Tidworth, Wiltshire, on 6 November in connection with th...

#Justice #Human Rights #Military #Accountability #Extradition #Homicide #Sexual Exploitation

8 months ago

British Grandmother Freed After 12 Years on Indonesia’s Death Row

British Grandmother Freed After 12 Years on Indonesia's Death Row A 69-year-old British grandmother, Lindsay Sandiford, returned to the UK on Friday after spending over a decade on death row in I...

#Drugs #Justice #Human Rights #Repatriation #Prisons

8 months ago

Malaysian court rules state liable in pastor’s 2017 abduction, awards record damages

Malaysian court rules state liable in pastor's 2017 abduction, awards record damages A Malaysian high court ruled Wednesday that the government and police were responsible for the 2017 abduction...

#Justice #Human Rights #Abduction #Religious Freedom #Police Misconduct

8 months ago

US courts block deportation of exonerated man after 43 years in prison

US courts block deportation of exonerated man after 43 years in prison Two separate US courts have temporarily halted the deportation of Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam, a 64-year-old Indian-origin man...

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8 months ago

Erin Patterson appeals life sentence for fatal mushroom poisonings

Erin Patterson files appeal against murder convictions Erin Patterson, the 51-year-old Australian woman sentenced to life in prison for poisoning three relatives with toxic mushrooms, has formall...

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8 months ago

Trump claims no knowledge of Changpeng Zhao despite controversial pardon

Trump claims no knowledge of Changpeng Zhao despite controversial pardon U.S. President Donald Trump stated in a 60 Minutes interview broadcast Sunday that he does not know Changpeng Zhao, the cr...

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8 months ago

UK government moves to strip Prince Andrew of final military title at King’s request

UK government moves to strip Prince Andrew of final military title at King's request Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed Sunday that the government is acting to remove Prince Andrew's last ho...

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8 months ago

US lawmakers press Prince Andrew for Epstein testimony as royal titles stripped

US lawmakers renew calls for Prince Andrew's testimony on Epstein ties Members of a US congressional committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case have intensified demands for Prince Andrew to...

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8 months ago

Five charged in fentanyl network linked to deaths of De Niro’s grandson and two others

Five charged in fentanyl distribution network tied to three overdose deaths New York authorities have charged five individuals in connection with a fentanyl distribution operation allegedly respo...

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