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A German federal court has rejected a woman’s appeal of her 14-year sentence for allowing a 5-year-old Yazidi girl she and her husband enslaved when they were members of the Islamic State group in Iraq to die of thirst in the sun.   The defendant, a German convert to Islam, …

Beitbridge Magistrates’ court in Zimbabwe has handed a 20 year jail sentence to man found guilty of his neighbour’s 5-year-old daughter.    The incident occurred on December 23rd, 2023, when the minor’s mother left her child with her neighbours for an out-of-town job. On the same night, the accused came …

The Massachusetts, US, Air National Guard member who leaked troves of classified military documents and posted them online in a case considered one of the most serious US national security breaches in recent years, has agreed to accept a 16-year sentence on Monday, March 4.   Jack Teixeira, who was …

Spanish prosecutors are set to appeal against the four-and-a-half year jail term handed to former Brazil and Barcelona player Dani Alves for rape.      The 40-year-old footballer was sentenced last month for the incident in a Spanish nightclub bathroom, having been held on remand at Brians 2 Prison near the Catalan capital since …

Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange’s fight to evade extradition from Britain to the United States might be coming to an end soon, after years of legal challenges.     London’s High Court is considering whether the Australia-born activist and whistleblower can further appeal his extradition within the British court system.   …

Former Barcelona star Dani Alves is due to go on trial this morning in Spain for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman in Barcelona nightclub as he faces a 12-year prison sentence.      The Brazil international, 40, will be driven to court in a police van from Brian 2 Prison near the …

The Supreme Court has upheld the five-year sentence of former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, for receiving a bribe of $500,000 from businessman Femi Otedola.   The former lawmaker had approached the apex court to set aside the judgement delivered by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on February …

Former Trump administration official Peter Navarro was sentenced to four months in prison on Thursday and protesters outside the courthouse were delighting in his misery. As the 74-year-old attempted to talk to the press after the sentencing, he was drowned out by people holding signs, blowing whistles and ringing cowbells. …

A security guard identified as Olawale Olarewaju has been sentenced to Life imprisonment by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for having sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl.   The judge reportedly criticised the Ikoyi Custodial Centre for the lapses and delay in justice …

A judge in New York City has rejected a request from Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman to review the 2019 ruling that sentenced him to life in prison.     Guzman, 66, led the powerful Sinaloa cartel that is blamed for thousands of deaths in Mexico for decades. He escaped from Mexican prisons twice and …