PokemonGo Used to Commit Robbery
A number Missouri teenagers are alleged to have used the popular PokémonGo smartphone app to lure a dozen victims into secluded areas before robbing them. Three teenagers have been charged so far with robbery and ‘armed criminal action’, and a...
Harassment of Women as a Hate Crime
Nottinghamshire has always had a reputation for finding unusual ways for good to triumph over bad – perhaps it’s the ‘Robin Hood’ influence on the county’s history. This week, Nottinghamshire Police are making global headlines for their decision to treat...
Death to Drug Addicts, Says Vigilante President
Upon being sworn in as Philippines President on June 30, Rodrigo Duterte wasted no time unleashing a terrifying crusade against drug users. The “vigilante President” has urged citizens to take the law into their own hands, saying, “If you know...
Brexit Vote Leads to Surge in Hate Crimes
Since Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, police in London have made 75% more arrests for hate crimes. In weeks before and after the vote, the number of reported hate crimes has surged by 42 per cent – with...
ANERA and Heifer International: Changing the lives of poverty-stricken families
Two years on from the day war ended in Palestine, life for Palestinians remains desperate. 75,000 are still homeless. There are not enough shelters, there are not enough building materials to make more shelters. Power operates only a few hours...
Five Officers Killed as Payback, Police Chief Says
By Mathew Drogemuller A former US military officer has gunned down police in Dallas, Texas leaving five officers dead. The heavily-armed man was angered by this week’s police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana, which triggered demonstrations throughout...
Oscar Pistorius – Six Years for Murder
According to local media, former South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius showed little emotion, but looked relieved, as the judge handed-down his sentence. But the decision has angered many and divided opinion about whether it is severe enough. Pistorius,...
Sydney Grandmother Faces Execution
Mrs Nguyen Thi Huong looked anguished as the court in Ho Chi Minh City read its verdict recently. The 73-year-old Vietnamese-Australian woman has been sentenced to death for heroin trafficking. It sounds implausible … incongruous, but Vietnamese community leaders in...
‘N-Bomb’ Linked to Deaths of Young Australians
On June 8, the body of Rye Hunt was found washed up on a beach in Marcia, just outside Rio. Tasmanian-born and bred, Rye was backpacking overseas with a mate. They’d been travelling for seven weeks and were amiable travelling...
Sexual Assault Victim Re-Victimised by Criminal Justice System
In January 2015, former Stanford University swimming champion Brock Turner, aged 20, sexually assaulted a 22-year-old woman behind a garbage bin after a fraternity party. He was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault and faced a maximum penalty...
