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‘I log into a torture chamber each day’: the strain of moderating social media

As jobs screening US, UK and EU platforms are shifted to India, viewing ‘gore’ to clean up the web has traumatised moderators

The Guardian - UK

Social media platforms to face £18m fines for publishing animal cruelty content

In a change to the online safety bill, tech firms will have to proactively prevent material that facilitates animal torture from being posted

The Guardian - UK

Government botches response to Lake Alice torture finding

The heads of Crown Law and the Ministry of Justice can’t work out between them whether the abuse of children at the Lake Alice psychiatric hospital was torture. After 50 years the Government still refuses to say that what happened at Lake Alice was torture.

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Foreign Office apologises to academic for failing to spot torture signs

Matthew Hedges was detained in Abu Dhabi between May and November 2018, after being accused of working for MI6.

The Independent UK

Foreign Office apologises over handling of Matthew Hedges torture case

Department’s top official acknowledges profound impact UAE detention had on British academic

The Guardian - UK

Orissa HC expresses shock over continuation of ragging on medical college campuses

The Orissa High Court has expressed deep concerns over continuation of ragging activities on campuses of Odisha’s medical colleges despite the Medical Council of India (Prevention and Prohibition of Ragging in Medical Colleges/Institutions) Regulations, 2009) declaring ragging a punishable offence.

The Hindu

Tanur drug case: father of accused moves HC alleging police torture

Father of Mansoor, Aboobacker, moves Kerala HC seeking probe into alleged police torture of son. He claims four arrested, including Mansoor, were physically and mentally tortured by jail officials.

The Hindu

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UN torture expert urges UK government to review indefinite sentences

‘Deeply flawed’ imprisonment for public protection scheme still causing severe distress, says rapporteur

The Guardian - UK

Gangs forcing hundreds of thousands of people into cybercrime in south-east Asia, says UN

Organised criminals use threats, torture and sexual violence to coerce victims to work in international scamming operations

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Tracey Emin: Living without love (again)

I still don’t feel well, my mind is so scrambled, heart keeps pounding, eyes keep burning and living hurts. That’s how it feels living without love, an inner torture like a giant panic button going off. The sound of screaming I WILL NEVER LOVE OR BE LOVED AGAIN.

Evening Standard

As Saied entrenches himself in power, police brutality grows in Tunisia

The sense that Tunisia’s police are now largely defining what is and what is not acceptable in public is growing.

Al Jazeera

“In soviet Russia, guitar shreds you”: Meet the Torture Eclipse – a W.A.S.P.-inspired electric guitar that incorporates a rotating circular saw blade

The latest stunning mod build from UK luthier Hutchinson Guitar Concepts brings new meaning to the term shred guitar

Guitar World

Collector grants ₹1 lakh compensation to Dalit youth ‘tortured’ in Kadiyam police station

Collector grants ₹1 lakh to Dalit youth allegedly tortured by SI in Kadiyam police station. SI booked under SC/ST Act. Victim claims SI asked him to drink urine. AIM pledges financial aid to victim to fight case.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Dalit youth alleges torture in Kadiyam police station in East Godavari district

Dalit youth Vaddi Venkata Prasad alleges physical torture in Kadiyam police station; SI R. Sivaji accused of asking victim to drink his urine.

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Rapist 'tortured' partner, treated her 'like prisoner', court hears

He raped, abused and controlled multiple partners over a decade.

The Independent UK

Gang of Mississippi police officers known as ‘The Goon Squad’ plead guilty to brutal torture of black men during raid on their home

The guilty pleas to the state charges come after the six former officers pleaded guilty to 16 federal charges

The Hindu

Gang abducts, tortures nursing student for ransom

21yo nursing student abducted, tortured for 6.5hrs; ransom of ₹18,000 paid by friends. Accused known to victim, threatened to call family, upload nude videos. Police investigating motive, have leads, expecting arrests soon.

The Independent UK

Former Mississippi officers expected to plead guilty to state charges for racist assault

Six former Mississippi law officers who tortured two Black men will plead guilty to state-level charges for the racist assault

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Gitmo: The Forever War's endless legacy

New U.N. report praises Biden administration for transparency — but excoriates U.S. for crimes against humanity

The Hindu

Surviving mildlife crisis

Take help if facing a midlife crisis before it worsens as it can mean mental torture. Relationships can go topsy-turvy. For married people, it’s a test of being able to be a secure base for each other. Men and women both undergo a lot of change; yet it’s women who…

The Independent UK

Ukrainian accounts of torture ‘go way beyond rogue Russian troops’, UN warns

Exclusive: Russia ignores deadline to respond to UN letter triggering Moscow’s duty to investigate war crime allegations

The Hindu

Police jittery over CBI probe into Tamir’s custodial death

Post-mortem report suggests brutal torture. Youth arrested with Tamir reveals that they were beaten in custody. All-party action council formed demanding retribution for culprits.

The Hindu

Anger brewing against police over alleged custodial death at Tanur

Post-mortem reveals torture marks. Youth organisations protest against alleged police brutality

The Independent UK

Bibby Stockholm: Home Office breaks rules trying to put disabled asylum seekers and torture victims on barge

At least 20 transfer orders reversed after legal letters, as charity triggers wider challenge against barge

The Independent UK

Inside Russia’s torture chambers as investigators warn Kherson cells ‘tip of iceberg’

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