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

The Independent UK

Syrian man accused over 2013 massacre arrested in Germany

Prosecutors say suspect led pro-regime paramilitaries who detained and tortured political opponents

The Guardian - UK

British academic asks Foreign Office for formal apology over failure to spot torture during his detention in UAE

Foreign Office failed to notice signs of torture and provide help to UK academic, watchdog finds

The Independent UK

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Academic urges Foreign Office apology over failure to spot signs of torture

A watchdog concluded the UK Government failed to follow its own guidance on detecting potential torture and mistreatment of British nationals.

The Independent UK

Foreign Office failed to notice torture of British academic in UAE, watchdog finds

Parliamentary ombudsman says Matthew Hedges was let down by UK government during imprisonment

The Guardian - UK

Russian guards ‘using torture and genital electrocution on Ukrainian prisoners’ – investigators

One victim ‘made to witness another detainee raped with inanimate object wrapped in condom’ says Mobile Justice Team study

The Independent UK

Russian guards ‘using torture and genital electrocution on Ukrainian prisoners’ – investigators

One victim ‘made to witness another detainee raped with inanimate object wrapped in condom’ says Mobile Justice Team study

The Independent UK

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Saw Patrol: will this horrifying double bill be as big as Barbenheimer?

In the US, Saw X and Paw Patrol are released on the same day. Cue plans to watch the torture horror and puppy animation in a single, unsettling sitting

The Guardian - UK

‘Evocative of genocide’: Ukrainians held by Russians allege torture

Legal experts say half of those detained in Kherson were subject to sexual violence, beatings and other abuse.

Al Jazeera

Judge rejects military contractor's effort to toss out Abu Ghraib torture lawsuit

A federal judge has again rejected a military contractor’s effort to toss out a lawsuit filed against it by former inmates of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison

The Independent UK

Afghan pilot wife’s tearful plea to Rishi to save her family

’At times I even think death at the hands of the Taliban would be better than going through this mental torture’

The Independent UK

UK formally decides that IS attacks on Yazidis in Iraq were genocide

A UN report found an IS offensive in August 2014 ‘sought to destroy the Yazidis’ through killing, slavery, torture and forcible transfer.

The Independent UK

Criminalising and prosecuting torture could deter practices such as solitary confinement in detention

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The Conversation

Egyptian refugee Sayed Abdellatif cleared as security threat by Asio, but still detained after 11 years

Abdellatif remains in Australian immigration detention, where he has been held for a decade thanks to security assessments tainted by evidence obtained under torture

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The Hindu

Police further on back foot as Afsana alleges custodial torture

Afsana has accused the police of intimidating and torturing her under custody to extract a confession on murdering her husband Noushad, who was later found alive.

Motor1

Dodge Challenger Hellcat Adds Torture To High Performance Tire Test

Pirelli and Falken have new ultra-high-performance all-season tires on the market. Can they handle a 717-hp Hellcat?

The Hindu

Gig workers demand model law, labour rights, social security

Gig and platform workers protest in Delhi, demand model law for social and job security. 12M workers face exploitation, wage theft, illegal termination, mental torture and unfair labour practices.

Salon

United States is an "outlaw superpower"

There's still time to bring our outlaw country back into united community of nations confronting looming horrors

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The Independent UK

For Emmett Till's family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story

President Joe Biden is expected to sign a proclamation on Tuesday that establishes a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago whose abduction, torture and killing in Mississippi in 1955 helped propel the civil rights movement

Tom’s Guide

Motorola Razr+ torture test ends in an unexpected way

Motorola’s latest foldable screen passes JerryRigEverything’s tests relatively unscathed, but its flat external panel is another story.

The Hindu

After 30 years of court battle, his wait for justice continues

Retired exec. Pillai, falsely implicated in gold theft case 30 yrs ago, now stands as witness. After inhuman torture & false evidence, Pillai was acquitted by court in 2021.

The Independent UK

UK sanctions ‘despicable’ Wagner leaders linked to African killings and torture

Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell said the mercenary unit was ‘acting with impunity’ in countries such as Mali and Sudan.

Newsroom.co.nz

Complaint laid against Solicitor-General over withholding of Lake Alice evidence from police

Lake Alice survivor Leoni McInroe continues her fight to hold the Crown accountable for its failure to take responsibility for state-sponsored torture, laying a complaint with the Law Society about Solicitor-General Una Jagose.

The Guardian - UK

Kinks, BDSM and even torture porn are everywhere. Why has vanilla sex disappeared from our screens?

TV should reflect a wide range of preferences – but the rise of extreme sex scenes is offering a worryingly narrow view, says freelance writer Larissa Hurt

Al Jazeera

Myanmar military regime accused of murdering political prisoners

Prison officials accused of extrajudicial killings and torture with thousands arrested for their opposition to the coup.

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