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War in Ukraine: Civilians in Balakliya share chilling accounts of Russian atrocities

Ukraine's recapture of the city of Kherson comes two months after another military success: the liberation of large swathes of the northeastern Kharkiv region from Russian occupation. There, too, there were celebrations, as local people greeted soldiers with flowers, hugs and tears. But now as winter approaches, people are struggling…

France 24

Mystery as three tortured bodies wash up on tourist beach as sunbathers look on

Families can be seen looking on as the bodies of tortured men washed onto the beach at Acapulco, in Mexico, which was once a playground for celebrity tourists and now suffers from organized crime

Daily Mirror

Gay Qataris physically abused then recruited as agents, campaigner says

Gay Qataris have been promised safety from torture in exchange for helping to track down other LGBTQ+ people, a prominent Qatari gay-rights campaigner has said

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Three tortured corpses wash up on Mexico tourist beach

Two bodies found at Acapulco’s Playa Condesa, while another was found at nearby Icacos Beach

The Independent UK

Three UK foreign secretaries ‘failed to call for release of Briton held in Nigeria’

Nnamdi Kanu was unlawfully detained and tortured in Kenya before being taken to Nigeria, high court told

The Guardian - UK

Aust ready for next UN prison inspection

Australia 'regrets' the suspension of a 12-day tour of detention facilities by a delegation of prison inspectors, it tells the UN.

AAP

Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war: UN

Investigation by UN human rights office reveals abuses by both warring sides in nearly nine-month-long conflict.

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UN: Russian, Ukrainian Prisoners of War were Subject to Torture

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war during the nearly nine-month conflict, citing examples including the use of electric shocks and humiliation. Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine Matilda Bogner said that under international…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN human rights body claims OLD

Dog attacks and electric shocks inflicted upon detainees

The Independent UK

Both Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN says

The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that both Russia and Ukraine have tortured prisoners of war during the nearly nine-month conflict, citing examples including the use of electric shocks and forced nudity.

Reuters

Tales of torture emerge as Kherson celebrates freedom from months of Russian occupation

In the liberated city, Bel Trew finds joy at President Zelensky’s triumphant visit overshadowed by stories of horror

The Independent UK

'The amount I torture myself is next level’: Elon Musk warns leaders not to be like him

"Be careful what you wish for," said Musk speaking to the B20 business conference in Bali.

Fortune

Megachurch elder charged with murder and torture of 11-year-old daughter

Mother and grandfather of Arabella McCormack, 11, charged with her torture and murder

The Independent UK

Dubbed torture, ID policies leave transgender people sterile

Across the world, scores of countries still require transgender people to submit to sterilizing surgeries before their genders are legally recognized

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Al Jazeera

Jailed Egyptian hunger striker had medical intervention: Family

Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family fear prison officials in Egypt have force-fed him, which they say would amount to torture.

Reuters

Turks risk losing Europe's human rights protections after court spurned

Nebahat Akkoc says her life began afresh after the European Court of Human Rights ruled in 2000 that she had suffered torture while in Turkish custody, emboldening her and others to carry on their fight for women's rights.

The Independent UK

Jennifer Aniston reveals why she hates social media: ‘It’s torture for me’

‘I’m really happy that we got to experience growing up, being a teenager, being in our 20s without this social media aspect’ she told Allure

The Independent UK

‘Slow torture’: Woman mistakenly charged £22,500 for Qantas flights in months-long refund ordeal

‘It was like Groundhog Day over and over again,’ says frustrated passenger

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Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt quit I'm A Celebrity 4 times and claimed to be 'tortured'

The Hills stars were punished for repeatedly quitting I'm A Celebrity US - with Heidi Montag rushed to hospital while 'convulsively throwing up' amid claims it was 'like Guantanamo Bay'

Chicago Sun-Times

Build the memorial to victims of Burge-era police torture

Cities and nations around the world have installed monuments that acknowledge horrific abuses of the past and call on newer generations to stand up against them in the future. It’s time for Chicago to get this done.

The Guardian - UK

‘Fake encounters’ with Pakistani forces lead to torture and death

Outcry is growing in Balochistan over the number of people abducted by security officials who often disappear forever

Manchester Evening News

Sat alone, terrified and scared - heartbreaking footage of boy tortured by his evil mum and stepdad before they murdered him

Sebastian Kalinowski suffered relentless torture and psychological abuse before his tragic death

AAP

Qld couple in court on baby murder charge

A couple charged with murder and torture over the death of their seven-month-old boy have had their matters heard in a Brisbane court.

ABC News

Queensland parents Ryan Bosch and Noemi Kondacs face Brisbane court, charged with murder, torture of baby boy

Reinhardt (Ryan) Albert Bosch and Noemi Kondacs appeared in a Brisbane court on Friday, charged with murder and torture, after police found their seven-month-old boy dead in what they described as a "confronting" scene.

Daily Mirror

Mum and boyfriend who murdered son, 15, in campaign of torture are jailed for 39 years

Teenager Sebastian Kalinowski died of an infection caused by "untreated complications of multiple rib fractures" at his home in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in August last year

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