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Screams from Russia's alleged torture basements still haunt Ukraine's Kherson

These are just some of the chilling accounts from Ukrainians in Kherson after 8 1/2 months under Russian occupation.

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Putin’s forces ‘dig in 60km behind Ukraine front line’ as Russia fears more losses

It comes as 10 million Ukrainians left without power as snowfall covers Kyiv

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia news - live: New Putin missile attacks prompt fresh power outage fears

Moscow’s forces home in on energy infrastructure as winter starts to bite

The Independent UK

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Australia facing questions at the UN about 'horrific' issues and 'significant concerns'

The United Nations grills Australia over its treatment of people in youth and immigration detention, describing the over-representation of Aboriginal people in detention as "horrific".

ABC News

'I thought I was going to die': Abuses widespread in Ukraine

As violence escalates in Ukraine, human rights abuses have become widespread

The Independent UK

Government plan to give immunity to ministers, spies and military involved in murder and torture abroad OLD

David Davis bringing amendments to strip ‘unconscionable’ clauses of National Security Bill

The Independent UK

'My neighbour's noisy boiler wakes me up every 20 minutes all night long - it's torture'

The resident has been left at her wit's end as the noisy boiler regularly disturbs her sleep - and she struggles to get more than two hours of shut-eye per night

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'Torture' for family of axe killer's victim unable to hold her 'bruised' body in morgue

The family of Katie Kenyon have spoken of their torture caused by her murderer Andrew Burfield who axed her to death and left her body in a shallow grave in a forest, and seeing her 'bruised' body in a mortuary

Daily Mirror

Inside Russian 'torture dungeon' in liberated Kherson where Ukrainians were held

Ukrainian interior minister Denys Monastyrsky said the investigation into Russian crimes in Kherson had only just begun "so many more dungeons and burial places will be uncovered"

Daily Mirror

'Nasty and manipulative' Glasgow Instagram adventurer 'not the person he portrays'

Martin McGinley was sentenced at Hamilton Sheriff Court yesterday after being found guilty of engaging in abusive behaviour towards his former partner, who said she endured mental torture at his hands.

Glasgow Live

More than 10 million Ukrainians without electricity, says Zelensky

More than 10 million Ukrainians were without electricity on Thursday, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as Russian missiles pounded energy facilities in yet another barrage targeting civilian infrastructure across the country. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1)

France 24

Oklahoma prepares to execute man for 3-year-old's killing

Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man for the torture killing of his girlfriend's 3-year-old son in 1993

The Independent UK

Ukraine rights chief releases video of 'torture chamber' in liberated Kherson

A top Ukrainian human rights investigator on Thursday released a video of what he said was a torture chamber used by Russian forces in the recently liberated Kherson region, including a small room in which he said up to 25 people were kept at a time.

Reuters

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…

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

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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.

Al Jazeera

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

The Independent UK

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

Dog attacks and electric shocks inflicted upon detainees

Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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

Fortune

'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.

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