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Ex-member of former Gambia dictator's military unit on trial for torture in US

Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the U.S. trial of a man accused of torturing political opponents of Gambia’s ex-military dictator Yahya Jammeh nearly 20 years ago

The Independent UK

Boss reports employee to HR for ‘too much’ vacation— what happens next will shock you

Many might say there are two kinds of bosses in the world: One that is alarmingly interested in their employees' daily lives and the other who could barely care to remember their name. Others state that all kinds of bosses are just the same and what varies is their degrees…

The Times of India

Experts Accuse 54 Top Nicaragua Officials Of Grave Abuses

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, his wife, and dozens of senior officials were responsible for arbitrary detentions, torture and extrajudicial executions, a report by UN experts said Thursday.

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Soccer Team Tribute Tattoo Triggered Deportation of Venezuelan Athlete Accused of Gang Ties

Reyes Barrios' only prior legal encounter was his participation in anti-regime protests against Venezuela's Maduro which led to his detention and alleged torture in 2023

Latin Times

Labour warned 'you're responsible if anything happens to Jaggi'

THE UK Government has been warned that “if anything untoward were to happen” to a Scot who has faced torture and the threat of execution in an…

The National (Scotland)

British activist in solitary confinement in India despite acquittal, family say

Brother of Jagtar Singh Johal claims he is being ‘mentally tortured’ through unwarranted detention

The Guardian - UK

Jagtar Singh Johal’s family urge faster action from Starmer government after Briton moved to solitary confinement

Family says Johal’s conditions have ‘worsened’ since acquittal last month in one of nine terror cases

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DOJ blames admin error for deportation

Lawyers fear that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia will be tortured in the notorious Terrorism Detention Center

Salon

Palestinian doctors ‘tortured into confessions’ in harrowing claims of abuse against Israel’s soldiers

SPECIAL REPORT: Dr Khaled Al-Serr, a surgeon at Al-Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, claims he was brutally beaten and other inmates told him they had been raped in Sde Teiman military detention centre, southern Israel. Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew reports

The Independent UK

17 people sent to El Salvador prison

Experts say those detained in El Salvador are likely subject to torture and other inhumane treatment

Salon

Loud buskers playing songs on loop across Leicester Square is 'psychological torture', says judge

Westminster City Council has failed to tackle noise nuisance from buskers in Leicester Square

Evening Standard

38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia by Philippe Sands review – war crimes revisited

In the final part of a bravura trilogy detailing the struggle to bring war criminals to account, Sands tracks a former SS commander to Chile, where he found a friend in Augusto Pinochet

The Guardian - UK

Man describes 24-hour treadmill fundraiser as ‘torture’ but ‘incredible’

Joe Pritchard ran continuously on a treadmill for 24 hours inside a pub to raise money for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.

The Independent UK

Inside Israel’s ‘torture’ jails where Palestinians held without charge tell of brutal treatment

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: A special investigation by chief international correspondent Bel Trew and Rateb al-Qaissy reveals allegations of brutal treatment of Palestinians in Israeli facilities including rape, torture, medical neglect and death. Israel rejects all accusations of wrongdoing

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Nearly 25% of India cops back mob violence, 18% think Muslims naturally prone to crime: Report

One in four police personnel in India support the idea of mobs acting as judge, jury and executioner in matters they consider grave. And 22 percent of police personnel believe that killing ‘dangerous criminals’ is better than giving them a legal trial.

The Independent UK

Torture photos or the heavyweight championship: Zelensky reveals gift choice that sparked Oval Office Trump clash

Lying on a side table just out of shot was a gift that the Ukraine leader had intended to present to the president before their clash

The Conversation

Nigerian journalists are harassed by the public, the state and paid ‘data boys’ – what must change

Death threats, kidnapping, unlawful detention, torture and assassination are some of the crimes being committed against journalists in Nigeria, according to a recent report. Another recent report details how the police and politicians are responsible for 70% of these harassment cases.

The Independent UK

Thai officials secretly planned to deport Uyghurs while making repeated public denials

Testimony from parliamentary inquiries and other evidence shows that top Thai officials secretly decided to hand a group of Uyghur detainees over to China while denying plans to do so in public, giving the detainees and their advocates no chance to make a last-ditch appeal before they were bundled off…

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Inverse

Xbox Game Pass Just Added The Most Thrilling Multiplayer Action Game Of The Year

33 Immortals, a new early access action game, has you team up to fight your way out of Hell. It's one of the best multiplayer action games out this year.

Evening Standard

Son of cricket legend Colin Cowdrey accuses neighbour of 'water torture' harassment campaign over sale of £3.85m house

Jeremy Cowdrey says his neighbour Vanessa Gibson ‘terrorised’ him to ruin the sale of his property

Fortune

Ban on conversion 'therapy' to be reconsidered by Supreme Court. Here's what the discredited practice that tries to change LGBTQ youth is like

It was “mentally and emotionally abusive,” says a young man who has been through it. An expert has called it "torture."

The Guardian - UK

Family of man who died in custody say four-year wait for CPS decision is ‘form of torture’

Sister of William Cameron, who died in a police station in Berkshire in 2020, says delay has left family unable to grieve

The Guardian - UK

Behind Closed Doors review – Brazil’s descent into authoritarianism laid brutally bare

João Pedro Bim’s documentary juxtaposes propagandist newsreel footage with 1960s audio recordings of the military dictatorship debating legalised torture

International Business Times

Russia 'Committed Crimes Against Humanity' In Ukraine: UN Probe

Russia has committed the crimes against humanity of enforced disappearances and torture in its war in Ukraine -- part of a systematic attack on civilians, a United Nations investigation has concluded.

Latin Times

Survivors of Cartel Extermination Center Share Harrowing Testimonies Of Captivity: 'They Tortured Us Every Day'

"If they sent you to get toilet paper or asked you to torture your partner you had to do it. There were no second chances given," one man said.

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