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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukrainians describe torture by Russian occupiers; Moscow simulates nuclear strike; the story of Ukraine’s stolen children

The Guardian - AU

Torture gang poured boiling water on kidnap victim’s groin in horrifying eight-hour ordeal

All nine members of the gang have received a total prison sentence total 116 years

The Independent UK

‘Dangerous’ gang kidnapped and tortured men in return for cash and jewellery

Ringleader Fortune Lawson targeted men who trusted him and subjected them to horrific abuse.

The Independent UK

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London torture gang poured boiling water over kidnap victim

A dangerous attack dog was also used to frighten the man

Evening Standard

New protocol for producing accused before magistrates may violate Constitutional rights, fear prosecutors

Fearing misuse of law, prosecutors in Kerala fear the recently introduced protocol for producing accused persons before magistrates and doctors for medical examination may violate Constitutional rights. The protocol, introduced after a house surgeon's murder, states police may produce accused between 10am-5pm, and prosecutor must explain delay if after 7pm.…

The Hindu

American recounts ‘psychological torture’ in Iran prison after being freed in swap

Emad Shargi, 59, was freed back in September along with four other Americans as part of $6bn deal

The Independent UK

Electric cables, hammers and guns: Ukrainians tell of Russian torture

As prosecutors prepare war crimes case, victims reveal how they were beaten and made to dig own graves in Balakliia

The Guardian - UK

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Mother-in-law living through ‘torture’ in Gaza, First Minister Humza Yousaf says

The First Minister urged the UK Government to demand the Rafah border crossing be opened.

The Independent UK

Ranchi resident celebrates daughter’s return from in-law’s house after she decides to divorce her husband

Patna Prem Gupta, a Ranchi resident, sets example by bringing his daughter back from her in-laws' house after she was allegedly tortured. He celebrated her return with music, fireworks, and respect. He urges all mothers to check on their daughters' wellbeing after marriage.

The Hindu

Public flogging of Muslim men: Gujarat HC sentences four policemen to 14 days’ imprisonment

Gujarat HC sentences four policemen to 14 days’ imprisonment with a fine of ₹2,000 for flogging Muslim men in Kheda. Court terms act as “inhumane” & “against humanity”, noting it caused physical torture & humiliation. Refused to accept apology, citing it would send wrong message to society.

The Hindu

Argentina’s far-right frontrunner reopens wounds of dictatorship

Javier Milei has provoked alarm and outrage by downplaying the number of victims of the country’s 1976-83 military rule

The Guardian - US

Palestinians must be guaranteed right to return to homes in Gaza, warns UN expert

Exclusive: ‘History may tell them it’s a door they shouldn’t leave from’ if Egypt does open border, special rapporteur on torture says

The Independent UK

‘Unauthorised’ police raid on inspector’s quarters angers GST authorities

Police raid on GST inspector's quarters, detention without legal procedures sparks standoff between police and Central GST authorities. Police hospitalise inspector after he swoons in custody, allege torture during illegal detention. Police trying to make foolproof case to pin those involved in gold smuggling racket.

The Hindu

Mississippi sheriff aims to avoid liability from federal lawsuit over torture of Black men

The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him

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The Guardian - US

UN torture expert accuses private firms of making ever more cruel instruments

Special rapporteur Alice Edwards presents UN general assembly with list of 20 items she wants to see banned

The Independent UK

Policeman ‘tortured’ by his failure to log M9 crash call, inquiry hears

John Yuill and Lamara Bell died following the crash near Stirling in July 2015.

The Independent UK

Canada and the Netherlands take Syria to top UN court. They accuse Damascus of widespread torture

The Netherlands and Canada are taking Syria's government to the United Nations’ highest court, accusing Damascus of massive human rights violations against its own people

Motorsport

Why Qatar GP was "hell", "torture" for F1 drivers

Drivers are super fit athletes, and thus the state of some of them when they met the media having walked straight from parc ferme told its own story.

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The Independent UK

‘Great American hero’ Dianne Feinstein honoured by Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi at San Francisco memorial

Late Senator was remembered for her leadership in California, her fight against torture, and boundary-breaking career as woman in politics

The Independent UK

Prison accused of putting people in solitary confinement based on secret evidence

‘This is torture in its highest form, and it must end now,’ said one inmate

The Hindu

Dalit man inflicted with ‘third degree‘ torture in Vizag police station for alleged rooster theft, three police personnel suspended

Police suspend 3 personnel, register case under SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act for inflicting `third degree' torture on a `Dalit' man, resulting in fracture of his right leg.

Dynamite News

Three policemen suspended for alleged custodial torture of Dalit youth in Visakhapatnam

Three police officers posted at a police station in Visakhapatnam were suspended on Monday for allegedly torturing in custody a Dalit youth who was arrested in a theft case. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Dalit man inflicted with ‘third degree‘ torture in Vizag police station for alleged rooster theft

Two constables of Padmanabham Police Station under the Visakhapatnam Commissionerate of Police have been detained for allegedly inflicting ‘third degree’ torture on a ‘Dalit’ man, resulting in fracture of his right leg.

The Guardian - UK

Dianne Feinstein obituary

Trailblazer for women in politics who served in the US Senate for more than 30 years and took on the CIA and gun lobby

The Guardian - UK

Saw X review – unstintingly inventive torture porn

Serial killer John Kramer finds a new lease of murderous life in the thoroughly unpleasant 10th outing of the horror franchise

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