‘They’re going to kill us’: Sudan’s army targets civilians on ethnic basis Army accuses civilians of spying for RSF paramilitary based on ethnic grounds, leading to arrests, torture and killings. Al Jazeera · Jan 16, 2024
Italy refuses to extradite priest accused of murder and torture to Argentina Rev Franco Reverberi is accused of crimes against humanity during country’s military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s The Guardian - US · Jan 12, 2024
OPINION - Tracey Emin: It's not death I fear, it's the torture on the way – so this act of kindness cheered me This week I felt a bit sorry for myself. As a rule I hate being pitiful, it’s pathetic because it never makes the situation any better, but this week I couldn’t help it. Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024
British Airways Pilot Kidnapped, Tortured During Stopover In Johannesburg Kidnappings have increased by 200 per cent in South Africa in the last 10 years. International Business Times UK · Jan 12, 2024
British Airways pilot kidnapped outside supermarket during South Africa stopover Pilot ‘endured hours of torture and physical assaults’, source claims The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024
Sentencing postponed again for Mississippi police officers who tortured two Black men A federal judge has postponed sentencing for six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024
From military leader to ‘harmless grandpa’: the rebranding of Indonesia’s Prabowo As election looms former son-in-law of late dictator Suharto has become popular with young voters thanks to Instagram posts with cats The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024
Yet another asylum farce: Migrant camp condemned by home secretary moves ‘torture victims’ into hotels Exclusive: Crisis evacuation of some 100 migrants from a camp that Priti Patel said was unfit for purpose and James Cleverly promised to close, government forced to reveal to Independent The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024
Jimmy Lai lawyers file UN appeal saying there is evidence witness was tortured Hong Kong media mogul’s team raises concerns over testimony of former democracy activist who was imprisoned in China The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2024
UN experts alarmed by Alabama plan to kill prisoner using untried gas method Kenneth Smith is scheduled to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia which four UN monitors say could amount to torture The Guardian - US · Jan 3, 2024
Mehbooba stages sit-in in Poonch, says ‘being stopped’ from meeting victim families Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti stages sit-in after police stop her from meeting families of 3 civilians allegedly tortured by Army. The Hindu · Dec 30, 2023
Poonch civilian deaths | “Expeditious” probe of alleged civilian torture by security forces will “culminate” in justice: Rajnath Singh Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits J&K to review security after terrorist ambush, 3 civilians found dead. The Hindu · Dec 27, 2023
We were beaten throughout the day, says J&K civilian There is growing evidence indicating torture by sprinkling salt and chilli on the wounds of rounded-up civilians, in the wake of the militants’ ambush that left four soldiers dead in the Poonch-Rajouri sector on December 21 The Hindu · Dec 26, 2023
Brianna Ghey case should prompt parents to monitor internet use, says detective Detective who oversaw investigation into teenage killers calls on parents to sharpen up internet awareness skills The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023
The Hindu · Dec 24, 2023 CPI(M) seeks speedy probe into civilian deaths in Army custody in J&K Mohammad Showkat, Safeer Hussain and Shabir Ahmad were subjected to severe torture that resulted in their deaths
Al Jazeera · Dec 24, 2023 Anger in Kashmir after Indian army accused of killing civilians in custody The families of victims say their bodies bore torture signs as anger grows against killings in Kashmir.
The Hindu · Dec 23, 2023 Row over Calcutta High Court judge’s husband being quizzed by Bengal CID The husband of a sitting Calcutta High Court judge has alleged torture by the Criminal Investigation Department of the West Bengal Police
Pedestrian.tv · Dec 21, 2023 The Oral History Of The Grinch Costume & How Jim Carrey Needed CIA Torture Training To Endure It Ooft.
The Conversation · Dec 21, 2023 UK supreme court rules Guantánamo 'forever prisoner' can sue the government under English law – here's why it matters The UK supreme court has ruled that a detainee in Guantánamo Bay can sue the UK government under English law over its alleged involvement in his detention and torture. This is the first case concerning the UK government’s liability for its participation in abuses committed by the CIA during the…
The Hindu · Dec 21, 2023 Residents complain of harassment, custodial torture by Forest Department staff investigating leopard poaching case in the Nilgiris Residents of Mel Thattapallam in Kotagiri allege harassment & torture by Forest Department staff investigating poaching of leopard.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023 ‘It’s the time you’re meant to be with your family’: the continuing plight of Ukrainian PoWs Families desperate for news of loved ones held by Russia know the longer they are there the harder their recovery will be
The Guardian - AU · Dec 21, 2023 UN anti-torture watchdog urges Australia to reduce ‘extraordinary’ number of prisoners on remand Report also calls for spit hoods to be banned and strip searches to be limited after UN visit last year
The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023 Kills lists, Sweeney Todd and the dark web: how torture-obsessed teens plotted Brianna Ghey’s murder Girl who called herself a Satanist began to fantasise about killing people from as young as age 14, Tara Cobham writes
Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2023 Two teenagers found guilty of transgender schoolgirl Brianna Ghey's murder The killers had a fascination for violence, torture and murder and had planned the killing for weeks
International Business Times · Dec 20, 2023 UK's Supreme Court Rules In Favour Of Guantanamo Detainee Britain's top court ruled Wednesday that a Guantanamo detainee waterboarded by the CIA can use English law in his claim against the UK government over alleged complicity in the torture.