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Takeaways from the AP investigation into thousands of Ukrainian civilians held by Russia in prisons

Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are detained in a network of formal and informal prisons across Russia and the territories it occupies, where they endure routine torture, psychological abuse and even slave labor

The Independent UK

Ugandan president and son accused of sponsoring violence in ICC testimony

Documents containing allegations of torture filed to court in support of complaint made by Bobi Wine

The Guardian - UK

Conor McGregor mocks "idiot sandwich" Michael Chandler after TUF scuffle

Conor McGregor tweeted a picture of his and Michael Chandler's altercation on The Ultimate Fighter and he vowed to "torture" his UFC rival when they meet in the cage

Daily Mirror

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Brit captured by Russians beaten, stabbed and left to starve over five months of torture

During more than five months as a prisoner of war, Aiden Aslin was beaten "black and blue", stabbed, threatened with execution and witnessed the killing of another prisoner

Daily Mirror

Lawsuit alleging California tech giant aided Chinese torture may proceed, 9th Circuit says

LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit alleging San Jose-based technology giant Cisco Systems Inc. and two former executives aided the Chinese government in tracking and torturing adherents of the Falun Gong religious movement may proceed to trial, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

US must urgently treat men tortured at Guantánamo, UN investigator says

Fionnuala Ní Aoláin tells the Guardian that the US must redress the harms it inflicted on its Muslim torture victims

The Guardian - US

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'I was tortured in notorious Iran jail as terminally ill son lay dying outside its walls'

On December 28, 2021 single parent Mehdi (Yasser) Akbari was left in despair after he learned that his only child, Amir-Ali, had passed away at a care facility while he was still trapped inside the notorious Evin prison on the outskirts of Tehran

Daily Mirror

NHRC summons Nellore district officials in Dalit’s death case

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Nellore District Collector M. Harinarayanan and Superintendent of Police K. Tirumaleswar Reddy to appear in person on August 25 in connection with the death of a Dalit, Udayagiri Narayana, following alleged police torture on June 19, 2022.

The Hindu

Guantanamo detainees tell first independent visitor about scars from torture and hopes to leave

At the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, the aging men known by their serial numbers arrived at the meeting shackled

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift fans left anxious as they eagerly await presale codes for UK Eras tour dates: ‘This is torture’

Ticketmaster is staggering the presale emails as fans wait to find out whether they’re selected for tickets, or on the waiting list

Evening Standard

Amnesty says 'atrocities' committed by both sides in anglophone Cameroon's conflict

Amnesty International has reported that security forces, separatist rebels and ethnic militiamen – from both sides of the country's linguistic divide – have committed "atrocities" in the English-speaking regions of western Cameroon, including executions, torture and rape.

Radio France Internationale

Russian journalist and lawyer beaten in Chechnya: 'The investigation will no doubt be unsuccessful'

On the morning of July 4, Elena Milashina, a journalist with the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, and Alexandre Nemov, a lawyer, were beaten on their way to a trial in Grozny, Chechnya. Images document the extreme violence of the attack. According to the Crew Against Torture, a Russian human…

France 24

The Ugandan satirist who scared a dictator: Kakwenza Rukirabashaija on torture, exile and activism

The award-winning author was arrested and tortured for his work – and then tortured again for writing about his detention. Now he smuggles his latest banned book into Uganda to ensure it is read

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‘Some never came back’: how Russians hunted down veterans of Donbas conflict

Exclusive: Ukrainians who fought against separatists tell of kidnap and torture by invaders; the fate of hundreds of others is a mystery

The Hindu

Wimbledon 2023 | Tennis players face ‘mental torture’, says sports psychologist

This tennis news by The Hindu reported on how elite tennis players face mental torture at Wimbledon, according to a leading sports psychologist.

The Hindu

Minor girl found dead, parents allege torture by teachers

A 16-year-old girl studying in a private school in Hoskote ended her life after she was allegedly subjected to torture for nearly a month. The Hoskote police have booked three teachers under charges of abetment to suicide.

The Guardian - UK

We knew it and thank God judges agree: Suella Braverman’s ‘cash for humans’ plan is immoral – and illegal

Every day we hear about the fear and trauma this dirty deal has caused among vulnerable people, says Sonya Sceats, chief executive of Freedom from Torture

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The Independent UK

Burkina Faso's military accused of killings, torture in latest Human Rights Watch report

A new Human Rights Watch report is accusing Burkina Faso's military of killing and torturing civilians in the country's northeast

Advnture

What are camp shoes – and what kind do you need?

Free your feet from their sweaty torture chambers and pad around your campsite in comfort with a pair of camp shoes

The Independent UK

Facebook content moderators in Kenya call the work 'torture.' Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide

Nearly 200 former content moderators for Facebook are suing the company and a local contractor in a court case in Kenya that could have implications for the work worldwide

The Guardian - US

US subjects Guantánamo Bay detainees to ‘cruel’ treatment, UN says after visit

First UN human rights investigator allowed to visit since it was set up says men subjected to ‘inhuman and degrading’ treatment

The Guardian - UK

UN says Russian forces have tortured and executed civilians in Ukraine

Report details widespread and systematic torture with summary executions of more than 70 people

The Independent UK

UN report finds Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine; Kyiv also abused detainees

The United Nations human rights office says Russian forces carried out widespread and systematic torture of civilians who were detained in connection with its attack on Ukraine, and summarily executed dozens of them

Newcastle Herald

Torture in the shed, a Crown witness is stabbed: the chaotic world of Kyna McAuley

It was a situation that, perhaps, could have been easily resolved.

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