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Iran Sentences Couple to Torture for 'Threatening Public Health by Keeping a Cat'

An Iranian couple was sentenced to prison time and flogging for a series of charges, including "keeping a cat".

Latin Times · Oct 9, 2024

“Sadist”: Owner of “America’s Scariest Attraction” Slammed After Scare Actor Exposes His Practice

"That's not a haunt. That's pure torture." The post “Sadist”: Owner of “America’s Scariest Attraction” Slammed After Scare Actor Exposes His Practice first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Oct 7, 2024

Gaza, One Year Later, Ep 2: ‘Cheerleading’ torture and Israel’s crisis of conscience

On October 7th last year, Israel experienced a traumatic attack by Hamas: over a 1,000 killed, 250 taken hostage. The world mourned with Israel. But a year later, Israel’s devastating response has raised questions within Israeli society itself, whether the country is at risk of losing its moral compass. 

Newslaundry · Oct 7, 2024

‘Indefinite torture’: Australian children held in Syrian camp feel abandoned as other countries repatriate citizens

Plea comes as high court refuses to hear Save the Children appeal to return families of slain Islamic State fighters

The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2024

Canadian detained by China describes months of psychological torture and solitary confinement

Michael Korvig, a former Canadian diplomat, was taken into custody in December 2018 and held for more than 1,000 days

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024

‘Pig butchering’ fraud: the link between modern slavery, torture and online crime

Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler tells the story of a fraudster who convinces women he met on a dating app to “loan” him large sums of money. It shows the devastating financial damage and psychological trauma online romance fraud can inflict on its victims. But it’s not just carried out…

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2024

Victims of torture and trafficking rounded up for Rwanda deportation under Tory scheme, report finds

Migrants speak about being suddenly detained for removal to Rwanda in new charity report

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2024

Alaska man charged with threatening to torture and kill six Supreme Court justices and their families

The threatening messages contained ‘violent, racist, and homophobic rhetoric,’ the indictment said

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024

Kremlin prisoner-swap exclusive: How I survived 11 months in Putin’s gulag

Vladimir Kara-Murza, one of the faces of Russian opposition to Putin alongside Evan Gershkovich, sits down with The Independent for the first time since being freed in a historic prisoner swap. Tom Watling reports

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024

Gabon's Ousted Leader Bongo Says Renouncing Politics For Good

Gabon's ex-president Ali Bongo Ondimba, who was overthrown in a coup last year, has said he is withdrawing from political life and asked for clemency for his imprisoned wife and son who he said face "violence" and "torture".

International Business Times · Sep 19, 2024