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DARK SECRETS: 9 | Vintage Vibes

39 Ancient Execution Methods That Reveal Just How Cruel History Could Be

Ever wondered how torture and capital punishment like in the olden times?

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Imran Khan’s son says father kept in ‘death cell’ as he files UN appeal alleging torture: ‘No one is safe’

Kasim Khan, political leader’s 26-year-old son, claims his father has not been allowed to see his doctor and his access to lawyers is restricted

The Independent UK

After years living quietly in Florida, Shah of Iran’s alleged ‘chief torturer’ must face accusations in court

Parviz Sabeti crafted a low-profile life for his family – but now he faces a $225m lawsuit over atrocities committed in prisons in Tehran and elsewhere

The Guardian - US

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Trump paid El Salvador $5M to jail deportees – with conditions on abortion and DEI but not preventing torture

Secret memos made public this week show Trump administration’s arrangement with Nayib Bukele to jail Venezuelans

The Independent UK

I Can’t Get Over That Intense Torture Scene In Terminal List: Dark Wolf, And One Star Told Me Why It Was A ‘Massive Turning Point’ For Their Character

This feels like a turning point.

Cinemablend

A look at 27 custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu: Most victims were poor and marginalised

For P Marimuthu, July 30, 2025 was supposed to mark the end of a long episode of harassment by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. A day ago, the 48-year-old tribal man had been acquitted by an Udumalpet court in a ganja case—one that activists say he was falsely accused in.…

Newslaundry

Trump DOJ official’s vulgar courthouse threat just got exposed, and the $5 million deal behind it is even worse

Trump paid El Salvador to torture migrants with zero legal help.

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ICC opens war crimes hearing against Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony

Kony faces charges for the Lord’s Resistance Army campaign of torture and abuse in Uganda in the early 2000s.

Al Jazeera

Appeals court hears from US military contractor ordered to pay $42M to former Abu Ghraib detainees

An appeals court is set to hear oral arguments from a U.S. military contractor ordered to pay $42 million for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago

The Independent UK

‘I broke completely’: how jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds

A growing number of Kenyans, Ugandans and Ethiopians are being trafficked to Myanmar, where missing online scam targets leads to beatings and torture

The Guardian - UK

Where God Is Not review – victims of torture by the Iranian secret police re-enact their abuse

Empowering for some, deeply traumatic for others, the former detainees in Mehran Tamadon’s documentary paint a harrowing picture of systematic maltreatment

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian children forced into weapons training and tortured by Russia

A new report has found 55% were subjected to pro-Russian indoctrination and 10% subjected to torture and cruel treatment

The Independent UK

UN decries crimes including gang rape, murder, torture in Congo conflict over last year

The U.N. human rights office says Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings of civilians and other “horrific” atrocities in eastern Congo this year

The Independent UK

Russia plans to withdraw from Europe's anti-torture treaty

Moscow's decision will likely be seen as inconsequential given growing condemnation of widespread human rights abuses committed in Ukraine.

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Keir Starmer refuses to condemn Nigel Farage's mass deportation speech

Keir Starmer has refused to criticise Nigel Farage’s speech where he outlined his plans to deport 600,000 asylum seekers which he called a…

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Man Who Hasn’t Slept In 2 Years Is Begging Experts To Solve His Medical Mystery: “My Eyes Are Melting”

“I can't take this torture much longer,” said Oliver Alvis, a train driver who claims he last slept in December 2023.

Radio France Internationale

‘Hope always endured’: Ukrainian women released from Russian prison speak out

Large-scale prisoner exchanges have been the only tangible result of three rounds of talks between Russia and Ukraine, between May and July – with the most recent taking place on Sunday. Three civilian women from the Donetsk region who were released on 14 August testified to the torture they endured…

The Independent UK

Indian police arrest man accused of burning wife alive over dowry demands

Victim’s family claims the two sisters were tortured over dowry since their marriage in 2016

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Mary-Louise Parker Talked To Me About Playing Her First Major Villain In Stephen King's 'The Institute,' And Her Thoughts On Ms. Sigsby’s Book-Changing Ending

You just can't keep a good child-torturer down.

Latin Times

U.S. Calls Citizens And Residents To Not Travel Or Stay In Venezuela: 'Grave Risks Of Illegal Detention, Torture, Terrorism, Kidnapping'

The U.S. Embassy in Venezuela called on American citizens or residents to not travel or stay in the South American country as troops move near its coast

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Austin Butler Flaunts “Peak Male Body” After He Stopped Torturing Himself For Film Roles

Austin Butler believed he had to be “tortured” to give a good performance for the camera. But now, he’s paying better attention to his health and eating habits.

Latin Times

Attorneys Escalate Criticism Of Harsh Conditions In 'Alligator Alcatraz': 'Bordering On Torture'

Attorneys representing migrants detained at "Alligator Alcatraz" are escalating their criticism of conditions endured there, with one saying it is "bordering on torture"

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‘Miserable’ Bryan Kohberger can’t do anything but ‘complain’ as inmates conspired to torture him in prison

The inmates "were waiting for him."

The Independent UK

Myanmar junta arrests children as young as two and uses ‘systematic torture’, says UN

Investigation finds incidents of war crimes and crimes against humanity have escalated since 2021 coup

Al Jazeera

UN probe finds evidence of ‘systematic torture’ in Myanmar

Investigators name senior figures among those responsible for alleged abuses at detention facilities.

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