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Trinamool leader faces people’s anger at Sandeshkhali

Sandeshkhali violence: Trinamool Congress leader chased by villagers in West Bengal amid allegations of land grab and torture.

The Hindu

After this week’s Julian Assange court hearing, this is clear: extradition would amount to a death sentence

Lawyers posed the pivotal question: how can exposing crime and torture be worse than committing them, says former Guardian crime correspondent Duncan Campbell

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a torture regime’: the last days of Alexei Navalny

The fiercest political opponent of Vladimir Putin understood that he might never leave prison alive

The Guardian - UK

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Russian war crimes in Ukraine: The quest for justice

Two years after Russia's full-scale invasion began, around a fifth of Ukrainian territory remains under Russian occupation – a repressive regime where arbitrary detentions, beatings and torture are the norm. Victims and activists want to ensure that such war crimes don't go unpunished; Ukrainian courts have already tried some perpetrators,…

France 24

"We were on live TV in front of millions of people. And it was torture": What happened when John Frusciante sabotaged the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Saturday Night Live

It's 1992, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are on the cusp of superstardom, and unhappy guitarist John Frusciante has just been kicked

Louder

Paraguay Policeman Gets 30-year Sentence For Dictatorship Torture

A Paraguayan court has sentenced an 87-year-old former policeman to 30 years in jail for brutal torture carried out during the country's military dictatorship, according to the ruling released on Tuesday.

International Business Times

‘Systematic torture’: To be Palestinian in an Israeli prison

Israel stepped up its arrest campaign in the occupied West Bank, and mistreatment of prisoners in its overstuffed jails.

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Paraguayan Policeman On Trial For Torture Meted Out Decades Ago

Five decades ago, he was a feared policeman nicknamed "the Whip," an enforcer of Paraguay's military dictatorship.

International Business Times

Fisherman charged with torture, slavery of deckhands

Slavery, assault and torture offences are among further charges laid against a fisherman accused of mistreating numerous deckhands on his boats.

AAP

ADF chief unaware Fijian officer handed senior Australian army role was accused of torture, parliament told

Angus Campbell tells parliament recently appointed brigade deputy commander Penioni (Ben) Naliva is entitled to presumption of innocence

The Guardian - AU

Defence chief unaware of commander's torture allegation

A Fijian colonel facing torture allegations was appointed to oversee 3000 Australian troops, without the knowledge of the defence force chief.

AAP

‘Govt concealing facts’: Caravan notice points to ‘absurd confidentiality’ of takedown

In another instance pointing to opaque content takedowns in India, The Caravan has been told to remove a piece it had published two weeks ago under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act and its rules. The article pertains to the alleged torture and deaths of villagers in Jammu and…

Newslaundry

Centre orders The Caravan to take down article on Army ‘torture and murder’ in Jammu

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered The Caravan magazine to take down a story it published on the subject of the Army’s alleged “torture and murder of civilians in a restive Jammu.” The Caravan says it will challenge the order. The article that was part of a series…

The Hindu

Torture and kidnap charges over alleged attack on woman

A woman has been left shaken after she was allegedly taken from a Brisbane home and attacked, with two men charged with kidnapping and torture.

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The Guardian - UK

Council of Europe calls on UK not to process asylum claims in Rwanda

People may be exposed to abuses such as torture and degrading treatment in Rwanda, says watchdog

Evening Standard

What is the Dark Web? Brianna Ghey's killer viewed violent videos on illegal sites

The high-profile case has sparked renewed interest in the hidden parts of the internet

Newcastle Herald

Family's 'torture' after horrific scooter accident in Thailand

'As a mum, you just feel overwhelmed, helpless, scared.'

Evening Standard

Teenage killers of schoolgirl Brianna Ghey jailed for life

Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe were jailed for a minimum of 22 and 20 years respectively for the murder of Brianna in February 2023

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Pakistan: Balochistan administration declines to hand over bodies of 14 people to kin

Despite huge protests by people in Balochistan against torture and atrocities, the provincial administration in Pakistan has refused to hand over the bodies of 14 people to their families. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Argylle reviews: Apple Original Film panned by critics — “One of the most chaotically stupid action movies to torture audiences in ages.”

Apple Original Film Argylle has just received its first outpouring of reviews and things aren’t looking very good.

The Guardian - UK

Refugee files complaint to UN against Spain over 2014 border deaths

Country accused of violating torture convention in hope of finding justice decade after incident in which at least 15 people died

Al Jazeera

Kenya declares cult an ‘organised criminal group’ after starvation deaths

The authorities’ declaration comes as cult leader Mackenzie faces charges of murder, child torture and “terrorism”.

The Guardian - UK

Charity with Prince Harry as director investigating rape and torture claims

African Parks examines alleged atrocities against Indigenous people by its Congo Republic guards after ‘decade of alerts’ from Survival International

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White House concerned over Alabama execution; UN calls it possible torture

In this informative conversation, Sister Helen Prejean discusses the controversial execution of a death row inmate in Alabama and the ethical implications ...

The Guardian - US

Alabama condemned for nitrogen gas execution: ‘They intended to torture him’

State’s ‘slow and agonizing’ execution of Kenneth Smith using an untested method labeled as cruel by experts and advocates

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