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Guantánamo detainee accuses UK agencies of complicity in his torture

Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri wants to bring case examining alleged role of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ in his mistreatment by CIA

The Guardian - UK

Everton fans need to be braced for 90 minutes of nerve-wracking torture

Our Everton fans' jury look ahead to Sunday's do-or-die Premier League relegation decider against Bournemouth

Liverpool Echo

U.S. continues quest to hide torture

Will we ever know the full story of the horrific global torture regime U.S. established in the War on Terror?

Salon

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A gruesome reminder

A few weeks ago, suspected serial killer Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, dubbed "Aem Cyanide", shook Thai society when it was revealed she had poisoned all 15 of her victims. Despite the fact that she has not legally acknowledged her involvement in the murders, her response has sparked fury on social media. She…

Bangkok Post

From Tokyo blow to dealing with personal loss, Karen Bennett targets Paris podium

Karen Bennett inhales the air with the view of her aquatic happy place before her. The sun-drenched scene can be a torture chamber, too, at times.

The National (Scotland)

Hallucinations in the movies tend to be about chaos, violence and mental distress. But they can be positive too

Hallucinations are often depicted in the movies as terrifying experiences. Think Jake Gyllenhaal seeing a monstrous rabbit in Donnie Darko, Leonardo DiCaprio experiencing the torture of Shutter Island, Natalie Portman in Black Swan, or Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker.

The Conversation

Govt dodges anti-torture law bullet

The caretaker government does not have to take responsibility after the Constitutional Court invalidated the executive decree suspending four provisions of the anti-torture law, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.

Bangkok Post

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The voice of Hestu responds to all the Korok torture in Tears of the Kingdom: "I see your sins"

Hestu VA Cristina Vee Valenzuela shares her own "traumatizing" Korok carriage accident

GamesRadar

Queensland changes laws to accommodate UN prisons inspectors

A UN anti-torture subcommittee suspended its inspections last year after being refused access to some facilities

The Guardian - AU

Govt told to answer for torture law

A human rights lawyer on Monday called on the government to show responsibility after the Constitutional Court invalidated an executive decree suspending four provisions of the new law against torture and enforced disappearance.

Bangkok Post

I'm kicking myself for not trying Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's 'infinite' glider trick sooner

There's gotta be a way to torture Koroks with this

GamesRadar

Russian mercenaries behind slaughter of 500 in Mali village, UN report finds

Report implicates Wagner group fighters in Moura atrocity, including the torture and rape of civilians

The Guardian - UK

Decree delaying anti-torture law shot down

The Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled by a majority that an executive decree postponing the enforcement of key provisions of the law against torture and enforced disappearance was unconstitutional.

Bangkok Post

Not caging children under 14 is the bare minimum we can do to not torture kids

I’ve watched smart, funny teenagers unravel behind bars. Australia needs to raise the age to keep young kids out of prison

The Guardian - AU

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The Independent UK

New Mexico authorities describe caregivers' torture of disabled woman who died

New Mexico's top prosecutor says caregivers tortured a 38-year-old developmentally disabled woman before her death

Bangkok Post

Delay torture law no more

After a long waiting game, the police and other law enforcement agencies must fully implement the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act after the Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled 8-1 against an executive decree postponing the enforcement of sections 22-25 of the Act until October this year,…

Tribune News Service

Why so many electric car chargers in America don't work

In a nondescript office park in San Jose, California, ChargePoint Holdings Inc. runs a torture lab of sorts. It’s here that the operator of the U.S.’s largest network of electric vehicle chargers subjects its products to extreme temperatures and rain, and puts them through simulated dust storms and earthquakes. Pulley…

Reuters

Jailed Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza faces 'psychological torture', wife says

Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, said authorities were torturing him psychologically by denying him calls with his children while he serves a 25-year sentence on charges he says are politically motivated.

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The Independent UK

Women and girls related to suspected Isis affiliate members ‘abused and arbitrarily detained’ in Egypt

‘Women and girls who reached out for help were instead punished with arbitrary detention and torture,’ human rights group alleges

The Guardian - US

This 9/11 suspect and ‘torture prop’ has spent 20 years in Guantánamo. Is he nearing a deal with the US?

Ammar al-Baluchi was a human experiment for interrogators learning brutal techniques. Now prosecutors have proposed a plea bargain

PC Gamer

Are Zelda players okay?

Korok torture seems to be the new Zelda pasttime. Welcome to sandbox freedom, Nintendo players.

Inverse

'Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Korok Torture Devices Will Make You Cry

'Tears of the Kingdom' allows players enormous freedom to build fantastic machines. Naturally, it hasn't taken long for some folks to use their creations for devious purposes.

The Hindu

Cherlapally prison authorities tortured me, I attempted suicide unable to bear their harassment: prisoner complains to judge

A convict complained to a judge that he was assaulted by Cherlapally Prison officials and other fellow prisoners at the behest of Prison Superintendent

Al Jazeera

Oil giant ExxonMobil settles long-running Indonesia torture case

The trial in the 22-year-old case brought by villagers in Aceh province was due to start next week.

ABC News

Exxon Mobil settles Indonesian torture case after more than 20 years

Indonesian villagers — who allege they were subjected to torture, sexual assault, beatings and watching their loved ones being shot by Indonesian soldiers contracted by ExxonMobil in 2001 — agree to a settlement. WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.

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