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Police hunt for teenagers after kittens tortured and killed

The ‘incredibly distressing incident’ has sparked concern in the local community

The Independent UK

California couple and adult daughter arrested over ‘severe’ and ‘prolonged’ torture of six foster children

The alleged abuse may have began a decade ago when the children were first placed in the family’s care

The Independent UK

Former Uruguayan President Pepe Mujica Dead at 89

Mujica had been imprisoned and tortured by the Uruguayan dictatorship in the 1960s and 70s for nearly 15 years.

Latin Times

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Trump Administration Quietly Moves to Restrict Access to Asylum, Other Protections in Immigration Court

Even with the threat of torture in a Salvadoran prison hanging over their heads, migrants are more likely to be told

Capital & Main

UK faces legal challenge over asylum seekers’ deportations to Bulgaria

Deportees may face inhumane treatment and torture, say lawyers contesting Labour’s migration policy

The Guardian - UK

‘Acts of torture:’ Florida nurse accused of assaulting quadriplegic, non-verbal woman

Nia Ayers, 24, allegedly taped the victim’s mouth shut before ripping the tape off multiple times

The Independent UK

Dossier of alleged Sudan war crimes handed to Metropolitan police

Lawyers say evidence file outlines atrocities including torture and rape carried out by the Rapid Support Forces in the country’s brutal civil conflict

The Guardian - UK

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Storage device boiled in salt water, then grilled in an oven as proof of durability — Cerabyte's glass storage media claimed to be ultra-rugged

Storage startup Cerabyte has shared a video where it torture tests its memory media in boiling salt water and a pizza oven.

Tom’s Hardware

New Report Accuses Nicolás Maduro Regime of Post-Election Abuses, Including Killings, Kidnappings

"The Venezuelan government has killed, tortured, detained and forcibly disappeared people seeking democratic change," said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch.

Latin Times

Release of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia key to any peace deal, rights groups say

Kyiv-based Centre for Civil Liberties says tortured inmates bypassed amid focus on territory and security guarantees

The Guardian - UK

Elite Army Unit Tasked With Pacifying Southern Mexico Instead Accused of Wrongful Detentions, Torture

The unit is led by Álvaro Cuauhtémoc Serrano Escobedo, a former Federal Police commander implicated in a 2015 massacre where agents allegedly executed 22 civilians and tampered with the crime scene

Latin Times

Iran Hangs Man As Israeli Spy After 'Unfair' Trial: Activists

Iran on Wednesday executed a man convicted of espionage for Israel and involvement in the killing of a Revolutionary Guard but activists said he was sentenced to death after an unfair trial and a confession obtained by torture.

International Business Times

Inside Taganrog: beatings, electrocution and starvation at prison where Ukrainians were tortured

Russia is holding an estimated 16,000 civilians in arbitrary detention at 180 separate facilities. Taganrog was the most notorious.

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna brutally tortured in Russian custody, new investigation reveals

Examination of Roshchyna’s body in Ukraine revealed that her brain, eyes, and parts of trachea were missing

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: What our latest investigative series can tell you about Russia’s dark detention system

In today’s newsletter: The Viktoriia Project shines a light on the tragic story of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who paid the ultimate price to uncover the truth

The Guardian - UK

‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison

The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months

The Independent UK

Private equity executive raped and tortured women at his Manhattan apartment, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say a private equity executive turned his Manhattan apartment into a torture chamber of “grotesque sexual violence.”

The Conversation

Why Hollywood is finally taking horror films seriously

Horror films have always held an interesting place in cultural and cinematic circles. Despite proving consistently profitable and boasting a considerable fanbase, the genre has also been the target in several moments of cultural crisis. Think the video nasties of the 1970s and 80s, or the implied conservatism of the…

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The Independent UK

Demi Moore opens up about ‘torturing’ her body as she’s named People’s Most Beautiful Person

Oscar-nominated actor revealed she used to ‘punish’ herself to ensure she looked good physically

Salon

It didn’t start with Donald Trump

Donald Trump has his very own “black site” now — but he's not the first U.S. president

Salon

SCOTUS is too late for accountability

The Supreme Court now wants to rein in Trump — but they set the stage long ago

Evening Standard

OPINION - The London Question: Is busking 'psychological torture'?

A new court ruling has banned buskers from Leicester Square after complaints of "psychological torture" - but is it a fair call?

MusicRadar

“Non-stop heavy bass music... Almost inhumane and a form of torture": Psytrance festival is cancelled after a grand total of 11 complaints

But organisers hadn’t monitored sound levels properly

The Independent UK

Gambian ex-soldier convicted at US trial of torturing suspected backers of a failed 2006 coup

A former soldier from Gambia has been convicted of charges of torturing suspected backers of a failed coup against the West African country’s longtime dictator decades ago

The Independent UK

People detained in Myanmar after release from scam compounds attempt an escape

A group of more than 270 some men and women, who were rescued from forced labor in scam compounds months earlier but remain in detention in Myanmar, attempted a mass escape Sunday from a guarded facility out of fear that they may end up being sent back to the places…

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