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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 Guardian - 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 Independent UK

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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…

The Conversation

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

The Independent UK

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

Salon

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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?

Evening Standard

“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

MusicRadar

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…

The Independent UK

“The nuisance is exacerbated by the repetition and poor quality of some of the performances”: Buskers banned from London’s Leicester Square as performances likened to “psychological torture”

The tourist hotspot will fall quiet on April 17 as Westminster Council says it had “no choice” but to tackle “increasing noise disruption and anti-social behavior”

Guitar World

Mikal Mahdi killed by firing squad as South Carolina pushes execution spree

Mahdi, who killed an officer in 2004, endured torture in his childhood and argued he had been denied a fair trial

The Guardian - US

Buskers banned in Leicester Square after judge says public singing is 'psychological torture'

Westminster Council said it had been left with ‘no choice’ but to remove the street entertainment pitches in the world famous tourist hotspot

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The Independent UK

Gambian torture victims testify in US against a member of former dictator's military

An ex-military officer in Gambia and others have testified this week against a man on federal trial, accused of conspiring to torture opponents of the West Africa nation's longtime dictator

The Guardian - US

Lawyers fight to stop South Carolina man’s execution by firing squad

Mikal Mahdi, who killed a man in 2004, endured prolonged torture as child and didn’t receive a fair trial, lawyers argue

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Kayla Harrison admits cutting down to bantamweight is ‘torture’ and ‘definitely not healthy’

Kayla Harrison acknowledges that her cut down to bantamweight takes a toll on her body.

The Guardian - UK

‘No one recognised him, even as he said his name’: last video of rescued man shows horror of Sudan torture camps

Death of well-known Khartoum businessman Alwaleed Abdeen days after his release from an RSF camp prompts wave of mourning

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The Independent UK

Ex-member of former Gambia dictator's military unit on trial for torture in US

Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the U.S. trial of a man accused of torturing political opponents of Gambia’s ex-military dictator Yahya Jammeh nearly 20 years ago

The Times of India

Boss reports employee to HR for ‘too much’ vacation— what happens next will shock you

Many might say there are two kinds of bosses in the world: One that is alarmingly interested in their employees' daily lives and the other who could barely care to remember their name. Others state that all kinds of bosses are just the same and what varies is their degrees…

International Business Times

Experts Accuse 54 Top Nicaragua Officials Of Grave Abuses

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, his wife, and dozens of senior officials were responsible for arbitrary detentions, torture and extrajudicial executions, a report by UN experts said Thursday.

Latin Times

Soccer Team Tribute Tattoo Triggered Deportation of Venezuelan Athlete Accused of Gang Ties

Reyes Barrios' only prior legal encounter was his participation in anti-regime protests against Venezuela's Maduro which led to his detention and alleged torture in 2023

The National (Scotland)

Labour warned 'you're responsible if anything happens to Jaggi'

THE UK Government has been warned that “if anything untoward were to happen” to a Scot who has faced torture and the threat of execution in an…

The Guardian - UK

British activist in solitary confinement in India despite acquittal, family say

Brother of Jagtar Singh Johal claims he is being ‘mentally tortured’ through unwarranted detention

The Independent UK

Jagtar Singh Johal’s family urge faster action from Starmer government after Briton moved to solitary confinement

Family says Johal’s conditions have ‘worsened’ since acquittal last month in one of nine terror cases

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