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Real Halloween Serial Killers: 44 Years Ago, The Toolbox Killers Kidnapped Hitchhiker Shirley Ledford, and Tortured Her With Icepicks

On a Halloween night 45 years ago, the infamous "Toolbox Killers" kidnapped, tortured and killed their final teenage victim.

Latin Times

Taliban Prohibits Women from Being Heard by Other Women: 'A Form of Mental Torture'

Human rights activists warn that women could be banned from having conversations with one another after the Taliban declared that women's voices as "awrah."

Latin Times

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv announces draft of 160,000 more troops

Russia claims control of Selydove, near Pokrovsk; spotlight on Moscow’s expanded use of torture since invasion. What we know on day 980

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Robber locked up for life for ‘torture murder’ of man for £30,000 cannabis stash

Olsi Kuka, 25, was attacked by a group of men who burst into his flat in London in May 2022.

The Independent UK

Robber gets life for ‘torture murder’ after police sniffer dog called Sunflower-Monty helps crack the case

Olsi Kuka, 25, was attacked by a group of men who burst into his flat

Evening Standard

‘Carved on bodies and souls’: Ukrainian men face ‘systemic’ sexual torture in Russian detention centres

Ukraine only beginning to grapple with impact of widespread but unspoken abuse

The Guardian - UK

LRA rebel commander jailed in Uganda for war crimes in landmark case

Thomas Kwoyelo, a mid-level commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army rebel group, was sentenced to 40 years in prison in Uganda on Friday for war crimes including murder, rape, enslavement, torture and kidnap.

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What's driving France's sudden deportation of Kurdish activists?

France has a history of granting political asylum to Kurdish nationalists from Turkey who risk prison and torture back home. But recent deportations of Kurdish activists show a growing rift between the French state and its judiciary. One of these deportations has since been ruled illegal on appeal.

Radio France Internationale

Visitors Stripped, Shocked, And Mentally Tortured At England's Most Extreme Haunted House 'Enola'

Enola at the Scare Maze in Walsall, England, is a terrifying haunted house experience that pushes visitors to their psychological limits.

International Business Times UK

Rattled Elon Musk goes on late-night attack against Tim Walz after ‘dips***’ comments

Billionaire compares Minnesota governor to clown emoji: ‘Saving the American people from the torture of hearing you speak for four years was worth it’

The Independent UK

California foster dad sentenced to 7 years for abusing child torture victims

A California man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for abusing foster children he was assigned to care for in his home, including some who had been previously tortured by their parents

The Independent UK

California Man Tortured Girlfriend on Christmas Eve, Forcibly Tattooed Her: 'I Wanted Her To Feel The Pain'

In addition to first-degree murder, Saul Nava, 24, was also found guilty of kidnapping, torture, aggravated mayhem, and a slew of other charges.

International Business Times

Rights groups urge Thailand to release Vietnamese activist, saying he faces torture if extradited

Nearly three dozen rights groups urge Thailand’s prime minister to release a Vietnamese activist facing extradition, warning he risks torture if returned

The Independent UK

PCI issues show-cause notice to Caravan over story on army’s ‘torture of civilians’ in Poonch

Months after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting directed The Caravan magazine to take down its story on the Indian army’s “torture and murder of civilians” in Poonch and Rajaouri of Jammu, the Press Council of India has sent a show-cause notice to the media outlet.

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Sudhir Chaudhary claims Bahraich victim ‘brutally tortured’, cops say ‘no truth’

Days after one Ram Gopal Mishra was shot dead in the Bahraich violence, anchor Sudhir Chaudhary detailed a “postmortem of hate” – purportedly riddled with misinformation – on his show Black and White on AajTak on Wednesday.

Reason

Venezuela's Post-Election Crackdown Was Filled With Human Rights Abuses

The U.N. has documented killings, forced disappearances, and torture.

International Business Times

NRA Boss Linked to Frat that Tortured a Cat By Cutting Off Its Paws, Setting It On Fire Because It Wasn't Using Litter Box

The recently elected head of the National Rifle Association was the president of a fraternity when he and four brothers tortured and killed their house cat because it wasn't using its litter box.

Latin Times

NRA Boss Linked to Frat that Tortured a Cat By Cutting Off Its Paws, Setting It On Fire Because It Wasn't Using Litter Box

The recently elected head of the National Rifle Association was the president of a fraternity when he and four brothers tortured and killed their house cat because it wasn't using its litter box.

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The Guardian - US

US officials attend Gaza aid meetings on site of Israeli prison accused of ‘horrific’ torture

Revealed: USAid officials meet Israeli counterparts at Sde Teiman base, where detainees say abuse runs rampant

The Guardian - AU

Alleged Pinochet agent turned Bondi nanny Adriana Rivas launches last-ditch appeal to block extradition to Chile

Rivas, who is accused by Chile of being a torturer and kidnapper, launches challenge in the federal court

Newslaundry

Hafta letters: Israel, Gaza series, journalists

Hello to all,I have a few suggestions for the new title for Jayashree:EXPERT – Executive Extraordinaire for Promos, Editorials, Recordings, and Tales.EDITOR – Executive Director of Integrated Tales, Output, and Recordings.CREATOR – Chief of Recordings, Editorials, and Tales across the online realm.LEADER – Longform, Editorial, and Audio Director of Exceptional…

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Activists Arrested In Myanmar Face Risk Of Torture

Activists arrested in Myanmar face risk of torture amid crackdown on dissent. International rights groups urge for their safety.

The Independent UK

New arrests revive concern that nonviolent political protesters in Myanmar may be tortured

Concern is rising that two nonviolent activists opposed to military rule in Myanmar are at high risk of torture after being arrested in raids this week in Yangon, the country’s biggest city

France 24

HRW slams 'war crime' as Israel accused of mistreating Palestinian prisoners

Amnesty International says there have been horrifying cases of torture and degrading treatment of Palestinian detainees, with a failure to investigate incidents in custody. Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch says Israeli forces have published degrading photographs and videos of detained Palestinians, including children. To discuss these serious accusations about the treatment…

Latin Times

Iran Sentences Couple to Torture for 'Threatening Public Health by Keeping a Cat'

An Iranian couple was sentenced to prison time and flogging for a series of charges, including "keeping a cat".

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