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‘It’s about justice’: fighter from guerrilla war sues Spanish government for €1m

Joan Busquets, 96, suffered torture, forced labour and 20 years in prison under the Franco regime and seeks reparations

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian men face sexual torture in Russian detention centres: UN

The UN says most reported cases of sexual violence against men occur in detention centres.

Al Jazeera

To not know if you will ever be safe is torture. Labor’s deportation laws are cruel

Trauma is a friend of mine. I’m healing myself through the connection I have with many amazing Australians

The Guardian - AU

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Father of ex-British soldier captured by Russia fears son will be tortured after fighting for Ukraine

Father says he tried to stop his son James Scott Rhys Anderson from joining the Ukrainian forces

The Independent UK

Father of ‘former British soldier’ captured in Russia fears son will be tortured

Scott Anderson said he and other family members had tried to convince the 22-year-old not to fight for Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Father of former British soldier captured in Russia fears son will be tortured

Scott Anderson said he and other family members had tried to convince the 22-year-old not to fight for Ukraine

Evening Standard

Dying in ‘Hell’: The fate of Palestinian medics jailed by Israel

One of Gaza’s most prominent doctors may have been raped to death, recent revelations show. He’s not the only one.

Al Jazeera

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Woman ‘who tortured at least three dogs to death’ kept a journal of her alleged depraved acts

Brook Scalero was arrested earlier this month and later allegedly admitted to her involvement in the deaths of three animals, say investigators

The Independent UK

Woman Opens Up About Being Kidnapped, Imprisoned, And Tortured By Married Couple For 7 Years

Colleen Stan revealed being picked up by a young couple and being kept inside a box under their bed for seven years. The post Woman Opens Up About Being Kidnapped, Imprisoned, And Tortured By Married Couple For 7 Years first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Six who abducted by Kuki militants found dead in Manipur

All bodies were kept in a hospital in Assam. Bodies bore signs of torture. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Two Worcestershire women jailed for role in global monkey torture network

Holly LeGresley, 37, and Adriana Orme, 56 uploaded content of monkeys being tortured to online chat groups

The Guardian - UK

Exiles ask King Charles to rescind honour awarded to king of Bahrain

Buckingham Palace accused of ‘burying’ news of GCVO bestowed on King Hamad, whose regime is accused of torture and censorship

The Guardian - UK

Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, $42m damages

Defence contractor CACI, whose employees worked at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib, ordered to pay damages after 15-year legal delays.

Al Jazeera

US Contractor Ordered To Pay $42 Mn To Iraqis Tortured At Abu Ghraib

A federal jury on Tuesday ordered a US defense contractor to pay $42 million in damages to three Iraqi men who were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison, their lawyers said.

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The Independent UK

Former Abu Ghraib prisoners awarded $42 million as US military contractor found liable for helping in torture

A U.S. jury has awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to their torture and mistreatment two decades ago

The Independent UK

New Zealand's leaders formally apologize to survivors of abuse in state and church care

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament on Tuesday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in care

Dynamite News

VIDEO: Watch the video of five years ago in which Manoj Tibrewal Aakash' family was tortured by bulldozer

Amidst the buzz going on all over the country about the Supreme Court landmark judgement against bulldozer action, watch the video of five years ago in this report of Dynamite News, in which Manoj Tibrewal Aakash ancestral house was bulldozed and the family was tortured:

The Independent UK

We still don’t know everything that happened at Guantánamo Bay. The 9/11 trial could tell us

An obscure records request, an ACLU lawsuit, and the 9/11 trial could finally shed light on what the CIA was doing at Guantánamo’s mysterious Camp 7, writes Josh Marcus

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The Guardian - UK

Fears grow that woman arrested for undressing in Iran could be tortured in psychiatric unit

Protesters and political prisoners are being drugged, tortured and beaten in state-run institutions, say rights groups

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer criticised after greeting Emirati offical accused of torture

KEIR Starmer has been criticised after personally welcoming an Emirati official who has been accused of orchestrating the torture of two British men…

The Independent UK

He’s a wanted man accused of overseeing torture of Britons – now Emirati general is heading to UK

British academic Matthew Hedges says UAE security services chief and Interpol director Ahmed Naser Al Raisi is ultimately responsible for his torture

The Independent UK

UN-backed experts: Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners is a crime against humanity

U.N.-backed human rights experts say Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war is a crime against humanity

Latin Times

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."

The Guardian - AU

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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