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 Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2025
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 The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
DOJ blames admin error for deportation Lawyers fear that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia will be tortured in the notorious Terrorism Detention Center Salon · Apr 1, 2025
Palestinian doctors ‘tortured into confessions’ in harrowing claims of abuse against Israel’s soldiers SPECIAL REPORT: Dr Khaled Al-Serr, a surgeon at Al-Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, claims he was brutally beaten and other inmates told him they had been raped in Sde Teiman military detention centre, southern Israel. Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew reports The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
17 people sent to El Salvador prison Experts say those detained in El Salvador are likely subject to torture and other inhumane treatment Salon · Mar 31, 2025
Loud buskers playing songs on loop across Leicester Square is 'psychological torture', says judge Westminster City Council has failed to tackle noise nuisance from buskers in Leicester Square Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2025
38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia by Philippe Sands review – war crimes revisited In the final part of a bravura trilogy detailing the struggle to bring war criminals to account, Sands tracks a former SS commander to Chile, where he found a friend in Augusto Pinochet The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025
Man describes 24-hour treadmill fundraiser as ‘torture’ but ‘incredible’ Joe Pritchard ran continuously on a treadmill for 24 hours inside a pub to raise money for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025
Inside Israel’s ‘torture’ jails where Palestinians held without charge tell of brutal treatment SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: A special investigation by chief international correspondent Bel Trew and Rateb al-Qaissy reveals allegations of brutal treatment of Palestinians in Israeli facilities including rape, torture, medical neglect and death. Israel rejects all accusations of wrongdoing The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025
Nearly 25% of India cops back mob violence, 18% think Muslims naturally prone to crime: Report One in four police personnel in India support the idea of mobs acting as judge, jury and executioner in matters they consider grave. And 22 percent of police personnel believe that killing ‘dangerous criminals’ is better than giving them a legal trial. Newslaundry · Mar 27, 2025
Torture photos or the heavyweight championship: Zelensky reveals gift choice that sparked Oval Office Trump clash Lying on a side table just out of shot was a gift that the Ukraine leader had intended to present to the president before their clash The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
Nigerian journalists are harassed by the public, the state and paid ‘data boys’ – what must change Death threats, kidnapping, unlawful detention, torture and assassination are some of the crimes being committed against journalists in Nigeria, according to a recent report. Another recent report details how the police and politicians are responsible for 70% of these harassment cases. The Conversation · Mar 24, 2025
Thai officials secretly planned to deport Uyghurs while making repeated public denials Testimony from parliamentary inquiries and other evidence shows that top Thai officials secretly decided to hand a group of Uyghur detainees over to China while denying plans to do so in public, giving the detainees and their advocates no chance to make a last-ditch appeal before they were bundled off… The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025
Xbox Game Pass Just Added The Most Thrilling Multiplayer Action Game Of The Year 33 Immortals, a new early access action game, has you team up to fight your way out of Hell. It's one of the best multiplayer action games out this year. Inverse · Mar 20, 2025
Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025 Son of cricket legend Colin Cowdrey accuses neighbour of 'water torture' harassment campaign over sale of £3.85m house Jeremy Cowdrey says his neighbour Vanessa Gibson ‘terrorised’ him to ruin the sale of his property
Fortune · Mar 18, 2025 Ban on conversion 'therapy' to be reconsidered by Supreme Court. Here's what the discredited practice that tries to change LGBTQ youth is like It was “mentally and emotionally abusive,” says a young man who has been through it. An expert has called it "torture."
The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025 Family of man who died in custody say four-year wait for CPS decision is ‘form of torture’ Sister of William Cameron, who died in a police station in Berkshire in 2020, says delay has left family unable to grieve
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025 Behind Closed Doors review – Brazil’s descent into authoritarianism laid brutally bare João Pedro Bim’s documentary juxtaposes propagandist newsreel footage with 1960s audio recordings of the military dictatorship debating legalised torture
International Business Times · Mar 14, 2025 Russia 'Committed Crimes Against Humanity' In Ukraine: UN Probe Russia has committed the crimes against humanity of enforced disappearances and torture in its war in Ukraine -- part of a systematic attack on civilians, a United Nations investigation has concluded.
Latin Times · Mar 13, 2025 Survivors of Cartel Extermination Center Share Harrowing Testimonies Of Captivity: 'They Tortured Us Every Day' "If they sent you to get toilet paper or asked you to torture your partner you had to do it. There were no second chances given," one man said.
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025 Father and stepmother who murdered 10-year-old schoolgirl Sara Sharif lose bid to reduce prison sentences Court of Appeal also rules that Urfan Sharif will not have to serve a whole-life order
International Business Times · Mar 13, 2025 Parents Of Murdered UK-Pakistani Girl Appeal Life Terms A UK court on Thursday will hear the appeals of the father and stepmother of a murdered British-Pakistani girl, who were jailed for life after killing the child following years of torture.
The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2025 Former Thai police chief convicted of torture-killing of drug suspect found dead in his cell A Thai court in 2022 had jailed six police officers, apart from Thitisan, for life for torturing and killing a drug suspect during interrogation
Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025 Top US lawyer faces questioning over torture allegations Arthur Newbold, former general counsel for Dechert, is to be subpoenaed about activities of its ex-head of fraud in London
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025 ‘Here you will die’: detainees speak of executions, starvation and beatings at hands of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces Haunting accounts of torture in newly found detention centre lead to calls for an investigation into what experts say could be among the worst atrocities of Sudan’s civil war