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Syrian exiles hunt down Assad’s torturers in gripping Cannes thriller

“Ghost Trail”, which opened the Critics’ Week sidebar in Cannes this week, follows a Syrian exile’s pursuit of the man who tortured him during the country’s civil war. FRANCE 24 spoke to French director Jonathan Millet, whose impressive Cannes debut delivered one of the festival’s early hits.

France 24

'It leaves a scar': Palestinian professor details experience of torture by Israel

A PALESTINIAN professor with Robert Gordon University gave a powerful speech in which he detailed his experience of torture at the hands of the…

The National (Scotland)

Israeli abuse of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti ‘amounts to torture’

With thousands now held without charge, lawyers say Israel is signalling that no detainee is safe

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Custodial violence complaint | Madras High Court directs Villupuram Collector to exhume body for re-postmortem

The Madras High Court has directed Villupuram Collector to exhume the body of an individual suspected to have died due to custodial torture

The Hindu

Tunisian lawyers launch one-day strike over police repression

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of the Tunisian capital after a lawyer was allegedly tortured by police.

Al Jazeera

Chelsea flower show hosts garden designed to help survivors of torture

Charity that challenged UK’s Rwanda policy helps create space designed to evoke happier memories of homelands

The Guardian - UK

Supreme Court to look into the death of a painter whose widow claims is an obvious case of custodial torture by T.N. Police

Supreme Court examines alleged custodial torture leading to death of painter, raising questions on police accountability and justice.

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US crypto entrepreneur arrested in Dubai alleges torture by police

Edel Hsieh, who is linked to HyperVerse CEO, alleges police tortured him into signing a false confession

The Guardian - US

UK officials under fire for congratulating ‘repressive’ new chief of Uganda’s army

Activists call move ‘absurd’, as Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Museveni, is accused of torture and abusing critics

The Guardian - UK

British woman admits role in global monkey torture network

Holly LeGresley, 37, whose username was ‘The Immolator’, uploaded images and videos to online group

The Guardian - UK

Slum to stardom: Indonesian film director Joko Anwar is riding high

Indonesia’s most prolific film director is juggling multiple projects as his latest film proves box office gold.

Al Jazeera

Murder, torture, rape: Domestic violence in the ACT courts

These shocking cases are the tip of the iceberg.

The Canberra Times

Russian Soldiers Arrested For Drunken Killing Spree In Kherson

Disturbing reports of Russian soldiers' killing spree in Kherson, targeting civilians and LGBTQ+ residents, along with the torture and death of a Ukrainian...

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The Abu Ghraib abuse scandal 20 years on: What redress for victims?

Two decades since images of Iraqi men being abused by US soldiers shocked the world, victims still seeking justice.

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Al Jazeera

Evidence of torture as nearly 400 bodies found in Gaza mass graves

Some victims found at two hospitals were ‘buried alive’ while others were ‘executed’ by the Israeli military.

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Ever wondered how much your MTB suspension fork can bend? I take a look inside Fox Factory’s product development testing facility and find out

Exploring Fox Factory’s suspension and component torture chambers where new products are developed and tested

Al Jazeera

The thousands of Palestinians Israel arrests, tortures, holds even in death

As Palestinians mark Prisoner’s Day, Israel continues to hold and mistreat thousands of Palestinian captives.

The Guardian - UK

US and UK complicit in detentions at Syrian camps where torture rife, says Amnesty

Report says thousands of people held in little-reported facilities where authorities are violating human rights on a large scale

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Ukraine Man Seeks Justice In Argentina Against Russians

Ukrainian man seeks justice in Argentina for alleged torture by Russians, highlighting universal jurisdiction and international cooperation in addressing h...

The Guardian - UK

A Russian pacifist helped Ukrainians flee the country. Then the Kremlin caught him

Alexander Demidenko, who guided refugees back to their homeland, was arrested and tortured by Kremlin forces. One of the many he helped recalls his courage and kindness

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Abu Ghraib Survivors Seek Justice Against Military Contractor

Landmark U.S. trial as Abu Ghraib survivors sue CACI for torture, seeking accountability and justice.

The Guardian - UK

Keith Carmichael obituary

Human rights campaigner who founded the charity Redress following his unlawful imprisonment and torture in Saudi Arabia

AAP

Woman charged for allegedly throwing dog off cliff

A woman has been charged with animal torture more than a year after she allegedly threw a dog off a cliff south of Sydney.

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Former Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Sentenced For Racial Abuse

Former Mississippi law enforcement officers sentenced for abusing two Black men in Braxton. Victims subjected to racist violence and torture, shedding ligh...

The Guardian - UK

‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM

Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against women and children’

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