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France called to fully recognise use of torture during Algerian war

Several NGOs and rights groups have asked France to recognise its use of torture during the Algerian war of independence, moving beyond an “incomplete” recognition in 2022.

Radio France Internationale

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf says Lahore police tortured arrested party worker

Following the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests against alleged rigging in February 8 general elections, the party said that the police tortured one of its arrested workers in Lahore, and he has been hospitalised in critical condition. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Death of Kerala veterinary student | Governor suspends Vice-Chancellor of veterinary university

Veterinary student death: Kerala Governor suspends Vice-Chancellor over student's suicide, citing SFI-PFI control on college campuses.

The Hindu

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High Court grants bail to couple in domestic help torture case

The Hindu

‘Extraordinary’: 101 women narrate A History of Women in 101 Objects audiobook

Miriam Margolyes, Kate Winslet and Gillian Anderson among those giving voice to objects including a femur, a thumbscrew and a glass dildo

The Guardian - UK

Three people jailed for London murder of vulnerable woman they tortured

Shakira Spencer’s former neighbour, her partner and their friend beat and starved her in what judge called ‘a sadistic campaign’

The Guardian - UK

Relief as Italian court says rescued refugees cannot be sent back to Libya

Italy’s highest court has ruled that the country’s vessels cannot return rescued refugees to the North African country.

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Lady Wanted To Give Up After 2 Years With No Progress, Gym Bro’s Words Helped Her Not To Quit

How do you feel about gyms? For a lot of people, going to the gym for a good workout sounds like torture. Not because they hate exercising, but because of the toxic gym culture where instead of being allowed to exercise in peace, people who are not in the shape…

Bored Panda

Trinamool leader faces people’s anger at Sandeshkhali

Sandeshkhali violence: Trinamool Congress leader chased by villagers in West Bengal amid allegations of land grab and torture.

The Hindu

After this week’s Julian Assange court hearing, this is clear: extradition would amount to a death sentence

Lawyers posed the pivotal question: how can exposing crime and torture be worse than committing them, says former Guardian crime correspondent Duncan Campbell

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a torture regime’: the last days of Alexei Navalny

The fiercest political opponent of Vladimir Putin understood that he might never leave prison alive

The Guardian - UK

Russian war crimes in Ukraine: The quest for justice

Two years after Russia's full-scale invasion began, around a fifth of Ukrainian territory remains under Russian occupation – a repressive regime where arbitrary detentions, beatings and torture are the norm. Victims and activists want to ensure that such war crimes don't go unpunished; Ukrainian courts have already tried some perpetrators,…

France 24

"We were on live TV in front of millions of people. And it was torture": What happened when John Frusciante sabotaged the Red Hot Chili Peppers on Saturday Night Live

It's 1992, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are on the cusp of superstardom, and unhappy guitarist John Frusciante has just been kicked

Louder

Paraguay Policeman Gets 30-year Sentence For Dictatorship Torture

A Paraguayan court has sentenced an 87-year-old former policeman to 30 years in jail for brutal torture carried out during the country's military dictatorship, according to the ruling released on Tuesday.

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Al Jazeera

‘Systematic torture’: To be Palestinian in an Israeli prison

Israel stepped up its arrest campaign in the occupied West Bank, and mistreatment of prisoners in its overstuffed jails.

International Business Times

Paraguayan Policeman On Trial For Torture Meted Out Decades Ago

Five decades ago, he was a feared policeman nicknamed "the Whip," an enforcer of Paraguay's military dictatorship.

AAP

Fisherman charged with torture, slavery of deckhands

Slavery, assault and torture offences are among further charges laid against a fisherman accused of mistreating numerous deckhands on his boats.

The Guardian - AU

ADF chief unaware Fijian officer handed senior Australian army role was accused of torture, parliament told

Angus Campbell tells parliament recently appointed brigade deputy commander Penioni (Ben) Naliva is entitled to presumption of innocence

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AAP

Defence chief unaware of commander's torture allegation

A Fijian colonel facing torture allegations was appointed to oversee 3000 Australian troops, without the knowledge of the defence force chief.

Newslaundry

‘Govt concealing facts’: Caravan notice points to ‘absurd confidentiality’ of takedown

In another instance pointing to opaque content takedowns in India, The Caravan has been told to remove a piece it had published two weeks ago under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act and its rules. The article pertains to the alleged torture and deaths of villagers in Jammu and…

The Hindu

Centre orders The Caravan to take down article on Army ‘torture and murder’ in Jammu

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered The Caravan magazine to take down a story it published on the subject of the Army’s alleged “torture and murder of civilians in a restive Jammu.” The Caravan says it will challenge the order. The article that was part of a series…

AAP

Torture and kidnap charges over alleged attack on woman

A woman has been left shaken after she was allegedly taken from a Brisbane home and attacked, with two men charged with kidnapping and torture.

The Guardian - UK

Council of Europe calls on UK not to process asylum claims in Rwanda

People may be exposed to abuses such as torture and degrading treatment in Rwanda, says watchdog

Evening Standard

What is the Dark Web? Brianna Ghey's killer viewed violent videos on illegal sites

The high-profile case has sparked renewed interest in the hidden parts of the internet

Newcastle Herald

Family's 'torture' after horrific scooter accident in Thailand

'As a mum, you just feel overwhelmed, helpless, scared.'

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