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'Thousands of monkeys are being killed in blenders for sick online torture rings'

There are among 20 people under investigation globally for being involved in trading brutal videos of baby long-tailed macaques having body parts amputated and being tortured and decapitated in Indonesia

Daily Mirror

Hell on earth – how a place of torture has haunted us culturally over time

From Bosch to Dante to Sartre, and from Hell’s Angels to Hell’s Kitchen to Hellraiser, visions of the infernal location and condition still resonate

The Guardian - UK

Lake Alice: Court’s stay of charges ends quest for criminal justice

The perpetrators of torture and harm at will never face criminal accountability. David Williams reports.

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Former NFL star stuns ESPN panel by revealing he tortured snake

Harry Douglas says he lit a snake on fire in appearance on network’s ‘Get Up’

The Independent UK

Six policemen booked for custodial torture of migratory tribes from Tamil Nadu

In a sensational development, six policemen have been booked for alleged custodial torture and sexual abuse of ten suspects hailing from Tamil Nadu. According to sources, as part of their investigation into a theft case under Puthalapattu police limits, the Chittoor police picked up ten persons, including two minors aged…

The Hindu

VCK chief flags torture of persons from Kuravar community by Chittoor police

The Hindu

New Chicago monuments will honor police torture victims, labor leader Mother Jones and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, among others

CHICAGO — The city of Chicago will spend $6.8 million in grant money on eight new monuments, including a memorial for police torture victims, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Monday.

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Monument to victims of Chicago Police Department torture receives private funding

A grant from the Mellon Foundation will pay for several new monuments, including one to survivors of former Cmdr. Jon Burge and his infamous ‘Midnight Crew.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Glazers’ slow torture delivers fresh insult to Manchester United fans

While few are willing to bet on the takeover as the owners’ motives remain uncertain, most believe we are now in the endgame

The Guardian - UK

‘They enjoyed this’: Ukrainian woman recounts five-month nightmare of torture and imprisonment

Russian occupiers have unleashed a reign of terror in the city of Enerhodar, detailed here by one survivor of the secret police

The Guardian - UK

Cops probing crime gang selling sick movies of monkey torture arrest woman in Scotland

The 37-year-old was detained over videos of animal abuse filmed in Asia.

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf urges Rishi Sunak to ask for immediate release of Scots man imprisoned in India

Jagtar Singh Johal's family say he has been tortured, including through electric shocks, and faces the death penalty over his activism and campaigning for Sikh human rights.

Daily Record

Johnson vows to ‘rebuild the social contract’ with Black Chicago, starting by building memorial to Burge torture victims

“Under my watch, we will make sure that the brutal history of police brutality is fully addressed,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said Friday said before the Juneteenth flag was raised in Daley Center Plaza.

Chicago Sun-Times

Torture used by Russian forces in Ukraine may be state policy: UN

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Jill Edwards said widespread use of torture by Russian forces appears deliberate.

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The Guardian - UK

Nauseating, hateful TV: how The Idol has single-handedly resurrected torture porn

Sam Levinson’s miserable drama despises its characters – and its audience. What an utterly gruelling exercise in revelling in a protagonist’s pain

Newcastle Herald

'Go into the shed, you're missing out on all the fun': second convicted kidnapper gives evidence in Mount Hutton torture trial

"I was told Kyna was going to cut her up with a grinder," a convicted kidnapper told the jury.

Daily Record

Murder of Edinburgh teacher by 'evil' churchwarden turned into BBC true crime drama

Award-winning actor Timothy Spall will play Edinburgh-born Peter Farquhar, who was killed by Ben Field after a campaign of physical and mental torture.

Newcastle Herald

'Kyna had a grinder in her hand': Mount Hutton backyard torture trial hears from convicted captor

The woman has said she was so scared when the grinder started that she wet her pants.

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The Independent UK

Rape and torture: Transgender women open up about their suffering under Argentina's dictatorship

Almost all of Argentina suffered during the bloody dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983

The Times of India

Harassed by cops, civil services aspirant in Lucknow ends life

LUCKNOW: A 22-year-old Civil Services aspirant ended his life following alleged torture and bullying by two police sub-inspectors and a constable in Rahimabad police station area on Sunday.

Belfast Live

Operation Kenova costs police over £37m since its launch

The operation is investigating the involvement of an alleged British state agent in murders, kidnap and torture.

Daily Mirror

Cuban refugee escaping torture shocked by 'inhumane' immigration detention centre hell

Manuel Vega was detained and tortured by police in Cuba. He told the Mirror he was "shocked and terrified" to suffer the same treatment in the US while seeking asylum, where he was supposed to be protected

The Independent UK

Rights group says Myanmar's military rulers have cracked down on lawyers, abused legal system

A human rights organization says lawyers representing critics of Myanmar’s military government face harassment and attacks ranging from threats and arrests to unfair trials and even torture

Newcastle Herald

'Take her arms off': alleged victim gives evidence in Mount Hutton torture shed trial

'I knew instantly I had made a mistake. I should not have come here.'

The Guardian - UK

‘I do like a shock’: Martin McDonagh on why casting Lily Allen in The Pillowman makes it even more electrifying

His 2003 play about child torture and freedom of speech became a global phenomenon. But will it offend today’s audiences? The writer-director explains why he won’t be changing a thing

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