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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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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

The Guardian - UK

'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.

Newcastle Herald

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.

Daily Record

'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.

Newcastle Herald

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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 Independent UK

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.

The Times of India

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.

Belfast Live

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

'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.'

Newcastle Herald

‘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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The National (Scotland)

FM's response to Jaggi case 'shames' UK Government, brother of jailed Scot says

THE brother of a Scot who claims to have been tortured in an Indian prison has said the First Minister’s approach to the case “shames” the UK…

Bangkok Post

Activists want PM investigated over anti-torture law delay

Civil society groups have asked the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet over the postponement of the anti-torture law.

The Guardian - UK

The EU pays Africa’s brutal militias to lock up migrants. Britain wants to follow suit

Torture, rape and death are the results of a policy to keep desperate people away from Europe

Android Central

Watch the OnePlus Pad endure a brutal durability test

The OnePlus Pad fared well in Zack Nelson's durability test, although its screen almost yielded to pressure during the bend test.

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When Ukrainian forces liberated Kozacha Lopan, civilians emerged with tales of a Russian torture chamber beneath the village

In a basement in a Ukrainian village on the Russian border, the remnants of a torture chamber tell a horrifying tale. Those investigating what happened here say the depraved orders came from the top. WARNING: Readers might find the details in this story distressing.

The Guardian - UK

UK spies to be investigated over claims they were complicit in torture of CIA prisoner

Investigatory powers tribunal to examine complaint brought by Mustafa al-Hawsawi, who was tortured while detained by CIA

Bangkok Post

Panel to ensure anti-torture law compliance

The government has set up a panel to lay down regulations to ensure state agencies comply with the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act.

GamesRadar

This cursed Tears of the Kingdom cosplay brings the Korok torture to real life

I can't figure out if this cosplay is funny or cruel

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian prisoners are 'electrocuted and pray for death' in Russian torture jail

Alexander Tarasov, a former inmate of Russia's Simferopol Detention Centre, has opened up about life inside, and how innocent civilians are tortured

Bangkok Post

Giving a face to the forgotten

Inside, everything seems to be in order. Time goes according to schedule. You eat, work, play and sleep. Nothing strays from the course. There is no disorder, or if there is, it is kept under control. Here, you go by the book, not at anybody's whim. But you are not…

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Majid Kazemi executed after 'torture', his Sydney cousin urges Australia to cut ties with Iran

Sydney man Mohammad Hashemi's cousin Majid Kazemi was executed after a "forced confession and sham trial". He says if the Australian government is serious about stopping the Islamic Republic's human rights abuses, it will cut ties with Iran and list their military arm as a terrorist organisation.

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