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Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War review – rediscovery of an untortured genius of a painter

A well-crafted study of a neglected artist who died after the plane he was flying disappeared during the second world war

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2022

Ethiopian granted asylum in Northern Ireland after fleeing torture will take on Mo Farah for adopted country

Eskander Turki, 29, has a “dream life” in Belfast, where he met his wife, chef Amina Ahmed, 25, in the summer of 2021 and works as an ice cream maker

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

Tortured runner who risked life in dinghy to escape persecution finds 'dream life' in UK

Eskander Turki fled his native Ethiopia after being held in an underground cell where he was 'tortured, burned and beaten' for attending a protest

Wales Online · Jun 28, 2022

Ukrainian journalist ‘executed and possibly tortured by Russian soldiers’, report says

Report says Maks Levin, 40 and soldier Oleksiy Chernyshov may have been tortured before being killed

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Vigilantism in South Africa carries historical imprints of past violence against black people

South Africa’s history of discrimination, racial segregation and extralegal violence has influenced patterns of violence today. Colonial and apartheid governments ruled through violence and racial oppression. Whether through torture, corporal punishment or killings, black lives were deemed infinitely expendable.

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2022

This Political Dissident Faces Death Threats if He Goes Back to Nicaragua. Why Was His Asylum Claim Denied?

Nicaraguan government operatives threatened Mario Rajib Flores Molina with torture and imprisonment. A new court ruling has revived his pursuit of asylum in the United States.

Reason · Jun 20, 2022

Sudanese trafficking victims must stay in detention, judge rules

Three men, who were tortured and had been at risk of being put on UK flight to Rwanda, say being locked up is worsening trauma

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

Migrant labourers in Bengaluru approach human rights commission seeking protection from police brutality

They alleged that the police were threatening to demolish their huts and to torture them to evict them.

The Hindu · Jun 20, 2022

Brit dad jailed in Iraq in 'terrible injustice' sent to infamous torture prison

Retired geologist Jim Fitton, 66, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after picking up "ancient fragments" from a historic site in Eridu, Iraq

Daily Mirror · Jun 17, 2022

Five more former students sue Missouri boarding school alleging torture, starvation

Five new lawsuits have been filed alleging abuse at Agape Boarding School in southwest Missouri, where five staffers face criminal charges for assaulting students.

Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2022