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HRW documents ‘apparent war crimes’ by Russian forces in Ukraine

Leading US-based rights group says Russian forces had subjected civilians to summary executions, torture in two regions.

Al Jazeera

‘Executions, torture and disappearances’: HRW accuses Russia over war crimes in Ukraine

Report published on same day as Russian soldier faces war crimes charges in Kyiv court

The Independent UK

Human Rights Watch documents more accounts of Russian war crimes against Ukrainian civilians

A new Human Rights Watch report documents claims of torture, summary execution and other abuses of civilians by Russian forces in north-eastern Ukraine.

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'Unkillable' Ukrainian shot and buried alive with tortured brothers crawls out of grave

Mykola Kulichenko, from the village of Vyshneve, just outside Kyiv in the Bucha Raion of Kyiv Oblast, was chucked into a grave alongside his older brother in March with Vladimir Putin's forces believing he was dead

Daily Mirror

Lanarkshire thug jailed over 'slave' charges 'sets up illegal campsite' where his crime clan held victims

Steven, Robert and James McPhee were jailed in 2018 on charges of abduction, assault, torture and holding people 'in servitude'

Daily Record

Google Maps hides house on ordinary street after women endure sickening torture

Address in Ohio where evil kidnapper imprisoned and brutally abused three young women for more than a 10 years has been scratched off the map by global search giant

Daily Mirror

Scots hood 'sets up illegal campsite' near farm where his crime clan kept men as slaves

Steven McPhee and his family, including father Robert and brother James, were jailed for a total of 29 years in 2018 on charges of abduction, assault, torture and holding people “in servitude”.

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Three-year-old girl died after California church allegedly carried out ‘exorcism’ on her

Mother, uncle, grandfather held down girl and tried to make her vomit in 12 hours of torture, authorities say

The Independent UK

France investigates Interpol chief over allegations of complicity with torture

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into global police agency Interpol president Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi over allegations that he may have been an accomplice to torture, an official said.

Reuters

Two Britons testify against Interpol chief in UAE torture claim

Matthew Hedges and Ali Issa Ahmad allege Ahmed Naser al-Raisi was responsible for abuse in detention

The Guardian - UK

Times Up: Pensioner Who Killed His Millionaire Widow Lover Likely To Die In Jail

A 78-year-old crook who tortured and murdered an 84-year-old millionaire he claimed was his lover is likely to die in jail, judges have ruled.

Zenger

French court probes torture claims against Interpol president by two Britons

An open investigation could lead to al-Raisi’s detention for questioning when he is next on French territory, the Britons’ lawyers said

The Independent UK

French court investigates Interpol chief over torture claims

French judges have opened an investigation into torture allegations against Interpol president Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates

The Independent UK

France opens torture case against head of international police agency, Interpol

French authorities have opened a case against Interpol president Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates over accusations of torture and arbitrary detention filed by two Britons. Raisi stands accused in several other cases involving alleged torture.

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Myleene Klass leaves BBC The One Show host gobsmacked with extreme parenting tip

The former Hear’Say singer thought it was ‘some kind of torture’ when she experienced her own father's 4am drills.

Nottingham Post

Myleene Klass leaves BBC The One Show host Alex Jones stunned with parenting tip

"I remember saying 'I'm never going to do this with my children, this is some kind of torture.'"

The Independent UK

Lawyer says alleged Mali extremist was only obeying orders

Lawyers for an alleged extremist accused of involvement in crimes including rape and torture in northern Mali a decade ago say he was simply a police officer carrying out court orders and he could have been killed for disobeying

The Guardian - UK

Tortured to death: the 14 Cypriot men killed by British in 50s uprising

Book reveals fate of EOKA guerrilla fighters at the hands of the army during the dying days of empire on the Mediterranean island

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 73 of the invasion

Zelenskiy says Mariupol being ‘tortured to death’, as UN security council omits words ‘war’ and ‘invasion’ from its first statement

Asharq Al-Awsat

Swedish Man Detained in Iran as Relations Deteriorate

A Swedish man has been detained in Iran, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Friday, just days after it advised against unnecessary travel to Iran, citing a deteriorating security situation. Relations between Sweden and Iran are tense after Sweden detained and put on trial a former Iranian official on charges…

Daily Mirror

Russian troops 'tortured and executed civilians after they failed to seize Kyiv'

Amnesty International said innocent civilians also suffered from 'reckless shootings and torture' from rampaging Russian troops during attacks throughout February and March

The News Lens

Marcos-era Torture Victims Try To Derail Son’s Candidacy in Philippine Vote

The younger Marcos refuses to address the atrocities committed when his father was in power and has repeatedly dismissed questions from local reporters about the billions of dollars in unpaid estate taxes that the family owes the government.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Presidential Amnesty in Syria Covers Daraa Inmates

Dozens of prisoners who originate from Syria’s southern Daraa governorate have been released, mostly from the country’s largest and most notorious prison, Sednaya. Their release came upon the implementation of an amnesty decree issued by President Bashar al-Assad. According to Daraa-based activists, some of those released were detained prior to…

The Independent UK

‘This torture has destroyed our lives’: Swedish-Iranian doctor threatened with imminent execution

Tehran is accused of detaining the scientist to influence the trial of an Iranian in Stockholm

The Conversation

How prisons are using COVID-19 containment measures as a guise for torture

Newly reported data shows that torture continues in federal prison segregation units. It’s an ongoing feature of Ontario provincial jails too.

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