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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.

ABC News · May 18, 2022

'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 · May 17, 2022

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 · May 16, 2022

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 · May 11, 2022

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 · May 11, 2022

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 · May 11, 2022

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 · May 11, 2022

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.

Radio France Internationale · May 11, 2022

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.

Daily Record · May 10, 2022

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.'"

Nottingham Post · May 10, 2022