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UN Experts: Libya's Security Threatened by Foreign Fighters

Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia’s Wagner Group which has violated international law, UN experts said in a report obtained by The Associated Press. The experts also accused seven Libyan armed groups of systematically using unlawful detention to punish perceived opponents,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gambian government says it will prosecute exiled ex-ruler Jammeh

Yahya Jammeh has been accused of murder, rape, torture and other alleged crimes committed in his more than 20-year rule.

Al Jazeera

Deep in the paradox

In Cairo, a religious student at the prestigious Al-Azhar Islamic University is recruited by secret police to infiltrate a Muslim Brotherhood cell. In Mashad, a holy city in Iran, a serial killer prowls a seedy suburb and strangles head-scarfed prostitutes. In the first film, bloodlust officials torture dissidents with abandon.…

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James Bulger's dad wants to tell Jon Venables why he should never be freed to his face

Ralph Bulger wants Jon Venables to hear how the horrifying abduction, torture and murder of his son has shattered him and his family

Liverpool Echo

Dad of murdered tot James Bulger wants to face Jon Venables to tell him why he should never be freed

Ralph Bulger, the father of murdered tot James Bulger, wants Jon Venables to hear how the terrifying abduction, torture and murder of his young son, aged two, in 1993 has shattered him and his family.

Daily Record

Conversations With Friends portrays the true torture of endometriosis in women

The condition, which affects 1 in 10 women globally, was originally highlighted in the Sally Rooney novel

Dublin Live

Filing: Chicago 'two-faced' on acknowledging police abuse

Community leaders say the city of Chicago pursues a “two-faced” strategy of acknowledging an ugly history of police brutality in public while directing its lawyers to deny that legacy in court when victims sue

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Residents horrified as 'tortured' bird gutted and set on fire in evil act of cruelty

WARNING: This article contains graphic images. A reward has been offered for information about the cruel incident amid concerns that it is connected with a worrying TikTok trend.

Daily Record

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.

ABC News

'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

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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”.

The Independent UK

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

Reuters

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

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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.

The Independent UK

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

Radio France Internationale

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.

Daily Record

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

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