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IT Filmmakers Barbara And Andy Muschietti Are Known For A Certain Horror Style. Why They Won't Dive Into 'Torture Porn'

The horror producers talk gore.

Cinemablend

Venezuelans deported by US detail fresh claims of torture and abuse at El Salvador mega-prison

Petition seeks accountability from Salvadorian authorities over human rights violations at notorious Cecot facility

The Guardian - US

Venezuelan Deported to El Salvador Prison Sues U.S. For More Than $1 Million Over Abuse: 'I Thought About Hanging Myself'

A Venezuelan man deported from the United States and detained in El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison has filed a federal lawsuit seeking at least $1.3 million in damages, alleging he was subjected to abuse amounting to torture.

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UK government raid on lawyer’s office in Guantanamo Bay case ‘deeply troubling’, court hears

Rachel Toney, who is representing Abu Faraj al-Libi’s interests, had documents seized from her office

The Independent UK

Venezuelan sues Trump administration for $1.3M over ‘government-sanctioned torture’ at notorious El Salvador prison

Neiyerver Adrián León Rengel said he spent four months in El Salvador’s CECOT prison

The Independent UK

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'Torture has become state policy' in Palestinian territories, says UN expert

The world has given Israel "a licence to torture Palestinians", United Nations expert Francesca Albanese said on Monday, with life in the occupied territories "a continuum of physical and mental suffering".

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UN Warns Of 'Continued Torture and Mistreatment of Detainees' in Venezuela Even Despite Maduro's Capture

The United Nations' top human rights official has warned that reports of torture and abuse in Venezuelan detention centers persist even after the January capture of former president Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces

Latin Times

China accused of torture and cover-up after Tibetan monk dies in custody

A young Tibetan monk's death in custody under suspicious circumstances has sparked outrage, with rights groups alleging torture and Chinese authorities accused of a cover-up. Samten's death, officially attributed to sudden illness, follows a crackdown on monasteries, including expulsions of young monks and raids to remove Dalai Lama images.

The Times of India

10 Photos Of Saleh Mohammadi: Iran Hangs Teen Wrestling Star In Public As Fury Erupts Over 'Tortured Confession'

Iran executes 19-year-old wrestler Saleh Mohammadi in a public hanging following protest-related charges, as rights groups allege torture and forced confessions.

International Business Times UK

Iran hangs three men, including 19-year-old wrestler, in first executions over January protests

Rights groups said the trio, who included a teenager who had taken part in international wrestling competitions, were executed without a fair trial and had given confessions under torture.

Euronews

Ex-MI5 employee made ‘highly disturbing’ claims of rape and torture, court told

Juan Joseph is accused of breaching the Official Secrets and National Security Acts by repeatedly leaking information to a foreign power.

Evening Standard

Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of Gaza detainee abuse

Five soldiers were indicted over alleged violent abuse and rape of Palestinian man at detention centre in 2024

The Guardian - UK

El Salvador’s mass arrest policy may have led to crimes against humanity, study shows

Experts documented murder, torture and disappearances under Nayib Bukele’s policy targeting gangs

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UK Resident Charged With Crimes Against Humanity Over 2011 Killings And Torture Of Civilians in Syria

A landmark UK case sees a resident charged with crimes against humanity over alleged killings and torture during Syria's 2011 conflict.

The Guardian - UK

Who will stand up for the Iranian people as death rains on them from the skies?

The Guardian - UK

Syrian who fled to UK charged with crimes against humanity over violent crackdown

Former intelligence officer, 58, charged with murder and torture in first prosecution of its kind in England and Wales

Evening Standard

Ex-Syrian military member in UK is charged with crimes against humanity

The charges relate to the man’s time working in the Syrian Air Force Intelligence, and include murder and torture

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Boy charged over child abuse and extremist material

A 15-year-old has been charged with terrorism and child exploitation offences, months after his arrest for alleged torture and indecent treatment.

The Independent UK

Voices: The Ayatollah is dead – but the fate of Iran cannot belong to Donald Trump

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Nobody should mourn a man who presided over the murder and torture of his own people – but Iranians can never be free in the hands of such untrustworthy outside players

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Janice Dickinson: ANTM tortured these girls for Tyra Banks' ego

Janice Dickinson has slammed Tyra Banks as a “hardcore b****” and claimed she was particularly harsh on Black contestants on America's Next Top Model.

Euronews

Russian troops forced me to clean torture cells, Ukrainian former teen prisoner tells Euronews

Russia has forcefully deported at least 20,000 Ukrainian children since the beginning of its full-scale invasion. Kyiv managed to bring back 2,000 minors. In some cases, returns took years.

Euronews

Tehran accused of mass arrests, torture and executions after protests

Iran arrests 50,000 in nationwide protests, with rights groups reporting tens of thousands killed, death sentences, torture, and widespread asset seizures.

Euronews

Sexual violence in the Ukraine war: Seven women break their silence at the Berlinale

They survived Russian imprisonment, torture and sexual violence. In "Traces", seven Ukrainian women tell their story - and transform pain into strength. A documentary about war crimes, dignity and the fight for justice.

The Conversation

As Australia’s prisons evade scrutiny, conditions inside are getting worse

The lawyer for the accused Bondi Beach gunman, Naveed Akram, commented in court that his client was subject to “very onerous conditions” at Goulburn’s supermax prison. Goulburn Correctional Complex, in New South Wales, houses the country’s highest security prison.

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