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Kanguva goes to Oscars 2025: Netizens fume, ‘Let’s torture movie reviewers also’
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3 days, 22 hours ago

Kanguva goes to Oscars 2025: Netizens fume, ‘Let’s torture movie reviewers also’

Live Mint  

Although Suriya's epic fantasy film Kanguva made a bumper start at the Box Office, it failed to maintain its momentum later. 'Kanguva' enters Oscars 2025 Film industry tracker Manobala Vijayabalan shared the news on X, and wrote, "BREAKING: Kanguva ENTERS Oscars 2025," along with the contender's list and a poster of Suriya. Kanguva's entry to the Oscars 2025 Contenders' List …

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Americans sue Venezuela’s Maduro for anguish caused by imprisonment, alleged torture
4 days, 9 hours ago

Americans sue Venezuela’s Maduro for anguish caused by imprisonment, alleged torture

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A former U.S. Marine and a Florida man who were imprisoned in Venezuela have sued President Nicolás Maduro, accusing the leftist leader of heading a vast “criminal enterprise” that has co-opted the state and uses American citizens as bargaining chips in negotiations with the U.S. The complaint filed Monday in Miami federal court by Matthew Heath and Osman …

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West Bengal Chief Minister alleges custodial torture of arrested Indian fisherfolk in Bangladeshi jail
4 days, 15 hours ago

West Bengal Chief Minister alleges custodial torture of arrested Indian fisherfolk in Bangladeshi jail

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on her visit to Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district on Monday alleged that the fisherfolk recently released from prison in Bangladesh were subjected to torture in the neighbouring country. A total of 95 Indian fisherfolk, who were apprehended between October and November 2024 for allegedly crossing Bangladesh’s maritime boundaries, were repatriated to …

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Inside Syria’s notorious Palestine Branch: Tales of torture and fear
5 days, 9 hours ago

Inside Syria’s notorious Palestine Branch: Tales of torture and fear

Al Jazeera  

Damascus, Syria – “Palestine Branch”, also known as Branch 235, is an intelligence-run prison in Syria that everyone in the country feared and loathed. The branch rose in the 1980s, expanding from its initial mandate of monitoring Palestinian groups and all matters concerning Palestine, it took on more and more files until it was handling more than any other branch …

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Allahabad High Court Quarterly Digest : October To December 2024
5 days, 17 hours ago

Allahabad High Court Quarterly Digest : October To December 2024

Live Law  

ORDERS/JUDGMENTS OF THE QUARTER Civil Judge Has No Jurisdiction To Entertain Suit Filed U/S 92 CPC Or Under Section 2 Of Religious Endowment Act, 1863: Allahabad High Court Case Title: Jyantri Prasad And 9 Others v. Shri Ram Janki Lakshman Ji Virajman Mandir,Pratapgarh Thru. Observing that the student had not played fraud on the College, the bench of Justice Manoj …

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3 Years on: Kazakhstan’s Kafkaesque System Fails Bloody January Torture Victims
1 week, 1 day ago

3 Years on: Kazakhstan’s Kafkaesque System Fails Bloody January Torture Victims

The Diplomat  

While over 30 security and law enforcement officials have been convicted for abuse during Bloody January, the number remains low compared to the scale of violations. International Partnership for Human Rights and its partners have interviewed victims of torture during Bloody January to identify patterns of abuse, assess the victims’ circumstances, and advocate for justice. Marat’s case is just one …

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‘Extreme torture’: Delhi man made a video hours before suicide
1 week, 1 day ago

‘Extreme torture’: Delhi man made a video hours before suicide

Hindustan Times  

The 40-year-old Model Town man, who allegedly died by suicide earlier this week, had recorded an hour-long video on his phone before his death, in which he accused his wife and in-laws of “extreme” torture, police said on Thursday. The Delhi Police on Thursday said they are probing the videos as well as the police complaint filed by the man’s …

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Delhi cafe owner in suicide video alleged torture, ‘another’ ₹10 lakh demand by Manika Pahwa amid divorce
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1 week, 1 day ago

Delhi cafe owner in suicide video alleged torture, ‘another’ ₹10 lakh demand by Manika Pahwa amid divorce

Live Mint  

Puneet Khurana, the 40-year-old owner of the popular Woodbox Cafe in Delhi, recorded a video before his death, alleging that relentless mental torture and unreasonable demands from his wife, Manika Pahwa, and her family drove him to take his own life. Pahwa-Khurana's Heated Exchange Before Tragedy The events leading up to Puneet Khurana's death included a heated phone call with …

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Bakery owner alleged 'extreme torture' in last video: In-laws wanted Rs 10 lakh
1 week, 2 days ago

Bakery owner alleged 'extreme torture' in last video: In-laws wanted Rs 10 lakh

India Today  

A video of Delhi-based bakery owner Puneet Khurana, accusing his estranged wife and her family of "extremely torturing" him mentally before taking his own life, has surfaced. The over-59-minute-long video, a part of which was accessed by India Today TV, shows Khurana saying he was about to commit suicide as he did not have the capacity to pay Rs 10 …

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Israeli report claims hostages, including minors, in Gaza abused, starved, burnt
1 week, 5 days ago

Israeli report claims hostages, including minors, in Gaza abused, starved, burnt

Hindustan Times  

Hostages held in Gaza were subjected to torture, including sexual and psychological abuse, starvation, burns and medical neglect, according to a new report by the Israeli Health Ministry that will be submitted to the United Nations this week. Hostages held in Gaza were subjected to torture, including sexual and psychological abuse claimed an Israeli report The report is based on …

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'Why put yourself through that torture?' Kari Lake says she won't run again
2 weeks ago

'Why put yourself through that torture?' Kari Lake says she won't run again

Raw Story  

Kari Lake has lost two campaigns in a row and said she probably won't run again. Speaking to the far-right TurningPoint USA conference last weekend, the Arizona Republic quoted Lake telling the crowd, “I am gonna go help President Trump in Washington, D.C. That’s what I’m gonna do." “Thankfully, President Trump’s victory, it was too big to rig,” she continued, …

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‘Legs cut off for liking FB post, boiling water poured on wounds’: Ex-scribe reveals details of Myanmar prison torture
2 weeks, 3 days ago

‘Legs cut off for liking FB post, boiling water poured on wounds’: Ex-scribe reveals details of Myanmar prison torture

Live Mint  

With the military junta seizing power in 2021 in Myanmar, situations in the country are kept largely concealed from the outside world. However, a former journalist named Maung Maung shed light on the dire circumstances for people living under the junta’s dictatorial control. Recounting his perilous journey to escape the clutches of the regime following Aung San Suu Kyi’s ousting, …

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Kremlin’s brutal war crimes: Shocking execution and torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Kremlin’s brutal war crimes: Shocking execution and torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces

Live Mint  

Ukraine's prosecutor has initiated a new investigation into the apparent execution of four Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces, in a case that the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, one of the oldest Ukrainian human rights organizations, has described as a clear violation of international law. Systematic executions and evidence of Kremlin's policy KHPG’s Yury Bielousov, head of the …

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BJP leader R Ashoka alleges custodial torture of CT Ravi, slams ‘goondaraj’ in Karnataka
3 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP leader R Ashoka alleges custodial torture of CT Ravi, slams ‘goondaraj’ in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly and BJP senior leader R Ashoka has accused the Belagavi City Police Commissioner of torturing BJP MLC CT Ravi, who was detained by Khanapur police following an FIR over his remarks against Women and Child Welfare Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar. Lakshmi Hebbalkar alleged that BJP MLC CT Ravi called her with "obscene word" Speaking …

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Germany sentences Syrian to 10 years for crimes during Assad's rule
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Germany sentences Syrian to 10 years for crimes during Assad's rule

Hindustan Times  

A German court handed a 10-year jail term to a Syrian former militia leader on Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed under former president Bashar al-Assad. Assad was toppled last week by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, and Berlin has since warned that his supporters will continue to face justice in Germany for crimes they committed. When …

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Corpses, men who don’t know their names: Scenes from a Damascus hospital
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Corpses, men who don’t know their names: Scenes from a Damascus hospital

Al Jazeera  

At least 100,000 Syrians were disappeared by the Assad regime. “A person’s features change after he stays in prison for a long time.” What happens far too often, though, is that the family will later discover that the person they brought home is not their relative and they return them to the hospital so their actual families can find them. …

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The full truth about the CIA’s post-9/11 torture programme must be known
3 weeks, 5 days ago

The full truth about the CIA’s post-9/11 torture programme must be known

Al Jazeera  

Ten years after a congressional report on US torture was published, there has been almost no accountability or redress. Earlier this month, we marked 10 years since the release of the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s report about the CIA’s post-9/11 torture programme, which revealed that abuse was far more brutal than previously known. The US Senate committee …

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For the families of Syria’s disappeared, hope fades but the demand for justice grows
3 weeks, 5 days ago

For the families of Syria’s disappeared, hope fades but the demand for justice grows

CNN  

CNN — More than a week after Bashar al-Assad fled Syria and his regime collapsed, hundreds of thousands of Syrians still have no answer to two questions that have haunted them for years, even decades. Courtesy Hazem Dakel “Now that people are able to talk, they are naming people, and I got details of exactly what happened in prison, and …

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Bengaluru: Police Constable Dies By Suicide, Alleges Torture And Harassment By Wife, Father-In-Law
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bengaluru: Police Constable Dies By Suicide, Alleges Torture And Harassment By Wife, Father-In-Law

ABP News  

A 33-year-old police head constable died by suicide in Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka on Friday night, reportedly jumping in front of a train in Byappanahalli, police stated on Saturday. Police said the incident took place after the police head constable identified as, Tippanna, posted at the Hulimavu police station, returned home after his shift over. Based on the …

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Hyderabad: Vexed by Husband’s Torture, Woman Dies by Suicide
4 weeks ago

Hyderabad: Vexed by Husband’s Torture, Woman Dies by Suicide

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A 28-year-old woman died allegedly by suicide due to her husband’s constant torture. At the time of their marriage, Nagalaxmi’s parents had transferred 1.5 acres of land in her name. Manoj would also allegedly beat up Nagalaxmi’s daughter, who was from her previous marriage and has been living with them. On December 11, after a scuffle with her husband, …

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Freed Syrian prisoners return to their 'death dormitory'
4 weeks ago

Freed Syrian prisoners return to their 'death dormitory'

Hindustan Times  

Basim Faiz Mawat stood in the same Damascus prison cell that had earned the nickname "death dormitory," struggling to comprehend that the brutal system that had tormented him for so long had finally been toppled. Blankets and food from the last days of incarceration of prisoners lie in one cell room at underground prison "Branch 215" which was operated by …

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Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud charges, authorities said Thursday. Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria’s infamous Adra Prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar Assad, was charged …

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Ex-Assad official charged in California for ‘flying carpet’ torture at Syrian prison
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Ex-Assad official charged in California for ‘flying carpet’ torture at Syrian prison

LA Times  

Samir Ousman Sheikh, left, was appointed governor of the province of Deir Ez-Zour in Syria in 2011 by Syrian President Bashar Assad, right. Samir Ousman Sheikh, former head of the Damascus Central Prison, was personally involved in torturing political dissidents to deter opposition to the regime of then-Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to the Justice Department. “Our country will not …

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Jodhpur tragedy: Man, mother, brother die by suicide over wife's alleged torture
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Jodhpur tragedy: Man, mother, brother die by suicide over wife's alleged torture

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, a man, his mother, and his brother allegedly committed suicide in the Osian police station area of Jodhpur due to constant harassment by the man's wife. ASP Bhopal Singh Lakhawat stated that the two individuals were detained based on the family's request and were being interrogated. Some screenshots went viral on social media, in which the …

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