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Mar 25 2023
News
UN report: Ukrainian and Russian POWs faced torture, executions
The UN published a report Friday highlighting summary executions, torture, and other instances in which Russia and Ukraine violated international human rights laws in their treatment of prisoners of war.
The big picture: The report comes after another UN report last week found that Russian forces in Ukraine committed an array of violations that amount to war crimes and possible crimes
AxiosDec 17 2014
Opinion
OPINION: Democrats’ wasteful torture report
The recent release of a Senate report commissioned by Democrats regarding torture of terrorism suspects in order to obtain vital information was, in my opinion, a waste of $40 million of taxpayer money.
Washington TimesDec 15 2014
News
Washington Closes Ranks On Torture Report
Less than a week after the release of the executive summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee's wide-ranging report on the CIA's torture program, officials in Washington are closing ranks.
The report outlined several shocking revelations, including instances of waterboarding, forced rectal feedings and in one case a detainee's death. Agency officers themselves were upset by the
HuffPostDec 22 2014
News
The Other Torture Report: The Secret CIA Document That Could Unravel The Case For Torture
As the public grapples with the gruesome realities put forth in the Senate Intelligence Committee’s damning report on the CIA’s torture program, the agency has dug in to defend itself. The CIA claims the torture tactics it used in the years following 9/11 were legal and saved American lives. And despite what the Senate study alleges, the agency insists it never lied about the torture program
HuffPostDec 22 2014
News
The Other Torture Report: The Secret CIA Document That Could Unravel The Case For Torture
As the public grapples with the gruesome realities put forth in the Senate Intelligence Committee’s damning report on the CIA’s torture program, the agency has dug in to defend itself. The CIA claims the torture tactics it used in the years following 9/11 were legal and saved American lives. And despite what the Senate study alleges, the agency insists it never lied about the torture program
HuffPostApr 14 2024
News
Multiple sideshows reported in Oakland
Multiple sideshows were reported in Oakland early Sunday morning in different parts of town at around 2 a.m. According to an Oakland Police Department press statement, the sideshows took place near Claremont and College avenues, Alcatraz and Telegraph avenues, the 1200 block of Derby Avenue and the 700 block of Mandela Parkway. Some cars were reportedly set on fire. “Gunshots were reported at
San Jose Mercury NewsMar 19 2024
News
2 former ‘Goon Squad’ deputies sentenced to more than 37 years in prison for racist torture of Black men
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two former Mississippi sheriff’s deputies have each been sentenced for their part in torturing two Black men after a neighbor complained that the men were staying in a home with a white woman. Hunter Elward and Jeffrey Middleton were sentenced Tuesday by a federal judge in Jackson. Elward received about 20 years in prison, while Middleton received more than 17 years
The GrioJan 24 2024
News
Pennsylvania woman charged with torturing, killing animals for YouTube audience
A southeastern Pennsylvania woman is facing multiple counts of aggravated animal cruelty after allegedly filming herself torturing and killing animals — and uploading the videos to her YouTube channel. Authorities have accused 28-year-old Anigar Monsee of producing and disturbing at least four videos involving the killing of frogs, a rabbit, a pigeon, and a chicken. She was arrested on Friday
New York Daily NewsApr 16 2024
News
New York Times reporter declares Trump stared at her after she reported he fell asleep
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said she noticed Donald Trump specifically staring at her after she reported he fell asleep in the courtroom during the hush money trial on Monday. Haberman, who was part of the reporter pool in the courtroom, gave live updates on the trial and reported that Trump had fallen asleep in the courtroom. "You were actually in the room for that. At one point,
Fox News (Online News)Mar 17 2024
News
6 former Mississippi officers will be sentenced in federal court this week in the torture of 2 Black men. Here’s what we know
Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to state and federal charges stemming from the torture and abuse last year of two Black men, one of whom was shot in the mouth, are set to be sentenced in federal court this week. The former officers, some of whom federal prosecutors said called themselves “The Goon Squad,” pleaded guilty in August to charges of conspiracy
CNN (Online News)