Tag: Torture
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I’m No Killer, Says Suspended EMPD Boss Mkhwanazi During Madlanga Inquiry
Background: The Madlanga Commission Takes the Stage The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry is examining a troubling chapter in the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department’s recent history. Former officer Marius van der Merwe testified in November 2025 about his alleged role in a 2022 cover-up connected to the torture and murder of a robbery suspect. While the…
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UK Pays Substantial Settlement to Tortured Guantánamo Detainee
Background: A High-Stakes Legal Battle The UK has reportedly reached a settlement with Abu Zubaydah, a detainee held at Guantánamo Bay, who has long alleged that British authorities were complicit in his rendition and torture. The settlement, described by his legal team as substantial, marks a rare public resolution in a case that has grappling…
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UK Settles with Guantánamo Detainee in Rendition and Torture Case
Overview of the Case The United Kingdom has reportedly settled out of court with Abu Zubaydah, a detainee at Guantánamo Bay, after his legal team alleged the UK’s involvement in his rendition and torture. The terms of the settlement were described by the detainee’s lawyers as a “substantial sum,” though the details of the agreement…
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UK Settles with Guantánamo Detainee in Torture Case
Overview of the Settlement The United Kingdom has reportedly reached a settlement with Abu Zubaydah, a detainee held at Guantánamo Bay, in a case alleging complicity by British authorities in his rendition and torture. The deal, described by Zubaydah’s legal team as a “substantial sum,” ends a civil action brought against the government in relation…
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60 Minutes Segment on Venezuelan Torture Surfaces Online After CBS Pull
Background: A Segment That Wasn’t Supposed to Be Seen A 60 Minutes report once shown by CBS, focusing on Venezuelan men who allege they were tortured after being sent to a prison in El Salvador, resurfaced online after being pulled from the network’s broadcast. The segment appeared on Global TV’s website in Canada, where viewers…
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Cruelest torture in Israeli prisons: freed Palestinians speak
Introduction: A portrait of captivity and brutality When thousands of Palestinian detainees were released back to Gaza, their stories carried a weight that transcends the immediate relief of freedom. Among them was Naseem al-Radee, a 33-year-old Beit Lahiya government employee, who described a regime of abuse that stretched over more than 22 months in Israeli…
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Freed Palestinian prisoner alleges torture in Israeli detention
Allegations of Sepsis of Abuse Emerge From Gaza Prisoner A freed Palestinian prisoner from Gaza has offered a harrowing account of alleged abuse inside Israeli detention facilities, asserting that detainees endured systematic torture, humiliation, and even death. Akram al Basyouni, 45, says he was seized on 10 December 2023 at a shelter school in Jabalia…
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Freed Palestinians Describe Torture, Neglect in Israeli Prisons as Detainees Return to Gaza
Introduction: A Grim Return to Gaza When Naseem al-Radee walked back into Gaza after more than 22 months in Israeli detention centers, he carried with him not just the weight of time served but a litany of injuries and trauma. Like many others released alongside 1,700 detainees, he arrived with chronic pain, vision problems, and…
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Three charged in torture and murder of Brisbane father Andrew Burow after multi-scene probe
Overview of the case swirls around a complex investigation A sweeping and highly personal case has culminated in charges against three men over the torture and murder of Brisbane father Andrew Burow. Police say the investigation spanned eight crime scenes across south-east Queensland and involved a mix of digital forensics, physical searches, and public assistance.…
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Brisbane murder and torture of Andrew Burow: Three charged
Three charged in tragic Brisbane murder and torture case Australian police have charged three men over the torture and murder of Brisbane father Andrew Burow. The charges, which include kidnapping, extortion and misconduct with a corpse, stem from a complex investigation spanning eight crime scenes across south-east Queensland. The trio – a 38-year-old man from…