torture

Former Syrian military official who oversaw notorious prison indicted in California on federal torture charges Blogging Sole

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A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights violations allegedly took place has been charge with multiple counts of torture after being arrested in July for visa fraud, authorities announced Thursday. Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, who oversaw Syria’s notorious Adra prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President Bashar al-Assad has … Read more

KP speaks out against torture in detention Blogging Sole

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KP speaks out against torture in detention Blogging Sole

PESHAWAR: Dozens of people were injured on Friday during clashes between police and demonstrators in the Tehkal district of the provincial capital, as the latter demonstrated against the excesses of the former. The clashes took place even as the government wrote to the provincial judiciary, asking it to investigate reports that police arrested an Afghan … Read more