Marion County Man Receives 50-Year Sentence in Disturbing Kidnapping and Torture Case
Marion County, OH — In a chilling case that has gripped the community, Shane Edward Hooper, 36, of Marion County, has been sentenced to 50-55.5 years in prison for a series of…
Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ torture defendants get prison terms of 10 to 40 years
By Steve Gorman and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A federal judge in Mississippi on Thursday wrapped up sentencing of six white former law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to the “Goon Squad” torture…
Two Mississippi officers sentenced in federal ‘Goon Squad’ torture case
(This March 19 story has been corrected to say that the former officer who shot Michael Corey Jenkins was Hunter Elward, not Christian Dedmon in paragraph 18) By Brendan O’Brien and Steve…
Madison County Political Staffer Accused of Murder and Sexual Torture
MADISON COUNTY, AL – Kyle Hayden Lewter, a 36-year-old GOP political staffer well-known in local circles, has been arrested and charged with the murder and sexual torture of 54-year-old Derek Franklin Walls.…
Indiana Mother Sentenced to 42 Years for Role in Son’s Torture and Death
LAPORTE COUNTY, IN – In a heartbreaking case, 28-year-old Mary Yoder has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for her involvement in the horrific abuse and eventual death of her 4-year-old…
Woman Sentenced to Life for Fatal Torture of Stepdaughter
BRAZOS COUNTY, TX — Jessica Bundren, a 40-year-old Texas woman, received a life sentence after a jury found her guilty of torturing her twin stepdaughters, leading to the death of one of…
Argentina’s capital controls are an ‘instrument of torture,’ Bullrich says
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s leading conservative presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich said on Thursday that the country’s strict capital controls were an “instrument of torture” that she would look…
World Court to hear Syria torture claims on July 19 and 20
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The World Court on July 19 and 20 will hear a request by the Netherlands and Canada that it order Syria to cease all acts of torture and…
UN experts raise ‘widespread’ torture concerns with Russia
GENEVA (Reuters) -A group of U.N. experts said on Thursday they had written to Moscow raising concerns about the use of torture by Russian military forces on Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of…
Jailed Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza faces ‘psychological torture’, wife says
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, said authorities were torturing him psychologically by denying him calls with his children while he serves…
Montana Legislature Suspends Trans Lawmaker Who Accused GOP Of ‘Torture’ Over Transgender Bills
Montana Legislature Suspends Trans Lawmaker Who Accused GOP Of ‘Torture’ Over Transgender Bills Arjun Singh on April 26, 2023 The Montana House of Representatives has voted by a two-thirds majority to suspend…
Over 60 Christian Dissidents Detained In Thailand Facing Imprisonment, Torture If Deported To China
Over 60 Christian Dissidents Detained In Thailand Facing Imprisonment, Torture If Deported To China Philip Lenczycki on March 31, 2023 After an early morning police raid, Chinese Christian refugees in Thailand now…
U.S. couple facing child torture charges in Uganda freed on bail
KAMPALA (Reuters) – A U.S. couple detained in Uganda since December accused of torturing a 10-year-old boy in their care was granted bail on Wednesday by a court in the capital Kampala.…
U.S. report cites killings, torture in Ortega’s Nicaragua
(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department cited credible reports of killings, arrests and torture in Nicaragua, as well as harsh and life-threatening conditions in the country’s prisons, in an annual human rights report…
UN rights chief asks Venezuela to release arbitrary detainees, end torture
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela should release arbitrarily detained individuals and end torture, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Saturday at the end of a trip to…
Torture, kidnap convict released early wanted for kidnapping, murder
Erinn Broadus on January 27, 2023 An Oregon man is wanted on charges of kidnapping and attempted murder after serving just over two years for similar crimes with a different victim in…
Scale of alleged torture, detentions by Russian forces in Kherson emerges
By Anthony Deutsch, Anna Voitenko and Olena Harmash KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) – Oksana Minenko, a 44-year-old accountant who lives in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, said she was repeatedly detained and tortured…
Top Iranian Sunni cleric says torture of protesters un-Islamic
DUBAI (Reuters) – A top dissident Iranian Sunni cleric on Friday denounced as un-Islamic Iran’s alleged use of forced confessions to convict detained protesters, as weekly demonstrations continued in the county’s southeast.…
Animal cruelty and torture charges filed against Philadelphia man with malnourished puppies in Queens
NEW YORK, NY – A Philadelphia man has been charged for torture and failing to provide food and drink to a group of puppies in his possession. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz…
Lino Lakes Felon Sentenced to 24 years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearms Violations in Connection to Kidnapping, Torture Case
MINNEAPOLIS – A Lino Lakes man has been sentenced to 289 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for drug trafficking and firearms violations in connection to the December…
Queens, NY Man Found Guilty in Kidnapping, Torture Plot Which Resulted in Death of Two Brothers in Schuylkill River in 2014
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Jason Rivera, 37, of Queens, NY, was convicted today at trial of kidnapping and extortion charges arising from his involvement with a…
Prosecutors seek 35-year prison term for Kosovo ex-rebel accused of torture
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – War crimes prosecutors called on Monday for a former Kosovo Liberation Army guerrilla commander to be sentenced to 35 years in prison for allegedly running a “torture chamber”…
Lino Lakes Felon Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Trafficking, Firearms Violations in Connection to Kidnapping, Torture Case
MINNEAPOLIS – A Lino Lakes man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and firearms violations in connection to the December 2021 kidnapping and torture of a man, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M.…
U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces move to halt ‘brutal torture’ at IS camp
AL-HOL, Syria (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish security forces have launched a new operation targeting Islamic State sleeper cells in a large northeastern detention camp where violence has reached record levels. At…
‘Enough Is Enough’: Palestine Accused Of ‘Systematic Torture’ Before The International Criminal Court
‘Enough Is Enough’: Palestine Accused Of ‘Systematic Torture’ Before The International Criminal Court Micaela Burrow on July 28, 2022 The International Legal Forum (ILF), an Israel-based legal group, submitted a request to…
‘Cruel, Inhuman’: UN Concludes First-Ever Investigation Into Palestine’s Record Of ‘Widespread Torture’
‘Cruel, Inhuman’: UN Concludes First-Ever Investigation Into Palestine’s Record Of ‘Widespread Torture’ Micaela Burrow on July 20, 2022 The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) concluded an inquiry into allegations of abuse…
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