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[Link] Police Say TV Star Killed Himself Driving. His Family Say Cops Are to Blame.
Read: 7/11/2021 www.vice.com
MEXICO CITY—Since former child star, Octavio Ocaña, died from a bullet wound following a car chase with police, many Mexicans have been consumed with the question of who fired the fatal shot. Police said the 22-year-old TV actor accidentally shot himself in the head with his own gun last week.
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[Link] All sides in Ethiopian war committed crimes against civilians, UN report finds
Read: 4/11/2021 www.sbs.com.au
The report covers most of the year-long conflict, fought by Tigrayan forces against the Ethiopian military and its key allies: forces from Ethiopia's Amhara region and soldiers from the neighbouring nation of Eritrea.
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[Link] Police Uncover Secret Torture Room in Hospital
Read: 20/9/2021 www.vice.com
Police say leaked videos show the abuse had been going on for at least three months in the largest and oldest public hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. It is unclear why the alleged torture was filmed. Police suspect it may have been filmed for entertainment purposes or for record-keeping.
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[Link] ‘Psychological violence’: Alexei Navalny says he is forced to watch eight hours of state TV a day
Read: 26/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has given his first interview from prison, comparing it to a Chinese labor camp and saying he is forced to watch eight hours of state television a day.
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[Link] Explosive Video Shows Police Wrapping Bag Around Suspect’s Head in Thailand. He Later Died.
Read: 25/8/2021 www.vice.com
Thailand has detained several police officers after a viral video showing the alleged torture and death of a man in custody, a gruesome scene that has shocked the country after it leaked online. Uproar spread across social media after the nearly 10-minute clip was first posted earlier this week.
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[Link] Australia may miss treaty deadline to establish torture protections for prisons, advocates warn
Read: 6/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Australia could miss an international deadline to introduce new safeguards against torture and abuse in jails, human rights advocates have warned.
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