Torture

Inside Bo Xilai's dungeon: victims reveal ruthless torture

19 Dec 2012

In the first of a four-part series, Revisiting Chongqing, we look at one of the earliest and most high-profile victims of the disgraced party chief's crackdown on so-called gangsters.

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CIA bypasses woman for top spy job

9 May 2013

One of the CIA's highest-ranking women, who once ran a CIA prison in Thailand where terror suspects were waterboarded, has been bypassed for the agency's top spy job. The officer, who remains...

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China must stop extracting confessions through use of torture

6 May 2013

The provincial court of Zhejiang recently reversed its 2004 verdict of a suspended death sentence for Zhang Hui and a 15-year prison term for his uncle Zhang Gaoping on charges of rape and murder...

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Britons in Dubai torture row jailed on drug charges

30 Apr 2013

Three Britons were each sentenced to four years' jail on drug charges in a Dubai court yesterday - a decision that may overshadow a visit to Britain by the United Arab Emirates president because...

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Authorities reject report on torture at women's labour camp in Liaoning

22 Apr 2013

Liaoning authorities have lashed back at a news report alleging torture at a women's labour camp, calling the piece phony and containing “malicious attack rhetoric” characteristic of the outlawed...

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Women 'chained up and tortured' in labour camp

8 Apr 2013

A rarely seen report by a Chinese monthly has exposed some of the dark practices of a Liaoning labour camp including torture and inhuman treatment of female prisoners at a time when the government...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

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Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

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Elite Indonesian police unit under fire over torture, unlawful killings

An elite police unit on the front line of Indonesia's lauded terrorism crackdown is raising concerns that it is instead fuelling the jihadist cause, as it faces allegations of torture and unlawful...

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Indonesia to probe officers for alleged torture

Indonesia says it will investigate uniformed officers shown in a blurry video torturing four tied-up suspected terrorists in Central Sulawesi province.

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Death of allegedly tortured Palestinian inmate sparks violent clashes

The results of an autopsy conducted in Tel Aviv were described at a press conference in Ramallah on Sunday night after a day of angry protests across the West Bank and Gaza in which dozens were...

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GREECE

Greek police under fire over photos of terror detainees

Greek authorities are facing an uproar after allegations that police brutally beat four suspected members of a local terrorist group before publishing manipulated mugshots of the men in a crude...

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Treatment of torture claimants in breach of laws and treaties

The landmark decision - handed down by the Court of Final Appeal late last month - means hundreds, possibly thousands, of claims by foreign nationals seeking refuge may have to be re-examined.

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Two suspects held after cat's torture triggers outrage on the internet

Two people were arrested yesterday on suspicion of torturing a stray cat at a public housing estate in Sau Mau Ping, Kwun Tong district, after pictures of the injured animal triggered an outcry on...

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