News with and about 'tortured'

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Murder victim 'tortured for cash'

added on 2010-02-23 14:31:09 (BBC News - News Front Page)

A man was kept as a slave and tortured for his benefit money before his headless body was dumped in a lake, a court hears. ...more.

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Taylor's son faces torture ruling

added on 2010-02-06 08:00:47 (BBC News - News Front Page)

The son of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor is told to pay more than $22m in damages to people tortured during the civil war. ...more.

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US men in Pakistan claim 'set up'

added on 2010-02-02 15:31:17 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Five American men detained in Pakistan for alleged links to extremist groups say they have been "set up" and tortured in custody. ...more.

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Call for CAR rebel torture probe

added on 2010-02-01 12:31:10 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)

Allegations that a CAR rebel was tortured to death need to be investigated, opposition leaders, rights groups and France say. ...more.

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Murder victim's throat was slit

added on 2010-01-27 18:01:16 (BBC News | UK | UK Edition)

A man found murdered in his Lincolnshire home had been tortured before being stabbed and his throat cut, police reveal. ...more.

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Thank You Massachusetts for Killing Me

added on 2010-01-25 09:01:45 (Pravda.Ru: Russian news and analysis)

History has shown that the true Massachusetts bears little resemblance to its �liberal� image. This, after all, was the colony where numerous men and women were executed after being accused of witchcraft, and where Quakers were banished, beaten, tortured and even executed for preaching and practicing their faith. Even after Massachusetts became a state (or more accurately a �commonwealth�) its legacy of intolerance remained largely unaltered ...more.

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