They’d choose the women who were pretty and suited their appetite … … then the officer would take one of them from the cell to a smaller, private room.” “They would sexually assault them there.” CNN Special Report Covert testimonies reveal sexual assaults on male and female activists as a women-led uprising spreads By Tamara … Read more
CNN — Saifullah Paracha, a former detainee at the Guatanamo Bay detention facility, has been repatriated to Pakistan, according to a statement from the Department of Defense. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin previously notified Congress in September of his intent to repatriate Paracha, who had been held in US detention since 2003 for alleged ties to … Read more
CNN — President Joe Biden on Saturday announced the return of seven Americans he said were wrongfully detained in Venezuela for “years.” “Today, after years of being wrongfully detained in Venezuela, we are bringing home Jorge Toledo, Tomeu Vadell, Alirio Zambrano, Jose Luis Zambrano, Jose Pereira, Matthew Heath, and Osman Khan. These individuals will soon … Read more
The government at the Centre is weakening the Indian state, creating disaffection among the people and eroding faith in the justice system and the integrity of institutions, by locking up public-spirited activists loved by the oppressed and the dispossessed on whose behalf they work, charging them with terrorism and refusing to proceed with prosecution, denying … Read more