torture
Europe
UN Urges UK to Halt Extradition of Julian Assange to the US
The UN special rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, urged the UK on Tuesday to halt the possible extradition of Julian Assange to the US.
Edwards urged authorities to heed his appeal as he highlighted Assange's fragile mental state and...
Greek News
A Trip Back to Bouboulinas Street, the Torture Prison During the Greek Junta
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For seven years between 1967 and 1974 the Greek military junta used a building at Bouboulinas Street, Athens as a prison where thousands were tortured. Among them a Belgian national named Roland Baumann who recently returned to the infamous...
Crime
Caroline Crouch Murder: Former Suspect Accuses Greek Police of Torture
A former suspect of the murder of Caroline Crouch has accused the Greek police of torturing him to confess a crime he did not commit.
Crime
Citizen Sues Greek Authorities for Police Brutality and Torture After Arrest
Police brutality is coming to the fore again in Greece as a Greek citizen filed a lawsuit on Friday against the police anti-terrorism unit.
Crime
Husband of Woman Murdered in Greece Posts Moving Tribute
The husband of the 20-year-old British mother who was murdered in their home in Greece during a robbery, posted a moving tribute to his wife.
Cyprus
Ex-British Soldier Speaks Out About Cyprus Torture Allegations
British soldiers who spoke out against the torture of Greek-Cypriot detainees during Cyprus' independence war "met a wall of hostility and denial" according to a U.K. newspaper report.
According to a Mail on Sunday investigation, one young Grenadier Guards soldier called Jamie...