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Abducted journalist Iryna Danilovych tortured at FSB HQ in Crimea - rights watchdog.
Civil journalist Iryna Danilovych was tortured by the Russian occupation administration in Crimea, which is a war crime and is to be investigated by the International Criminal Court.
The analyst with the Crimea SOS human rights non-profit, Yevhen Yaroshenko, announced this on the organization’s website, Ukrinform reports.
As previously reported, the citizen journalist was held for eight days straight in the FSB building. The operatives ran lie detector tests on her and threatened to “take her to the forest” if she hid something. Throughout this time, she was fed once a day. She was later told to sign some blank sheets of paper in exchange for her potential "release." Once the woman has done so, she was told that 200 grams of explosives had allegedly been found in her bag. After that, she was taken to court for the judge to select a measure of restraint in her case.
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"Such treatment of Iryna Danilovych can be regarded as torture. Torture may include intentionally inflicting severe pain, physical or moral suffering by authorities in order to obtain information or confessions from a person," Yaroshenko said.
The analyst with CrimeaSOS noted that international law prohibits torture at any time, in any place and under any circumstances – be it war, occupation, state of emergency, etc. Torture in the occupied Crimea may fall under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court as a war crime or be investigated by other states under the mechanism of universal jurisdiction.
Earlier, on May 12, the Russian occupiers charged Crimean nurse and citizen journalist Iryna Danilovych with illegal "manufacture, transportation or storage of explosives," which entails a prison sentence of six to eight years and a fine of up to 100,000 roubles (UAH 45,000).
Klitschko shows evacuation from two hospitals in Kyiv.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that ambulances had transported patients from two hospitals where evacuation was announced to other medical facilities.
General Staff: 79 combat clashes on front lines in past 24 hours.
In the past 24 hours, 79 combat engagements took place on the battlefield in Ukraine. The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled most enemy attacks in the Avdiivka sector.
Shmyhal meets with Latvia’s new foreign minister
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has discussed Ukraine's integration into the EU and NATO, as well as the strengthening of sanctions and the confiscation of Russian assets with Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže.
Enemy attacks Nikopol district almost 20 times, injuring civilians.
The enemy has attacked the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 20 times today. Three people have been injured.
Russian army attempting to take Chasiv Yar into operational encirclement - Defense Forces.
The Russian army is attempting to flank Chasiv Yar through other settlements.
Amnesty: Global rule of law on brink of collapse, fueled by AI - VOANews.
A breakdown in the international rule of law is being accelerated through rapid advancement in technology and artificial intelligence, which risks a “supercharging” of human rights violations. That’s according to the new annual report by rights gr...
Cameraman sues Megan Thee Stallion for harassment
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House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to visit Columbia University protesters.
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New video of American hostage in Gaza released by Hamas.
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Riderless horses seen galloping through central London- VOA News.
Four people were taken to hospital after frightened army horses broke loose during morning exercises in central London and galloped through the streets at rush hour, the army and emergency services said. A number of prestigious army cavalry regime...