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LEBANESE protesters have accused the army of torture, including electrocution, after being detained in weekend clashes with security services during demonstrations over the country’s deepening economic crisis.
The armed forces denied the allegations, claiming their investigations had found that no torture had taken place after the arrests in the southern port city of Sidon.
But lawyer for the seven detainees Lama al-Amin from the Committee for the Defence of Protesters told a different story after she was able to visit them at army intelligence headquarters.
MPs and others called for the urgent release of tortured Palestinian doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, held hostage by Israel and reportedly near death, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Anyone who criticises those in power in Kenya risks their freedom or worse. The brutal abduction of Booker Omole marks a new escalation in a country sliding toward authoritarian rule, says MARC VANDEPITTE
Groups are urging the US government to secure the 16-year old’s release as his mental and physical health decline dramatically after nine months inside Ofer prison, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Thousands strike to ‘save hostages and stop military escalation’ in Gaza