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World Russia Jehovah's Witnesses Religion Persecution Wearing balaclavas and carrying machine guns, police in four Russian cities have raided the homes of Jehovah’s Witnesses over the past two weeks and brought members of the religious group in for questioning, sources connected to the group told Newsweek. In Russia, where the Orthodox Christian Church has deep ties to the highest levels of the Kremlin, the government has labeled Jehovah’s witnesses an “extremist” sect. The ruling was made exactly one year ago, in April 2017, and came into force just a few months later when Russia’s Supreme Court dismissed an appeal. The group’s administrative center in St. Petersburg, Russia was consequently dissolved, and Jehovah’s witnesses were forced to begin worshiping in secret in their homes after almost 400 local chapters shuttered. Meanwhile, many say they have faced systematic harassment by security forces. Since January, members of the group say … [Read more...] about Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia Interrogated by Masked Police with Machine Guns 1 Year after Ban

Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's choice to lead the CIA, promised she wouldn't resort to waterboarding and other harsh techniques that she once helped supervise, but critics said her reassurances fell short. "Having served in that tumultuous time, I can offer you my personal commitment, clearly and without reservation, that under my leadership CIA will not restart such a detention and interrogation program," Haspel planned to tell the Senate Intelligence Committee according to excerpts released in advance of the hearing that was underway on Wednesday. Haspel's opponents, including human rights groups and some former military and intelligence officials, say the Central Intelligence Agency hasn't fully disclosed her role in "enhanced interrogation" programs after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and that she still hasn't said whether those techniques were a mistake. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the committee's senior Democrat, said in his opening statement that Haspel's assurance … [Read more...] about CIA Nominee Haspel Pledges Not to Restart Interrogation Program

POLITICS 05/10/2018 02:42 pm ET Cheney's comments come as lawmakers have scrutinized CIA director nominee Gina Haspel for her role in overseeing the controversial program. By Lydia O'Connor 190 Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday expressed strong support for restarting the torture interrogation program he helped launch in the wake of 9/11. In an appearance on Fox Business to discuss Gina Haspel’s confirmation hearing to become CIA director, Cheney said he “wholeheartedly” supports the so-called enhanced interrogation program, which includes torture techniques such as waterboarding, despite Congress having banned it in 2015. “If it were my call I would not discontinue those programs,” he said, adding that he does not consider the methods included in them to be torture. “I’d have them active and ready to go, and I’d go back and study them and learn.”  Cheney’s … [Read more...] about Dick Cheney Suggests Restarting Torture Interrogation Program

Feb 11, 7:33 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan 02/11/19 AT 7:16 AM Policemen in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua on Monday apologized for using a live snake to interrogate a suspect in a bid to force a confession. The suspect was caught during a crackdown for a petty crime in Jayawijaya district recently.A video of the incident, which went viral on Twitter, shows the suspect sitting on the floor of a jail cell handcuffed with a giant snake wrapped around his neck. A policeman then shouts at the thief and asks him how many times he had stolen mobile phones. He then tries to shove the snake into the man’s mouth. The other officers can be heard laughing.After the video went viral, human rights lawyer Veronica Koman condemned the use of live snake and said it breached several police policies. She also added that this was not the first time a live snake was used to terrorize … [Read more...] about Police Use Live Snake To Interrogate Thief In Jail [Video]

By: PTI 30 April 2019 7:10 AM GMT The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the CBI to furnish evidence for seeking custodial interrogation of former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who was earlier heading the West Bengal Police SIT probing the Saradha chit fund scam case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, to satisfy it that its request for seeking custodial interrogation of Kumar was bonafide and was in the interest of justice. The bench also comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna asked Mehta to bring evidence to satisfy it that Kumar was even remotely involved in destruction or disappearance of evidence in the chit fund case. Mehta told the court that he will file the evidence against Kumar by tomorrow after which the bench listed the matter for further hearing on Wednesday. The court was hearing CBI's application in which the agency, which was asked by the apex court to investigate the … [Read more...] about WB Chit Fund Case: SC Asks CBI To Bring Evidence For Seeking Custodial Interrogation Of Ex-Kolkata CP