Four French executives charged with ‘complicity in acts of torture’ for aiding Libya and Egypt in spying on opposition figures

Prosecutors in Paris have charged four executives at French companies with “complicity in acts of torture” over allegations they aided Libya and Egypt in spying on opposition figures who were then tracked down and tortured. … Read More >Four French executives charged with ‘complicity in acts of torture’ for aiding Libya and Egypt in spying on opposition figures

On Contact: Police abuse & torture

Chris Hedges discusses police abuse and torture with civil rights attorney Flint Taylor. Taylor’s new book is ‘The Torture Machine: Racism and Police Violence in Chicago’. With his colleagues at the People’s Law Office, Taylor has argued landmark civil rights cases exposing the corruption and cover-ups within the Chicago Police Department … Read More >On Contact: Police abuse & torture