Mahmood and Lammy breached human rights law over segregation of prisoner, judge finds

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Treatment of terrorist with known mental health needs said to have contravened prohibition on inhuman or degrading treatment

Shabana Mahmood and David Lammy have been found to have breached a prohibition on inhuman or degrading treatment with respect to a prisoner who spent months segregated from other inmates, in what is believed to be a legal first.

Sahayb Abu was confined to his cell at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes, for 22 hours a day and prevented from associating with other prisoners for more than four months after Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, allegedly attacked prison officers at HMP Frankland.

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War Without End: Russia’s Shadow Warfare – Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

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  1. War Without End: Russia’s Shadow Warfare  Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
  2. As Russia strikes Europe again, when will this hybrid war with Nato turn physical?  The Independent
  3. Europe sleeps as Russia arms for the next Great War  www.israelhayom.com
  4. Russia’s shadow war: How the Kremlin uses sabotage to wear down Europe  Atlantic Council
  5. Russia Is at Hybrid War with NATO  National Review
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An existential battle of interests: what the Sudanese war is actually about – The Guardian

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  1. An existential battle of interests: what the Sudanese war is actually about  The Guardian
  2. How the Conflict in Sudan Became a Humanitarian Catastrophe  The New Yorker
  3. Top U.N. Official Pushing to Get Aid Into Stricken Sudanese City  The New York Times
  4. The World’s Largest Displacement Crisis  Christianity Today
  5. Sudan conflict: Mass killings investigation gets green light from UN  BBC
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Man behind Gaza to South Africa flight: ‘I am helping my people in Gaza, this is not migration’ – Ynetnews

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  1. Man behind Gaza to South Africa flight: 'I am helping my people in Gaza, this is not migration'  Ynetnews
  2. After Hundreds of Gazans Arrive on Mystery Flights, South Africa Asks How  The New York Times
  3. Palestinians on flight to South Africa: Mystery fuels Israel-Gaza ethnic cleansing fears  NBC News
  4. What’s the shadowy organisation taking Gaza Palestinians to South Africa?  Al Jazeera
  5. South Africa to refuse charter flights of Palestinians over fears of 'cleansing agenda'  BBC
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Pope Leo condemns US’s ‘extremely disrespectful’ treatment of immigrants

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Pontiff backs statement by US bishops condemning raids and mass deportations under Trump administration

Pope Leo has reiterated his disapproval of Donald Trump’s immigration policies, saying foreigners in the US are being treated in an “extremely disrespectful way”.

Leo, the first US pontiff in the history of the Catholic church, made the remarks in response to questions about a statement adopted last week during a special assembly of US bishops that criticised the Trump administration’s mass deportations and lamented the fear and anxiety caused by immigration raids.

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Wimbledon to get exemption from ticket resale crackdown for seats that can cost thousands

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Organisers claimed proposed ban on reselling tickets for more than face value would dent investment in facilities

Wimbledon will be given an exemption from the clampdown on ticket resales for its “debenture” tickets, the Guardian understands, in what would be a victory for the organisers of the annual tennis tournament.

The championship organisers, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), had previously said ministers’ proposed ban on reselling tickets for more than face value would prevent it from being able to reinvest debenture proceeds in maintenance of its facilities.

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