Archive for September, 2013

Hyon Sung-wu

North Korea’s dictator Jong-Un executes former lover

North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un, has reportedly gone on yet another killing spree and executed a dozen members of the Unhasu Orchestra – including his ex-girlfriend singer Hyon Sung-wol – as their relatives and musicians from three other pop bands were forced to watch. Following the firing squad, the onlookers were all sent to concentration camps. Hyon’s band were responsible[Read More…]

Kerrick (left) shot unarmed Jonathan Ferrell multiple times

US cop in court after killing an unarmed black man who was seeking for help

A police officer in the US has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after shooting dead an unarmed man who was asking for help. Jonathan Ferrell, a former student at R&M University had been involved in a road crash, which was so serious that he had to climb out of his car’s back window to escape. The 24-year-old then walked around[Read More…]

Wilfred-Sam King

Sierra Leone entrepreneur escapes jaws of death to rebuild his country

Business can be tough at times, but one pioneering entrepreneur has literally escaped the jaws of death and still came out shining the other end. Meet Wilfred Sam-King. Sam-King is a famous businessman from Sierra Leone and by the tender age of 33, he had earned and lost a fortune three times over. During times of turbulence and civil war[Read More…]

“It’s supposed to hurt” New photo projects aims to break down taboo and shame of rape survivors through the words of their attackers

“It’s supposed to hurt” New photo projects aims to break down taboo and shame of rape survivors through the words of their attackers

It is one of the worst crimes that can be inflicted upon a human being. Rape survivors can often face a wall of silence, indifference or even blame from their loved ones and communities after suffering at the hands of a traumatic sexual assault. But Grace Brown, a 21-year-old photography student at the School for Visual Arts has embarked upon[Read More…]

Iraqi torture victims ordered to pay $14000 to abusers

A US judge has ordered four Iraqis who were tortured at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison to pay $14,000 to their abusers. The men, who were stripped naked and made to perform sexual acts on each other, among other things, were told that they had to pay the fees to defense contractor CACI, an Arlington, Va.-based company that supplied interrogators[Read More…]