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April 21, 2010

Iraq Accused of Torturing Sunnis at Secret Prison
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The Iraqi government is facing allegations of running a secret prison
where Sunni prisoners have been tortured in Baghdad. The Los Angeles
Times reported this week over 100 Sunni prisoners were subjected to
beatings, electric shocks, and suffocation with plastic bags at the
prison. The prisoners were detained by the Shiite-dominant Iraqi
military in a northern province last year. The alleged abuses only came
to light last month after family members spent several months looking
for the prisoners.



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