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Pakistan Military Air Strikes Kill Hundreds, Including Civilians, Over Past Six Months

A wave of air strikes by the Pakistani military in the country’s tribal northwest has killed at least 291 people, including a minimum 16 civilians, over the past six months.

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A wave of airstrikes by the Pakistani military in the country’s tribal northwest has killed at least 291 people, including a minimum 16 civilians, over the past six months, a Bureau investigation has found. The Bureau gathered news reports of Pakistani military strikes taking place between December 19 2013 and June 15 2014. Using the same

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Tasing The Life Out Of You: New Research Suggests Tasers Can Be Lethal

Questions about the safety of taser stun guns used by police forces across the globe have been raging ever since the supposedly non-lethal weapons first came into use over a decade ago.Amnesty International, the company’s most vocal critic, has compiled figures indicating that at least 500 people in the USA have died since 2001 after being shocked […]

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By Charlie Mole
A police officer uses a taser on a person who is laying on the ground. (Photo by David Holt)

Questions about the safety of taser stun guns used by police forces across the globe have been raging ever since the supposedly non-lethal weapons first came into use over a decade ago.Amnesty International, the company’s most vocal critic, has compiled figures indicating that at least 500 people in the USA have died since 2001 after being shocked

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