Tag: mental health

Rohan Rane at his trial in a Paris court

UK: Media “Silent” About Hindu Child-Grooming Gang Operating in Britain! (9.10.2026)

A 29-year-old Indian man faces a verdict Friday in a Paris trial over his alleged involvement in an international criminal network that targeted vulnerable children in the U.S., Britain and Canada and coerced them into producing violent and sexual videos.

The child victims were recruited via the online platform Discord to become “slaves” to a group known as CVLT, according to court documents in the case obtained by The Associated Press. At least three other members of the group have been arrested in the U.S.

Rohan Rane, allegedly one of the international online group’s leaders, has been on trial this week in Paris on charges including torture of minors, extortion, corrupting minors online and distributing child sex images.

Judges ordered the trial held behind closed doors in a rare move because the case involves abuse of children. Rane faces up to 20 years in prison in France if convicted.

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The State Council Information Office (SCIO) holds a press conference on advancing high-quality development in civil affairs during the 15th Five-Year Plan period in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 23, 2026. (Photo by Zhao Yifan/Xinhua)

China: Boost to Psychological Protection of Children in Difficulty! (24.9.2026)

Beyond strengthening existing programmes, new services, including care programmes for children with autism and assessments of family guardianship arrangements, will be established with stepped-up efforts, Hu said.

He also highlighted the primary-level role in child protection. China currently has about 42,000 “child supervisors” at the township and subdistrict levels and 550,000 “child directors” and workers at the village and community levels.

Hu described them as “strong guardians” of children in difficult circumstances and said their training would be expanded to include mental health screening, safety risk assessments, mandatory reporting and home visits as required components, strengthening their ability to identify and respond to risks facing children.

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Rolando Torres-Pena walking in the unit, with his legs covered by material wrapped around his waist.

UK: The Anatomy of Destroying a Once Great Health Service – the Tories, LibDems & Labour Have Blood on Their Hands! (16.9.2026)

As I live in the UK – there are certain realities regarding this case (which is far from uncommon) which if I state in writing – I risk being contacted by the police, warned, arrested, charged, and imprisoned. Draconian measures practiced by desperate governments do not change material facts. If you know me, you know I have no malice in my heart – and you know whose side I am on. However, as I have an insight into the internal workings of a collapsing NHS – I know exactly what is happening. Unqualified “guests” are being invited to take posts in the NHS that are the product of “deskilling” – or the deliberate government policy of replacing university-educated medical staff with uneducated and unqualified friends from abroad. Labour has continued the shut-down of the NHS – so do not look for any solace there. Ten unqualified “guests” are supposed to controlled by one qualified staff member – but this is seldom the reality on the ground. As I suspect this story will disappear down the memory-hole – I have reproduced it in detail here.

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Marc Corrieiri who dressed as an Oompa Loompa for hen parties, has been charged with a string of vile sexual offences involves victims as young as 13-years-old

Scotland: “Equal Heights” Oompa Loompa Found “Guilty” of Sexual Offenses! (7.9.2026)

The court heard how Corrieri had a “fetish” for tights and stockings, and these would often feature in his grim requests made to the victims.

Detailing the experience of one 14-year-old targeted by the perverted performer, the prosecutor said: “He sent requests to send images wearing tights and offered to pay for videos of her having sex with her boyfriend.

She felt threatened and asked him to stop but he continued until she blocked him”, before adding that he talked about having “a fetish for stockings and feet.”

Corrieri, who is 4ft 2 and from Motherwell, admitted to a total of 10 sexual offence charges involving a total of six underage victims aged between 13 and 17.

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Childhood trauma affects brain pathways linked to adult anhedonia

US: Childhood Trauma Affects Brain Pathways Linked to “Adult Anhedonia”! (21.8.2026)

Experiencing trauma in childhood can lead to a lack of motivation and less pleasure from rewards-or anhedonia-later in life. In humans, childhood trauma is linked to changes in the activity of reward-related brain pathways stemming from an area called the hippocampus. Preclinical work in animals suggests that hippocampal changes may contribute to anhedonia. But do hippocampal changes linked to childhood trauma make people more vulnerable to developing anhedonia? New in JNeurosci, a research team led by Kathleen O’Brien at Temple University and Vishnu Murty at the University of Oregon sought to answer this question.

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The Estate Agents is Called "Progressive" in North Bergen!

UK: North Bergen – New Jersey [USA] – London Calling! (11.8.2026)

I suppose as I write predominantly in “English” it is inevitable that a US audience will be attracted – if not only out of curiously – rather than any great political engagement. Surely, it would be logical to think this (of course, I exclude my progressive US readership from this assessment). Imagine my surprise when I saw that around half of the 900 or so hits my blog attracts (each week) in the US is from a single city – namely “North Bergen” in New Jersey. The name is either Dutch or Scandinavian – but the British once ruled this area. I have been reading about ths place as quite frankly I am astonished that my output would be of any interest to the average American – let alone in a single city. It could be a fluke and I am reading too much into it – but I am grateful for every read and click my work attracts – whether the content is liked or not. So, to those people of “North Bergen” who I will never meet or personally know – I thank you for the “click” – even if it was in error. Thank you for giving me something “new” to research. Thank you for sharing this path through my words!

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