confessions

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"These false confessions are routinely used as the sole evidence to convict, including in capital cases where the death penalty may be imposed," it added.

From Barron's

"By forcing dissidents to publicly 'confess' to actions such as 'colluding with foreign powers', the state legitimises its repression as necessary to protect national security and, bypassing the presumption of innocence, uses the televised confessions as proof of guilt to justify severe punishment such as executions," said Boroumand.

From Barron's

She kept it up, throwing dedication nights in honor of Usher’s “Confessions,” Janet Jackson’s “The Velvet Rope,” 50 Cent’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin,’ ” “One in a Million” by Aaliyah and Mariah Carey’s “The Emancipation of Mimi.”

From Los Angeles Times

A series of alleged conspirators were paraded before state television's cameras to make "confessions", with many claiming to have acted on Damiba's instructions.

From Barron's

The first episode of Confessions of a Killer will be broadcast on Tuesday 20 January on BBC One NI at 21:00 GMT, and then on BBC Two on Thursday 22 January at 23:05 GMT.

From BBC