FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 74 - Caught on Camera

Presidential Amnesty in Syria Covers Daraa Inmates

Dozens of prisoners who originate from Syria’s southern Daraa governorate have been released, mostly from the country’s largest and most notorious prison, Sednaya. Their release came upon the implementation of an amnesty decree issued by President Bashar al-Assad. According to Daraa-based activists, some of those released were detained prior to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 6, 2022

‘This torture has destroyed our lives’: Swedish-Iranian doctor threatened with imminent execution

Tehran is accused of detaining the scientist to influence the trial of an Iranian in Stockholm

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

How prisons are using COVID-19 containment measures as a guise for torture

Newly reported data shows that torture continues in federal prison segregation units. It’s an ongoing feature of Ontario provincial jails too.

The Conversation · May 5, 2022

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes ‘faced systematic brutality amounting to torture’

Emma Tustin and Thomas Hughes are among five killers having their sentences reviewed.

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Creepy house with hidden torture chamber cave in basement goes on market

This incredible property in Pennsylvania, US, has just hit the market - with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a basement cave that Facebook users have said looks like a "torture chamber"

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2022

Daughter of Robert Pether, jailed and feared tortured in Iraq, asks Scott Morrison to intervene in his case

Nala, 9, takes to social media to call on the Australian government to give more help to her father, who has been locked up in a Baghdad prison for more than a year.

ABC News · May 3, 2022

World Press Freedom Day: RSF reveals mixed rankings in Africa

In tonight's edition: Human Rights Watch accuses Russian private security forces invited into Central African Republic of killing civilians. We speak to the daughter of Rwandan opposition figure Paul Rusesabagina. The “Hotel Rwanda” hero's family has filed a $400 million lawsuit against Kigali over alleged kidnapping and torture. And our…

France 24 · May 3, 2022

Top German court reject's Syrian's appeal in torture case

Germany’s top court says it has rejected the appeal of a former members of Syria’s secret police who was convicted last year of facilitating the torture of prisoners in his home country

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

Top German Court Rejects Syrian's Appeal in Torture Case

Germany's top court said Tuesday that it has rejected the appeal of a former member of Syria's secret police who was convicted last year of facilitating the torture of prisoners in his home country. In a landmark ruling, a court in the western German city of Koblenz had convicted Eyad…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 3, 2022

The family of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero files US law suit over his alleged abduction

The family of "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina announced at the weekend that they have filed a $400 million lawsuit in the United States over his alleged abduction and torture.

Radio France Internationale · May 2, 2022