Syria's Military Hospital Where Detainees Were Tortured, Not Treated Former Syrian detainee Mohammed Najib has suffered for years from torture-induced back pain. International Business Times · Jan 22, 2025
‘It was almost a relief when someone died’: former prisoners on the torture and terror of Eritrea’s secret prisons Those who have escaped one of the world’s most repressive states give a rare glimpse into their horrific ordeal in the country’s vast gulag system The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025
Missing man working for Scottish charity suspected to be in Israeli prison A CHILD psychotherapist working for an Edinburgh charity, who disappeared after being picked up by the Israel Defence Force (IDF) in war-torn Gaza,… The National (Scotland) · Jan 19, 2025
AP PHOTOS: Scrawled on walls of Assad's prisons, graffiti express fears, loves of tormented Syrians Languishing in a dungeon cell of Syria’s then-ruler Bashar Assad, surrounded by death and torture, an unknown prisoner scrawled a verse of Arabic poetry on his cell wall -– an expression of pain and love. The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025
YouTuber Reportedly Tortured, Killed on Camera By Mexican Cartel Who Accused Him of Working for Rival Mexican YouTuber El Pinky was reportedly tortured and killed by a Mexican cartel, who accused him of working with a rival gang. Latin Times · Jan 16, 2025
Lawyer for Ugandan opposition politician ‘arrested and tortured’ Eron Kiiza, who was representing regime opponent Dr Kizza Besigye, was assaulted and sentenced to nine months’ jail, say colleagues The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025
Mum accused of poisoning baby in $60k social media scam Police allege a mother gave her child unauthorised prescription medications to build a social media following and gain thousands of dollars in donations. AAP · Jan 16, 2025
Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and persecution in China A group of Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists who say the men are at risk of abuse and torture if they are sent back The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025
Murder, torture charges over alleged fatal assault A man will face court charged with murder, grievous bodily harm, torture and kidnapping after a "planned" attack that left a 52-year-old dead. AAP · Jan 10, 2025
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Jean-Marie Le Pen’s death revives Algeria’s painful colonial memories The death of right-wing French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen on Tuesday has brought dark memories to the surface for many in Algeria, where he was accused of using torture during the war of independence. He also raised heckles with his rejection of migrants, his position on Islam and on France's… Radio France Internationale · Jan 8, 2025
Manhattan residents take fitness chain to court over ear-splitting music — comparing it to POW ‘torture’ Exclusive: Two Manhattan women claim they haven’t had a decent night’s sleep in a year, as their beds literally start vibrating at 6 a.m. thanks to the “absurdly loud” F45 studio downstairs The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025
Long silenced by fear, Syrians now speak about rampant torture under Assad The system of detention, torture and death run by Syria’s former ruler, Bashar Assad, is starting to come out into the open The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025
‘I Have So Much Fear That They’re Going to Torture Me’ The U.S. keeps deporting people back to El Salvador, where they're likely to be imprisoned and tortured. Capital & Main · Jan 6, 2025
Al Jazeera · Dec 31, 2024 US military court clears way for possible plea deals for 9/11 suspects Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin sought to throw out a possible deal in a case complicated by accusations of CIA torture.
Latin Times · Dec 27, 2024 ICE Deports Former Somali Military Officer Accused Of Human Rights Abuses, Torture Yusuf Abdi Ali, a 71-year-old former Somali military officer served as a lieutenant colonel in the Somali National Army and led the Fifth Brigade in northwest Somalia during Siad Barre's dictatorship from 1987 to 1989.
AAP · Dec 19, 2024 Jail for man over 'vile and protracted' home invasion A man has been jailed for six years after a violent home invasion in which a woman was tortured, with an accomplice allegedly threatening her with a gun.
Reason · Dec 17, 2024 CNN Presented a Syrian Jailer as a Torture Survivor The fiasco around the “Syrian prisoner” filmed by CNN demonstrates that sometimes institutions aren’t the best judges of misinformation.
Al Jazeera · Dec 17, 2024 Corpses, men who don’t know their names: Scenes from a Damascus hospital Over 100,000 Syrians were disappeared by the Assad regime. At a hospital in Damascus, their families search desperately.
The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024 Syrian defector who smuggled torture images out of country warns of hundreds of thousands of deaths ON THE GROUND: Photographer codenamed Caesar who captured more than 53,000 pictures documenting the horrors of the Assad regime tells Bel Trew how he risked his life to show the world what was happening – and his fears for what is still to be found
International Business Times · Dec 15, 2024 Ex-prisoners Back In Syria's Cells 'Of Despair' This time he was there by choice. "We had to scrub clean the torture areas and toilets, and drag the dead from the cells," said Bajbouj, who is still frail and said that this was his first time near the building since his release.
International Business Times · Dec 14, 2024 Former Head of Syrian Prison Allegedly Used Wooden Device Known as 'Flying Carpet' to Inflict Torture on Prisoners An Syrian military official who fled to the United States was charged in California with multiple counts of torture, specifically for using a device called the "flying carpet" to inflict pain on prisoners.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2024 ‘The army just ran away’: how Bashar al-Assad lost his brutal grip on Syria Former president’s regime killed and tortured hundreds of thousands of protesters. Now Syrians are facing a new country and a new reality
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2024 Los Angeles grand jury indicts former Syrian official for torture Alsheikh once served as a governor in Syria and immigrated to the US in 2020
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024 Europe's anti-torture watchdog slams Italy over migrant detention abuses The Council of Europe anti-torture committee has criticized Italy’s treatment of migrants in local detention centers