Torture
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death for murder, torture, crimes against humanity
Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was convicted of premeditated murder of multiple people, including children, torture, arbitrary detention, and crimes against humanity.
Torture of Ukrainian prisoners 'widespread and systematic,' UN rights official says
PA must end torture, arbitrary detention of Palestinians in West Bank, UN rights office demands
Flotilla detainees suffered violence, sexual abuse at Ashdod Port, Adalah says
Released hostages speak of experiences in Gaza, worries of last-minute attacks
Food was running low during their final two weeks • "Until the last moment we weren't sure," if we would make it home: "We thought they would lynch us on the way to Israel."
Yahya Sinwar's 1989 interrogation reveals Hamas leader's cruelty, ruthlessness
Yahya Sinwar's interrogation transcripts from 1989 provide a glimpse into the Gaza Hamas leader's cruelty, and his willingness to risk the lives of his people and family without batting an eyelid.
Five weeks after October 7 attacks, words still fail to capture their extent - opinion
"Inhuman," "savage," "barbarian," "Nazi" - none of these can adequately describe the level of depravity Hamas committed.
Herzog shows CNN Hamas terrorists' guide to torture hostages
The IDF seized documents and weapons from Hamas terrorists captured and killed during Hamas's assault on southern Israel.
The last Jew of Yemen is being tortured by the Houthis and must be saved - opinion
With a UN-negotiated ceasefire in Yemen largely holding, and peace talks being held in Riyadh, now is the time to raise our voices on behalf of Levi Marhabi and to push for his release.
Torture, sexual violence commonly used by Russian forces in Ukraine, say experts
Ukrainian authorities are reviewing more than 97,000 reports of war crimes by Russian forces and have filed charges against 220 suspects in domestic courts.
UN experts raise 'widespread' torture concerns with Russia
The UN experts said torture included electric shocks, hoodings and mock executions and had been carried out to extract intelligence, force confessions or in response to alleged support for Ukraine
Palestinian rights groups demand probe into death of preacher in Hamas detention
Mohammed al-Sufi was known for his criticism of Hamas leaders and their ties to Iran and was detained upon his return from Egypt last week.
Russia financed torture chambers in Ukraine's Kherson - war crimes probe
Survivors of the Russia-funded torture chambers in Ukraine's Kherson told Reuters about being tortured, including electric shocks and suffocation techniques.
Ukraine tells Georgia to stop torturing ex-president, Ukrainian citizen
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Georgia to release former president and Ukrainian citizen Mikheil Saakashvili, who they claim is being tortured.
