Torture
Assad-era Syrian official convicted of torture, jailed for 60 years by US court
Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 74, was charged in 2024 and convicted in March on one count of conspiracy to commit torture and three counts of torture for his involvement in the abuse of prisoners.
Hamas using Nasser Hospital as interrogation, torture center in Gaza, IDF says
Lebanon hands Assad-era general to Syria in first such transfer since Assad’s fall
Hamas intensified Gaza torture, interrogations post-Oct. 2025 ceasefire, IDF Arabic spox says
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
Khuan Alberto Levya Garsiya, still an active member of the Ukrainian military, said his Russian captors subjected him to every imaginable form of torture during 1,183 days in captivity.
PA must end torture, arbitrary detention of Palestinians in West Bank, UN rights office demands
Individuals, including children, are being held by the PA security force despite court orders for their release, the UN office confirmed.
Flotilla detainees suffered violence, sexual abuse at Ashdod Port, Adalah says
Adalah said lawyers collected testimony from detained flotilla participants alleging serious violence, sexual humiliation, and psychological abuse before their transfer to Ketziot Prison.
Germany plans talks with Chile over site tied to cult led by abusive German preacher
The enclave, originally called Colonia Dignidad and renamed Villa Baviera, was founded in 1961 by Paul Schaefer, an evangelical preacher who was later jailed for sexually abusing children.
WATCH: 'I screamed in pain': Former hostage Matan Angrest says Hamas terrorists electrocuted him
Former Gaza hostage Matan Angrest told Channel 12's 'Uvda' about his captivity, including Hamas torture, the loss of his tank crew, bonding with fellow hostage Gali Berman, and his eventual release.
Details emerge on killing of father of 8-year-old Pakistani cricket player, Aina Wazir
Omar Wazir was a schoolteacher and also ran a travel agency. In a related incident, Aina Wazir's cameraman was kidnapped but later released.
Iran's death penalty crackdown on protesters targets minors, Amnesty International warns
Amnesty International revealed that two 17-year-olds are among those at risk of being sentenced to death in Iran for involvement in January’s protests, calling for an immediate halt to the executions
UK to shell out ‘substantial’ out of court settlement to Palestinian Guantanamo detainee
Zubaydah was accused of being a high-ranking Al-Qaeda official and was alleged to have run training camps in Afghanistan for terrorists. The claim has not been substantiated.
'I could hear the carnage': Former hostage Elkana Bohbot recounts Nova massacre, Hamas captivity
"I produced the party. I brought a ton of people to that place, I begged people to come," said Bohbot, detailing the guilt he carries for inviting people to what turned into a massacre.