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Singaporean woman jailed 30 years for torturing, killing maid
A Singaporean woman who starved, assaulted and ultimately killed her domestic worker was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday, with the judge ... World News -
Germany charges two Syrians with crimes against humanity: Prosecutors
German federal prosecutors said Tuesday they had charged two alleged former Syrian secret service officers on suspicion of participating in torture, ... World News -
Assange suffering psychological torture, would face “show trial” in US: UN expert
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has suffered psychological torture from a defamation campaign and should not be extradited to the United States where ... World News -
US commander overseeing Guantanamo Bay fired
The US admiral in charge of the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba has been fired “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to ... World News -
Saudi prosecutor concludes probe into detainees accused of ‘undermining security’
Saudi Arabia’s Public Prosecution announced on Friday that it has concluded its investigation and prepared the indictment list against ... Gulf -
Exclusive: Ex-Iranian prisoner Hassan Karimi reveals secrets of regime’s jails
“There are several pictures and videos showing the brutal treatment of citizens in the form of beatings in public. So, you can imagine the ... Features -
British-Iranian woman’s health deteriorates in Iran prison
The head of the Thomson Reuters Foundation said Monday she’s “sincerely worried” about a detained British-Iranian national going on ... World News -
Migrant recalls ‘daily beatings, starvation and suffocation’ by Libyan forces
While he dreamed of having a decent life in Europe, Osama Murad traveled from Palestine to Libya, but he found himself in a “slave center” ... Features -
US warns imprisoned Iranian activist in imminent danger
The State Department is warning the life of an imprisoned Iranian human rights activist is in imminent danger.Deputy Spokesman Robert Palladino says ... World News -
Houthi leader shuts down own brother for admitting militias’ use of torture
Hardline security officials sent by order of Yemen’s Abdel-Malek al-Houthi shut down an investigative committee headed by Yahia al-Houthi, the ... Gulf -
AP investigation reveals graphic torture by Houthis of Yemeni prisoners
Farouk Baakar was on duty as a medic at al-Rashid hospital the day a bleeding man was brought into the emergency room with gunshot wounds and signs of ... Gulf -
Family of Afghan man sues CIA to find body of post-9/11 detainee
The family of an Afghan man detained and allegedly tortured to death by the Central Intelligence Agency in the wake of the 9/11 attacks sued Friday to ... World News -
Saudi Arabia categorically denies claims about torture of prisoners
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media dismissed as baseless reports on Friday allegations of the torture of detainees in the kingdom. “The ... Gulf -
Syrian rights group says 16 individuals died after torture in detention centers
The Syrian Network for Human Rights has reported that 16 detainees opposed to President Bashar al-Assad in Syria have “died due to torture&rdquo ... Features -
This man criticized Houthis on Facebook live, so they ‘tortured and killed’ him
WARNING: This article contains imagery that may disturb some readers; discretion is therefore advised.A Yemeni man was reportedly killed by ... Features -
41 detainees, including child, killed by torture in Syria in September
41 detainees in Syrian regime prisons have died as a result of torture, including a child, a musician, and an athlete, according to statistics from ... Middle East -
Human Rights Watch accuses Houthis of hostage-taking, torture
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused the Houthi militias in Yemen of hostage-taking, torture and other serious abuses against people in their custody ... Gulf -
WATCH: Iranian boy tells horrific story of why a Tehran officer cut his ear
Tehran municipality officers cut off a child’s ear because they found him looking in trash for anything to sell and make a living, Iranian media ... Middle East -
Girl's lawyer speaks after Morocco arrests 12 suspects over gang rape
Moroccan police have arrested 12 people over the alleged gang-rape of a teenage girl, a court official said Tuesday, in a case that has sparked ... North Africa -
Hundreds of Moroccans mobilize for ‘tortured, raped’ teenage girl
Hundreds of Moroccans have signed a petition urging authorities to provide urgent medical and psychological care to a teenage girl who says she was ... North Africa -
WATCH: Crowd surrounds Iranian policemen who brutally beat street vendor
A video of a large crowd surrounding Iranian policemen in Tehran after they viciously beat up a street vendor and destroyed his small cart was widely ... World News -
Yemeni journalist dies after being tortured by Houthis
Yemeni journalist Anwar al-Rokun would not have imagined that a trip he took to Taiz as part of his job would prove to be his last. Because of his ... Gulf -
Leaked video purports to show Houthis torturing Yemeni activist
A video leaked by a member of the Houthi militia and circulated by Yemeni activists on Sunday showed Houthis torturing a man in a basement. According ... Gulf -
CIA nominee Gina Haspel to vow not to restart torture program
Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the CIA, will pledge Wednesday to prevent the restart of the 2002-2005 interrogation program ... Middle East -
From streets to torture factory: Plight of protesters in Iran
When you enter the streets to protest against the government in Iran, you know exactly what to expect should you get caught. But through sheer ... Features -
Number of torture deaths following Iran protests rises to 11
Another Iranian protestor, Khalid Kayseri, who served 20 days in detention in Kermanshah prison died after being tortured by the intelligence service ... World News -
Reports suggest youth arrested, tortured to death during recent Iran uprising
Two more Iranians have been identified as having been killed under torture by authorities in Arak and Sanandaj during the recent uprising. The body of ... Gulf -
Police baffled by discovery of 13 starved, abused siblings in California home
Police said on Tuesday they were still seeking answers after finding 13 siblings starving in their parents’ squalid Southern California home, ... Variety -
The grim repeat of torture, deaths in Iranian prisons after protests
Hardly anyone outside Iran doubts the difference between the present protests unfolding in Iran and the previous ones in the country. The closest in ... Features -
Wife of Palestinian-Syrian activist confirms his execution in Facebook post
The wife of a well-known Syrian activist, who was also a programmer, has described the circumstances of her husband’s death in a Facebook post ... Digital