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
Ben-Gvir denies claim Marwan Barghouti beaten in prison, but 'proud' of worsening conditions
Qatari outlet Al-Araby TV reported, citing a Palestinian source, that Barghouti was "beaten and assaulted" as he was being transferred between Israeli security prisons.
‘They demanded he convert to Islam’: Rom Braslavski's mother says son was alone for two years
Psychological abuse inflicted on Israeli hostages included repeated efforts to induce him to fast during Ramadan or read the Quran in return for food and better conditions.
Greta Thunberg alleges torture in Israeli detention after Gaza flotilla arrest
Greta Thunberg says she and other Gaza flotilla detainees were “kidnapped and tortured” by Israel, a claim the Foreign Ministry denies.
Lawyers demand arrest warrants, ICC genocide investigation, into Khamenei, IRGC over role in Oct. 7
Two US lawyers filed an ICC case accusing Iran’s Khamenei and Qaani of war crimes and genocide for backing Hamas in the October 7 massacre.
'Entire attack livestreamed on Facebook': Oct 7. victim relatives file lawsuit against Meta
Relatives of October 7 victims are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, for livestreams of Hamas's massacre, broadcasting footage of their relatives' murder.
Inside enemy territory: A former IDF soldier's journey from Tehran to a Beirut jail cell
MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: American-Israeli Dan Brotman has travelled across the Middle East as a citizen journalist in order to "understand the world" unseen by mainstream media.
Hamas increased torture against dissident Gazans while world focused on Israel, Iran war - report
This is part of an "escalating wave of bloodshed unleashed by Hamas against the ordinary Gazans it purports to represent," the Telegraph reported.
Iranian accused by Tehran of being Israeli spy confessed because regime threatened niece - report
Hossein Shanbehzadeh was tortured and had death threats issued against his niece during interrogations, an informed source said.
'Picture of hell': Hostage families' reveal suffering of living hostages in Gaza
The report stressed that for wounded and ill hostages in Gaza, "each additional day in captivity may be fatal."
Edan Alexander suffering torture, interrogations, starvation in captivity - N12
The released hostages added that Alexander, a soldier who was kidnapped in IDF uniform, was treated much more harshly by his captors than civilian hostages.
