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Palestinian detainees recount torture and sexual violence in Israeli prisons
world19 days ago

Palestinian detainees recount torture and sexual violence in Israeli prisons

Palestinian ex-detainees describe dehumanizing treatment in Israeli prisons, including naked strip searches, dog attacks, and sexual assaults by guards, with accounts from Mohammed al-Bakri and a 17-year-old identified as Ahmed. Rights groups say such abuses are part of a broader, systematic pattern documented by Euro-Med Monitor and others, as about 9,600 Palestinians were detained last month (up from 5,250 prewar), including 350 children and 3,530 administrative detainees.

via Al Jazeera|
#detention#human-rights#israel-palestinian-conflict
Torture claims emerge as three Iranian prisoners are executed, families denied final visits.
middle-east20 days ago

Torture claims emerge as three Iranian prisoners are executed, families denied final visits.

Three Iranian prisoners were executed in Orumiyeh Central Prison after allegedly being tortured to extract confessions, according to letters and calls shared with The Jerusalem Post by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bakerzadeh were hanged on Saturday; Mehrab Abdollahzadeh on Sunday. Families were not informed and were barred from final visits or body release. Karimpour, accused of passing information to Mossad, said he endured two months of physical and psychological torture, was denied medication for disabilities, and confessed only under duress. Bakerzadeh described abduction by plainclothes IRGC agents, solitary confinement and threats; he said charges were retrofitted from national security to espionage after he refused further cooperation. Abdollahzadeh, who denied involvement in 2022 protests' violence, recounted weeks of beatings, isolation, and coercion; he later signed a confession. KHRN frames the executions as intimidation and retaliation amid broader protests and tensions with Israel.

via The Jerusalem Post|
#executions#human-rights#iran
UN expert: torture in Israeli detention is state policy fueling genocide
world2 months ago

UN expert: torture in Israeli detention is state policy fueling genocide

A UN Special Rapporteur warns that Israel’s detention system has become a state doctrine of torture and a core element of ongoing genocide against Palestinians, detailing abuses in prisons and across Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. With more than 18,500 Palestinians detained since Oct 2023 (including about 1,500 children), thousands held without charge and hundreds killed, the report calls for an immediate halt to torture, access for international investigators, and accountability, including potential ICC action and warrants for senior officials.

via ohchr|
#genocide#human-rights#israel-palestinian-conflict
UN rights expert warns global inaction enables torture of Palestinians
world2 months ago

UN rights expert warns global inaction enables torture of Palestinians

A UN special rapporteur presented a report alleging that torture is effectively state policy in Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory, with the international community’s silence acting as a 'licence to torture.' The findings describe a regime of collective punishment driven by displacement, siege, denial of aid, and violence, and cite casualties in Gaza and mass arrests in the West Bank since Oct 2023. Israel’s UN mission dismissed the report as antisemitic, while Albanese urged states to prevent and punish torture and genocide to uphold international law.

via Al Jazeera|
#francesca-albanese#human-rights#israel-palestine-conflict
Front-Line Confessions: Russian Soldiers Recount Executions and Brutal Orders in Ukraine War
world3 months ago

Front-Line Confessions: Russian Soldiers Recount Executions and Brutal Orders in Ukraine War

BBC interviews with four Russian soldiers reveal on-the-record accounts of commanders ordering executions, torture for refusing to take part in brutal front-line assaults, and a culture of impunity including a 'zeroing' system and 'meat storms' on the battlefield; one commander was named a Hero of Russia, families have appealed for investigations, and all four men are now outside Russia with lasting trauma.

via Yahoo News Canada|
#frontline#russia#torture
CPJ warns of systemic abuse of Palestinian journalists in Israeli detention
world3 months ago

CPJ warns of systemic abuse of Palestinian journalists in Israeli detention

A CPJ report based on interviews with 59 Palestinian journalists detained since Oct 7, 2023 alleges widespread abuse in Israeli prisons, including physical assaults, stress positions, sensory deprivation, sexual violence, and medical neglect, with 58 reporting torture. Many were held under administrative detention (about 48 of the cases). Reports describe mass assaults, dog attacks, electroshocking, and the use of strappado, alongside severe weight loss (average about 23.5 kg). Israeli authorities deny the allegations. The piece also references leaked surveillance footage and broader casualty figures cited by other organizations, noting 94 Palestinian deaths in custody since Oct 2023 and 252 journalists killed since the Gaza war began.

via The Guardian|
#detention#human-rights#israel
American detainee recalls Venezuela prison torture, freed after Maduro’s capture
world3 months ago

American detainee recalls Venezuela prison torture, freed after Maduro’s capture

An American detainee recounts brutal treatment and extended solitary confinement in Venezuela, including beatings and starvation, before his release days after U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro. The episode underscores the ongoing risk of wrongful detention for Americans in Venezuela and highlights the broader, tense U.S.–Venezuela relationship.

via CNN|
#detention#political-prisoners#torture
UK pays substantial compensation to Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah over torture allegations
world4 months ago

UK pays substantial compensation to Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah over torture allegations

Britain has reached a substantial compensation settlement with Abu Zubaydah, the Guantanamo detainee subjected to CIA torture, amid allegations that UK intelligence services helped facilitate his mistreatment. The payment is underway but not yet accessible to him, and campaigners say his ongoing detention and call for release and accountability remain urgent.

via BBC|
#abu-zubaydah#compensation#guantanamo-bay
Family members charged in brutal murder of pregnant woman Rebecca Park in Michigan
crime5 months ago

Family members charged in brutal murder of pregnant woman Rebecca Park in Michigan

Two family members in Michigan have been charged with the murder of a pregnant woman, Rebecca Park, who was allegedly tortured and killed in an attempt to remove her unborn child. The woman and her unborn baby were found dead after being lured to a home and subjected to extreme violence, with her remains discovered in a national forest. The accused, Cortney and Bradly Bartholomew, face multiple serious charges including first-degree murder and torture.

via ABC News|
#crime#family#michigan